Adaptive antenna array with programmable sensitivity
First Claim
1. A method for calculating a spatial processing strategy in an adaptive antenna array processing system, comprising:
- determining an amount of data used by the adaptive antenna array processing system to develop a spatial processing strategy;
using the amount of data to determine a signal level for a variable synthetic signal, including increasing the signal level for the variable synthetic signal as the amount of data used to develop the spatial processing decreases; and
using the variable synthetic signal at the signal level to develop the spatial processing strategy.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for calculating spatial processing strategies in adaptive antenna array processing systems. Reference signal quality, intersymbol interference, data processed and received signal quality can be determined by burst type or remote device type and used to determine a synthetic signal level for use in developing a spatial processing strategy. A synthetic signal have an isotropically distributed component can be added to the antennas in the array or the diagonal elements of the received signal covariance matrix to develop uplink and downlink spatial processing strategies. Different synthetic signals at different signal levels can be used to develop different uplink and downlink spatial processing strategies. The downlink signal level can be larger than the uplink signal level. Uplink and downlink processing strategies can be developed in substantially the same way.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for calculating a spatial processing strategy in an adaptive antenna array processing system, comprising:
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determining an amount of data used by the adaptive antenna array processing system to develop a spatial processing strategy; using the amount of data to determine a signal level for a variable synthetic signal, including increasing the signal level for the variable synthetic signal as the amount of data used to develop the spatial processing decreases; and using the variable synthetic signal at the signal level to develop the spatial processing strategy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for calculating uplink and downlink spatial processing strategies in an adaptive antenna array processing system, comprising:
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determining a first signal level for a first variable synthetic signal, including determining a quality of a signal received from a device communicating with the adaptive antenna array processing system; using the first variable synthetic signal at the first signal level to develop an uplink spatial processing strategy; determining a second signal level for a second variable synthetic signal; using the second variable synthetic signal at the second signal level to develop a downlink spatial processing strategy; determining the pathloss between the device and the adaptive antenna processing system to determine the quality of the signal received from the device; and wherein the uplink and downlink spatial processing strategies are developed in substantially the same way. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for calculating a spatial processing strategy in an adaptive antenna array processing system, comprising:
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determining a quality of a signal received from a device communicating with the adaptive antenna array processing system, including determining the pathloss between the device and the adaptive antenna processing system to determine the quality of the signal received from the device; using the quality to determine a signal level for a variable synthetic signal; and using the synthetic signal at the signal level to develop the spatial processing strategy. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product, implemented on a machine readable medium, for calculating a spatial processing strategy in an adaptive antenna array processing system, the computer program product comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:
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determine an amount of data used by the adaptive antenna array processing system to develop a spatial processing strategy; use the amount of data to determine a signal level for a variable synthetic signal, including increase the signal level for the variable synthetic signal as the amount of data used to develop the spatial processing decreases; and use the variable synthetic signal at the signal level to develop the spatial processing strategy. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product, implemented on a machine readable medium, for calculating a spatial processing strategy in an adaptive antenna array processing system, the computer program product comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:
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determine a first signal level for a first variable synthetic signal, including determining a quality of a signal received from a device communicating with the adaptive antenna array processing system; use the first variable synthetic signal at the first signal level to develop an uplink spatial processing strategy; determine a second signal level for a second variable synthetic signal; use the second variable synthetic signal at the second signal level to develop a downlink spatial processing strategy; determine the pathless between the device and the adaptive antenna processing system to determine the quality of the signal received from the device; and wherein the uplink and downlink spatial processing strategies are developed in substantially the same way. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer program product, implemented on a machine readable medium, for calculating a spatial processing strategy in an adaptive antenna array processing system, the computer program product comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:
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determine a quality of a signal received from a device communicating with the adaptive antenna array processing system, including determine the pathloss between the device and the adaptive antenna processing system to determine the quality of the signal received from the device; use the quality to determine a signal level for a variable synthetic signal; and use the synthetic signal at the signal level to develop the spatial processing strategy. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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