Method and apparatus for signal searching
First Claim
1. A method for searching for a signal comprising:
- selecting a first bin within a range of bins, each bin corresponding to a phase of a transmitted signal;
comparing a local reference signal, having a phase corresponding to the first bin, with a received signal, the received signal being received via a transmission medium;
reporting whether the local reference signal matches the received signal;
assigning weightings to the bins if the local reference signal does not match the received signal, a weighting being a priority metric and being a function of a mismatch between the local reference signal and the received signal;
selecting a next bin according to the weightings; and
repeating the comparing, reporting, assigning, and selecting at least until the local reference signal, having a phase corresponding to the bin selected, matches the received signal.
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Abstract
A method and corresponding apparatus for searching for a signal is presented. The apparatus may be configured to select a first bin within a range of bins characterizing an uncertainty region. The bins may represent a phase within a bandwidth of interest. The apparatus may also be configured to compare a local signal, having a phase corresponding to the first bin, with a received signal, the received signal being received via a transmission medium. The apparatus may report whether the local signal matches the received signal. The apparatus may assign weightings to the bins if the local signal does not match the received signal. If a match is not found, the apparatus may select a next bin according to the weightings or according to characteristic of the transmission medium until a matching bin is obtained. One benefit of the search is reduced search time to allow, for example, a cell phone to synchronize the phase of a received signal more quickly than is currently done.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for searching for a signal comprising:
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selecting a first bin within a range of bins, each bin corresponding to a phase of a transmitted signal; comparing a local reference signal, having a phase corresponding to the first bin, with a received signal, the received signal being received via a transmission medium; reporting whether the local reference signal matches the received signal; assigning weightings to the bins if the local reference signal does not match the received signal, a weighting being a priority metric and being a function of a mismatch between the local reference signal and the received signal; selecting a next bin according to the weightings; and repeating the comparing, reporting, assigning, and selecting at least until the local reference signal, having a phase corresponding to the bin selected, matches the received signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15)
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10. An apparatus for searching for a signal comprising:
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a selecting unit configured to select a first bin within a range of bins, each bin corresponding to a phase of a transmitted signal; a comparing unit configured to compare a local reference signal, having a phase corresponding to the first bin, with a received signal, the received signal being received via a transmission medium; a reporting unit configured to report whether the local reference signal matches the received signal; an assigning unit configured to assign weightings to the bins if the local reference signal does not match the received signal, a weighting being a priority metric and being a function of a mismatch between the local reference signal and the received signal; the selecting unit further configured to select a next bin according to the weightings; and the comparing unit, the reporting unit, the assigning unit, and the selecting unit further configured to compare, report, assign, and select, respectively, bins at least until the local reference signal, having a phase corresponding to the bin selected, matches the received signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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