Method and apparatus for multipath signal detection, identification, and monitoring for wideband code division multiple access systems
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1. A method of providing a mobile time reference in a portable transceiver system, comprising:
- providing a high frequency clock;
providing a low frequency clock;
generating a mobile time reference using the high frequency clock;
updating at least twice the mobile time reference using the low frequency clock when the high frequency clock is not available; and
continuing to generate the mobile time reference using the high frequency clock when the high frequency clock is available,wherein updating the mobile time reference includes counting cycles of the low frequency clock and adding in a drifting estimate.
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Abstract
Methods to generate a mobile time reference are provided. A representative method includes providing a high frequency clock, providing a low frequency clock, generating a mobile time reference using the high frequency clock, maintaining the mobile time reference using the low frequency clock when the high frequency clock is turned off, and continuing to generate the mobile time reference using the high frequency clock when the high frequency clock has been turned back on. Systems and other methods are also provided.
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1. A method of providing a mobile time reference in a portable transceiver system, comprising:
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providing a high frequency clock; providing a low frequency clock; generating a mobile time reference using the high frequency clock; updating at least twice the mobile time reference using the low frequency clock when the high frequency clock is not available; and continuing to generate the mobile time reference using the high frequency clock when the high frequency clock is available, wherein updating the mobile time reference includes counting cycles of the low frequency clock and adding in a drifting estimate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable transceiver system comprising:
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an antenna; a radio frequency subsystem coupled to the antenna and including a high frequency oscillator and a low frequency oscillator; and a baseband subsystem coupled to the radio frequency system and including a free running counter coupled to the high frequency oscillator and the low frequency oscillator, the free running counter providing a mobile time reference to the system and having an active mode and an idle mode, during the active mode the free running counter uses the high frequency oscillator to generate the mobile time reference, and during the idle mode the free running counter uses the low frequency oscillator to update at least twice the mobile time reference, wherein the baseband subsystem includes a multi-path signal recovery circuit and the mobile time reference is provided to the multipath signal recovery circuit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable transceiver system comprising:
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an antenna; a radio frequency subsystem coupled to the antenna and including a high frequency oscillator and a low frequency oscillator; and a baseband subsystem coupled to the radio frequency system and including a means for providing a free running counter coupled to the high frequency oscillator and the low frequency oscillator, the means for providing a free running counter further including means for providing a mobile time reference to the system and having an active mode and an idle mode, during the active mode the means for providing a mobile time reference uses the high frequency oscillator to generate the mobile time reference, and during the idle mode the means for providing a mobile time reference uses the low frequency oscillator to update at least twice the mobile time reference, the means for providing a mobile time reference comprising means for counting the cycles of the low frequency clock and means for adding in a drift estimate of the low frequency clock.
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