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Method and apparatus for selecting two antennas from which to receive a communication signal

  • US 5,740,526 A
  • Filed: 06/01/1994
  • Issued: 04/14/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. At a base site containing at least two signal receivers and a plurality of antennas, a method of receiving a communication signal comprising the steps of:

  • a) measuring a first signal quality metric for the communication signal received from a first antenna of the plurality of antennas and a second signal quality metric for the communication signal received from a second antenna of the plurality of antennas; and

    b) coupling, when the first signal quality metric differs from the second signal quality metric by a threshold, a signal receiver of the at least two signal receivers to a third antenna of the plurality of antennas for a predetermined period of time based on the difference between the first signal quality metric and the second signal quality metric.

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