Method and Apparatus for Measuring Timing of Signals Received from Multiple Base Stations in a CDMA Communication System
First Claim
1. A remote terminal comprising:
- a first set of finger processors assigned to process signals from a first set of one or more base stations in active communication with the remote terminal and configured to determine a time of arrival of at least one signal from the first set of one or more base stations;
a second set of finger processors assigned to process signals from a second set of one or more base stations not in active communication with the remote terminal and configured to determine a time of arrival of each of the signals from the second set of one or more base stations; and
a combiner selectably configurable to combine processed signals from the first set of finger processors and omit processed signals from the second set of finger processors.
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Abstract
Unassigned finger processors are used to process and measure the arrival times of transmissions from base stations not in the active set. A first set of one or more base stations in active communication with the remote terminal is identified and each base station in the first set is assigned at least one finger processor. A second set of one or more base stations not in active communication with the remote terminal is also identified and an available finger processor is assigned to each of at least one base station in the second set. A (signal arrival) time measurement is then performed for each base station, and outputs indicative of the measurements are provided for further processing.
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26 Claims
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1. A remote terminal comprising:
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a first set of finger processors assigned to process signals from a first set of one or more base stations in active communication with the remote terminal and configured to determine a time of arrival of at least one signal from the first set of one or more base stations; a second set of finger processors assigned to process signals from a second set of one or more base stations not in active communication with the remote terminal and configured to determine a time of arrival of each of the signals from the second set of one or more base stations; and a combiner selectably configurable to combine processed signals from the first set of finger processors and omit processed signals from the second set of finger processors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of determining a position of a remote terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:
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assigning each of a first set of finger processors in a rake receiver to a distinct signal from a first plurality of signals from a first set of one or more base stations in active communication with the remote terminal; assigning each of a second set of finger processors in the rake receiver to a distinct signal from a second plurality of signals from a second set of one or more base stations not in active communication with the remote terminal; determining at least one time measurement from the first plurality of signals from the first set of one or more base stations; determining a time measurement for each of the second plurality of signals from the second set of one or more base stations; and processing the at least one time measurement and the time measurement for each of the second plurality of signals. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of determining a position of a remote terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:
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assigning each of a first set of finger processors in a rake receiver to a distinct signal from a first plurality of signals from a first set of one or more base stations in active communication with the remote terminal; searching for an earliest multipath signal from each base station from a second set of one or more base stations not in active communication with the remote terminal; assigning each of a second set of finger processors in the rake receiver to a distinct earliest multipath signal from the second plurality of signals from the second set of one or more base stations; determining at least one time measurement from the first plurality of signals from the first set of one or more base stations; determining a time measurement for each of the second plurality of signals from the second set of one or more base stations. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A remote terminal comprising:
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means for assigning each of a first set of finger processors in a rake receiver to a distinct signal from a first plurality of signals from a first set of one or more base stations in active communication with the remote terminal; means for assigning each of a second set of finger processors in the rake receiver to a distinct signal from a second plurality of signals from a second set of one or more base stations not in active communication with the remote terminal; means for determining at least one time measurement from the first plurality of signals from the first set of one or more base stations; means for determining a time measurement for each of the second plurality of signals from the second set of one or more base stations; and means for processing the at least one time measurement and the time measurement for each of the second plurality of signals.
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26. A computer readable medium encoded with executable computer program instructions to enable determining a position of a remote terminal in a communication system, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for assigning each of a first set of finger processors in a rake receiver to a distinct signal from a first plurality of signals from a first set of one or more base stations in active communication with the remote terminal; instructions for assigning each of a second set of finger processors in the rake receiver to a distinct signal from a second plurality of signals from a second set of one or more base stations not in active communication with the remote terminal; instructions for determining at least one time measurement from the first plurality of signals from the first set of one or more base stations; instructions for determining a time measurement for each of the second plurality of signals from the second set of one or more base stations; and instructions for processing the at least one time measurement and the time measurement for each of the second plurality of signals.
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