Communications device with adaptive decoding and associated methods
First Claim
1. A method for decoding signals in a communications device comprising an antenna array, a transceiver coupled to the antenna array, and a processor coupled to the transceiver, the method comprising;
- receiving source signals at the antenna array, the antenna array comprising N antenna elements for receiving N different summations of the source signals;
providing the N different summations of the source signals to the transceiver;
evaluating the N different summations of the source signals in the processor byforming an initial mixing matrix comprising the N different summations of the source signals, the initial mixing matrix having a rank equal to or less than N,separating at least one desired source signal from the initial mixing matrix,decoding the at least one desired source signal after the separating,determining a minimum rank of the initial mixing matrix necessary for the at least one desired source signal to be useable after the decoding; and
forming an additional mixing matrix comprising the N different summations of the source signals, and if the rank of the additional mixing matrix is less than the minimum rank associated with the initial mixing matrix, then modifying the source signals so that the rank of the additional mixing matrix is increased.
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Abstract
In a communications device operating with a blind signal separation (BSS) processor, an initial mixing matrix is formed based upon the different summations of the source signals received by the antenna array. The initial mixing matrix is evaluated to determine a minimum rank that is necessary for at least one source signal to be useable after having been separated from the initial mixing matrix and decoded. An additional mixing matrix is then formed, and also includes the different summations of the source signals. If the rank of the additional mixing matrix is less than the minimum rank associated with the initial mixing matrix, then the source signals are modified so that the rank of the additional mixing matrix is increased.
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1. A method for decoding signals in a communications device comprising an antenna array, a transceiver coupled to the antenna array, and a processor coupled to the transceiver, the method comprising;
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receiving source signals at the antenna array, the antenna array comprising N antenna elements for receiving N different summations of the source signals; providing the N different summations of the source signals to the transceiver; evaluating the N different summations of the source signals in the processor by forming an initial mixing matrix comprising the N different summations of the source signals, the initial mixing matrix having a rank equal to or less than N, separating at least one desired source signal from the initial mixing matrix, decoding the at least one desired source signal after the separating, determining a minimum rank of the initial mixing matrix necessary for the at least one desired source signal to be useable after the decoding; and forming an additional mixing matrix comprising the N different summations of the source signals, and if the rank of the additional mixing matrix is less than the minimum rank associated with the initial mixing matrix, then modifying the source signals so that the rank of the additional mixing matrix is increased. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communications device comprising:
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an antenna array for receiving source signals, said antenna array comprising N antenna elements for receiving N different summations of the source signals; a transceiver coupled to said antenna array for receiving the N different summations of the source signals; and a processor coupled to said transceiver for evaluating the N different summations of the source signals by forming an initial mixing matrix comprising the N different summations of the source signals, the initial mixing matrix having a rank equal to or less than N, separating at least one desired source signal from the initial mixing matrix, decoding the at least one desired source signal after the separating, determining a minimum rank of the initial mixing matrix necessary for the at least one desired source signal to be useable after the decoding; and said processor forming an additional mixing matrix comprising the N different summations of the source signals, and if the rank of the additional mixing matrix is less than the minimum rank associated with the initial mixing matrix, then modifying the source signals so that the rank of the additional mixing matrix is increased. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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