Time-Tracking for Clustered Demodulation Elements in a Spread Spectrum System
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
- a searcher that generates a list of paths associated with received signals, each path in the list of paths identified by a corresponding time offset and corresponding signal strength;
a plurality of demodulation elements, each of the plurality of demodulation elements having a corresponding time offset and corresponding signal strength;
a controller that adds a virtual path to the list of paths based on a comparison of the time offsets and the signal strengths of the plurality of demodulation elements with the time offsets and the signal strengths of the list of paths.
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Abstract
An apparatus, such as a subscriber unit or a base station within a spread spectrum communication system, provides advanced control over the time-tracking of demodulation elements when unresolvable multipath situations arise. The apparatus provides merge protection that prevents clustered demodulation elements from contracting beyond a minimum time span. In addition, the apparatus provides a master/slave feature for synchronizing the time-tracking of the demodulation elements when clustered around a multipath signal.
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a searcher that generates a list of paths associated with received signals, each path in the list of paths identified by a corresponding time offset and corresponding signal strength; a plurality of demodulation elements, each of the plurality of demodulation elements having a corresponding time offset and corresponding signal strength; a controller that adds a virtual path to the list of paths based on a comparison of the time offsets and the signal strengths of the plurality of demodulation elements with the time offsets and the signal strengths of the list of paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for managing a plurality of demodulation units in a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device including a plurality of demodulation elements, each of the plurality of demodulation elements having a corresponding time offset and corresponding signal strength, the method comprising:
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generating a list of paths associated with received signals, each path in the list of paths identified by a corresponding time offset and corresponding signal strength; comparing the time offsets and the signal strengths of the plurality of demodulation elements with the time offsets and the signal strengths of the list of paths; adding a virtual path to the list of paths based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a plurality of demodulation elements, each of the plurality of demodulation elements having a corresponding time offset and corresponding signal strength; means for generating a list of paths associated with received signals, each path in the list of paths identified by a corresponding time offset and corresponding signal strength; means for comparing the time offsets and the signal strengths of the plurality of demodulation elements with the time offsets and the signal strengths of the list of paths; means for adding a virtual path to the list of paths based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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