Demodulation element assignment in a system capable of receiving multiple signals
First Claim
1. In a receiver having a plurality of demodulation elements, a method of assigning said plurality of demodulation elements to a set of available signals, comprising the steps of:
- measuring said available signals and creating electronic representations of a list of survey paths comprised of an arrival time, a signal strength, and a transmitter index of each of said available signals;
matching a list of demodulation paths comprised of an arrival time, a signal strength, and a transmitter index corresponding to signals being demodulated by said receiver to said list of survey paths; and
assigning an un-assigned demodulation element, if said un-assigned demodulation element exists, to a particular survey path having a corresponding transmitter index that is different than every transmitter index in said list of demodulation paths.
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Abstract
In a receiver having a plurality of demodulation elements, a method of assigning the plurality of demodulation element so a set of available signals. A first method emphasizes diversity of transmitting devices so that power control is optimal. A second method emphasizes the maximum signal strength available to produce aggregate maximum signal strength. Both methods control the number of reassignments so that excessive data is not lost during the reassignment process. The apparatus comprises the plurality of demodulation elements, at least one searcher element, and a controller.
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59 Claims
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1. In a receiver having a plurality of demodulation elements, a method of assigning said plurality of demodulation elements to a set of available signals, comprising the steps of:
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measuring said available signals and creating electronic representations of a list of survey paths comprised of an arrival time, a signal strength, and a transmitter index of each of said available signals; matching a list of demodulation paths comprised of an arrival time, a signal strength, and a transmitter index corresponding to signals being demodulated by said receiver to said list of survey paths; and assigning an un-assigned demodulation element, if said un-assigned demodulation element exists, to a particular survey path having a corresponding transmitter index that is different than every transmitter index in said list of demodulation paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. In a receiver system comprised of a set of receivers, a method of assigning said receivers to a set of existing signals from at least one source:
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creating a list of said existing signals, each existing signal of said list of existing signals having a signal strength indication, a time indication, and a corresponding source indication; comparing said list of said existing signals to a list of signals currently assigned to said receivers, each signal of said list of signals currently assigned to said receivers having a signal strength indication, a time indication, and a corresponding source indication; and assigning said receivers to said existing signals such that a maximum number of different corresponding source indications is present on said list of signals currently assigned to said receivers. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. An apparatus for demodulating a signal comprising:
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a set of demodulation elements for demodulating a first set of instances of said signal arriving at said apparatus via a set of survey paths, each instance of said signal having an arrival time, signal strength, and transmitter index; a searcher for determining a second set of instances of said signal arriving at said apparatus, and a corresponding arrival time, signal strength, and transmitter index for each instance; a control system for matching said first set of instances of said signal with said second set of instances of said signal, and for assigning an un-assigned demodulation element, if said un-assigned demodulation element exists, to a particular instance of said signal from said second set of instances of said signal, said particular instance having a corresponding transmitter index that is different than every transmitter index from said first set of instances of said of signal. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method for processing a signal during a code division multiple access forward link transmission comprising the steps of:
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(a) measuring a series of energy levels of said signal; (b) generating a series of electronic representations of said signal based on said series of energy levels; (c) searching said series of electronic representations for a set of forward link signals; (d) determining a corresponding arrival time, a corresponding signal strength, and a corresponding transmitter for each forward link signal from said set of forward link signals; and (e) demodulating a sub-set of forward link signals that contains at least one forward link signal for each transmitter, said at least one forward link signal having a greater signal strength than a remaining set of all other forward link signals also associated with said transmitter.
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