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Method for combining communication beams in a wireless communication system

  • US 6,987,958 B1
  • Filed: 01/16/2002
  • Issued: 01/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method comprising:

  • capturing wireless signals on a plurality of antennas;

    forming a plurality of beams from outputs of the antennas;

    selecting a subset of the beams for processing by a plurality of receivers, wherein the subset includes the strongest beam;

    processing the strongest beam by a primary transceiver of the plurality of receivers;

    outputting, from the receivers, processed signals corresponding to the beams; and

    extracting a message from the processed signals.

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