Systems and methods for selecting an antenna configuration in a mobile communication device
First Claim
1. A method for selecting an antenna configuration in a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
- monitoring the signal quality for a current antenna configuration of a plurality of antenna configurations;
searching all of the other antenna configurations of the plurality of antenna configurations when it is determined that the signal quality for the current antenna configuration has passed a threshold;
selecting the antenna configuration of the plurality of antenna configurations that has the best signal quality;
determining whether the signal quality for the selected antenna configuration is better than the signal quality for the current antenna configuration; and
excluding the selected antenna configuration from future searching, when it is determined that the signal quality for the selected antenna configuration is not better than the signal quality for the current antenna configuration.
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Abstract
An improved smart antenna reception method and devices are provided that determine when to select a new antenna configuration in a multiple antenna configuration system. One embodiment attempts to eliminate unneeded configuration searching. Unneeded configuration searching can degrade overall signal quality and system performance. Configuration changing can be minimized by determining that a signal quality received from a first antenna configuration is below a threshold and changing antenna configuration. After changing antenna configuration, if the signal quality received from the second antenna configuration is lower than the signal quality received from the first antenna configuration the threshold can be lowered. By lowering the threshold, the probability of additional configuration changing can be reduced.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for selecting an antenna configuration in a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
monitoring the signal quality for a current antenna configuration of a plurality of antenna configurations; searching all of the other antenna configurations of the plurality of antenna configurations when it is determined that the signal quality for the current antenna configuration has passed a threshold; selecting the antenna configuration of the plurality of antenna configurations that has the best signal quality; determining whether the signal quality for the selected antenna configuration is better than the signal quality for the current antenna configuration; and excluding the selected antenna configuration from future searching, when it is determined that the signal quality for the selected antenna configuration is not better than the signal quality for the current antenna configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for selecting an antenna configuration in a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
monitoring the signal quality for a current antenna configuration of a plurality of antenna configurations; selectively searching at least one other antenna configuration from a subset of the plurality of antenna configurations when the signal quality for the current antenna configuration passes a threshold; grouping the plurality of antenna configurations and associating each of the groups with one of a plurality of thresholds; determining whether the signal quality for the at least one other selectively searched antenna configuration is better than the signal quality for the current antenna configuration; and excluding the at least one selectively searched antenna configuration from future searching, when it is determined that the signal quality for the at least one other selectively searched antenna configuration is not better than the signal quality for the current antenna configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for selecting an antenna configuration in a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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monitoring the signal quality for a current antenna configuration of a plurality of antenna configurations; selectively searching a subset of the plurality of antenna configurations when the signal quality for the current antenna configuration passes a threshold; and altering the threshold when it is determined that none of the searched subset antenna configurations has better signal quality than the current antenna configuration.
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13. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a plurality of antenna configurations, each of the plurality of antenna configurations configured to send wireless signals, receive wireless signals, or both; a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled with the memory, the processor configured to access the memory and execute the instructions, the instructions configured to cause the processor to; monitor the signal quality for the current antenna configuration; determine that the signal quality for the current antenna configuration has passed a threshold; determine whether the signal quality for another antenna configuration of the plurality of antenna configurations is better than the signal quality for the current antenna configuration, when it is determined that the signal quality for the current antenna configuration has passed the threshold; alter the threshold when it is determined that the signal quality is not better for any of the other antenna configurations; and continue to monitor the signal quality for the current antenna configuration when it is determined that the signal quality for any of the other antenna configurations is not better than the signal quality for the current antenna configuration. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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