METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMIT POWER MODULATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
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1. A transmitter comprising:
- a first gain element configured and arranged to modulate a radio-frequency signal according to a first gain factor to produce a first output signal; and
a second gain element configured and arranged to modulate the radio-frequency signal according to a second gain factor to produce a second output signal, wherein a magnitude of the first gain factor varies over time, and wherein a magnitude of the second gain factor varies over time with respect to the magnitude of the first gain factor.
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Abstract
An apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention includes a transmitter. The transmitter receives an RF signal and produces at least two modulated signals based on the RF signal. Each of the modulated signals is coupled to a respective antenna. The combined radiation pattern of the antennas varies in an angular direction over time. In a system according to one embodiment of the invention, a base station including such an apparatus receives channel quality indications from mobile units and schedules data transmissions to the mobile units accordingly.
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1. A transmitter comprising:
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a first gain element configured and arranged to modulate a radio-frequency signal according to a first gain factor to produce a first output signal; and
a second gain element configured and arranged to modulate the radio-frequency signal according to a second gain factor to produce a second output signal, wherein a magnitude of the first gain factor varies over time, and wherein a magnitude of the second gain factor varies over time with respect to the magnitude of the first gain factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A transmitter comprising:
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a first gain element configured and arranged to modulate a radio-frequency signal according to a first gain factor to produce a first output signal; and
a second gain element configured and arranged to modulate the first output signal according to a second gain factor to produce a second output signal, wherein a magnitude of the first gain factor varies over time, and wherein a magnitude of the second gain factor varies over time with respect to the magnitude of the first gain factor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for data transmission, said apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter including an RF unit configured and arranged to output a radio-frequency signal, a first power amplifier configured and arranged to output a first amplified signal based on the radio-frequency signal, and a second power amplifier configured and arranged to output a second amplified signal based on the radio-frequency signal, and an antenna array including a first antenna configured and arranged to receive and radiate the first amplified signal and a second antenna configured and arranged to receive and radiate the second amplified signal, wherein a distance between the first and second antennas is a few wavelengths of a carrier signal of the radio-frequency signal, and wherein a magnitude of the power of the first amplified signal varies over time, and wherein a magnitude of the power of the second amplified signal varies over time with respect to the magnitude of the power of the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for data transmission, said method comprising:
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applying a first gain factor to a radio-frequency signal to produce a first output signal; and
applying a second gain factor to one among the radio-frequency signal and the first output signal to produce a second output signal, wherein said applying a first gain factor includes varying a magnitude of the first gain factor over time, and wherein said applying a second gain factor includes varying a magnitude of the second gain factor over time with respect to the magnitude of the first gain factor. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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