IMPROVING RECEPTION BY A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for improving reception by a carrier aggregation capable wireless communication device comprising a first radio frequency (RF) chain and a second RF chain configured to support aggregation of multiple component carriers on a carrier aggregation capable network, the method comprising the wireless communication device:
- using the first RF chain to support a connection to a network via a first frequency band;
tuning the second RF chain to a second frequency band, the second RF chain not being actively used for carrier aggregation;
measuring, via the second RF chain, a signal characteristic of the second frequency band while the second RF chain is not being actively used for carrier aggregation; and
adjusting a configuration of the first RF chain based at least in part on the measured signal characteristic.
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Abstract
A method for improving reception by a wireless communication device is provided. The method can include a wireless communication device using a first RF chain to support a connection to a network via a first frequency band. The method can further include the wireless communication device tuning a second RF chain, which is not being actively used for carrier aggregation, to a second frequency band. The method can additionally include the wireless communication device measuring, via the second RF chain, a signal characteristic of the second frequency band. The method can also include the wireless communication device adjusting a configuration of the first RF chain based at least in part on the measured signal characteristic.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for improving reception by a carrier aggregation capable wireless communication device comprising a first radio frequency (RF) chain and a second RF chain configured to support aggregation of multiple component carriers on a carrier aggregation capable network, the method comprising the wireless communication device:
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using the first RF chain to support a connection to a network via a first frequency band; tuning the second RF chain to a second frequency band, the second RF chain not being actively used for carrier aggregation; measuring, via the second RF chain, a signal characteristic of the second frequency band while the second RF chain is not being actively used for carrier aggregation; and adjusting a configuration of the first RF chain based at least in part on the measured signal characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a first radio frequency (RF) chain; a second RF chain, the first RF chain and the second RF chain being configured to support carrier aggregation; and processing circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to control the wireless communication device to at least; use the first radio frequency (RF) chain to support a connection to a network via a first frequency band; tune the second RF chain to a second frequency band in an instance in which the second RF chain is not being actively used for carrier aggregation; measure, via the second RF chain, a signal characteristic of the second frequency band; and adjust a configuration of the first RF chain based at least in part on the measured signal characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for improving reception by a carrier aggregation capable wireless communication device, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program code stored thereon, the computer program code comprising:
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program code for using a first radio frequency (RF) chain to support a connection to a network via a first frequency band; program code for tuning a second RF chain to a second frequency band, the second RF chain not being actively used for carrier aggregation; program code for measuring, via the second RF chain, a signal characteristic of the second frequency band; and program code for adjusting a configuration of the first RF chain based at least in part on the measured signal characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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