Apparatus for Calculating Weights Associated with a First Signal and Applying the Weights to a Second Signal
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a spatially diverse antennae array of M antennae, where M is greater than or equal to two;
at least one multiple-input and multiple-output/orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-capable transceiver in communication with each antenna in the spatially diverse antennae array of M antennae;
encoding circuitry capable of causing first data to be encoded;
decoding circuitry capable of causing second data to be decoded; and
processing circuitry capable of causing diversity combining, the processing circuitry in communication with the multiple-input and multiple-output/orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-capable transceiver, the encoding circuitry, and the decoding circuitry, the processing circuitry capable of causing the apparatus to;
receive at least two first diverse signals,combine at least two of the at least two first diverse signals,generate at least two second diverse signals based on at least one aspect of the at least two first diverse signals, andsimultaneously transmit the at least two second diverse signals;
wherein the apparatus is configured such that at least one of the at least two second diverse signals is capable of being received by a multiple-input and multiple-output-capable node.
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Abstract
An apparatus for calculating weights associated with a first signal and applying the weights to a second signal is provided. The apparatus comprises: at least two antennas; a multiple-input and multiple-output capable transceiver in communication with each of the at least two antennas; processing circuitry capable of causing diversity combining, the processing circuitry in communication with the multiple-input and multiple-output capable transceiver, the processing circuitry capable of causing the apparatus to: receive a first signal, calculate weights associated with the first signal, and apply the weights to transmit data. Additionally, the apparatus is configured such that the at least two antennas are capable of transmitting a second signal including the transmit data to a multiple-input capable node.
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50 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a spatially diverse antennae array of M antennae, where M is greater than or equal to two; at least one multiple-input and multiple-output/orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-capable transceiver in communication with each antenna in the spatially diverse antennae array of M antennae; encoding circuitry capable of causing first data to be encoded; decoding circuitry capable of causing second data to be decoded; and processing circuitry capable of causing diversity combining, the processing circuitry in communication with the multiple-input and multiple-output/orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-capable transceiver, the encoding circuitry, and the decoding circuitry, the processing circuitry capable of causing the apparatus to; receive at least two first diverse signals, combine at least two of the at least two first diverse signals, generate at least two second diverse signals based on at least one aspect of the at least two first diverse signals, and simultaneously transmit the at least two second diverse signals; wherein the apparatus is configured such that at least one of the at least two second diverse signals is capable of being received by a multiple-input and multiple-output-capable node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus, comprising:
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an antennae array of M antennae, where M is greater than or equal to two; at least one multiple-input-capable receiver in communication with each antenna in the antennae array of M antennae; decoding circuitry capable of causing data to be decoded; and processing circuitry capable of causing diversity combining, the processing circuitry in communication with the multiple-input-capable receiver and the decoding circuitry, the processing circuitry capable of causing the apparatus to simultaneously receive at least two first diverse signals, the at least two first diverse signals being at least one of time coincident communications or frequency coincident communications. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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48. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least two antennas; a multiple-input and multiple-output capable transceiver in communication with each of the at least two antennas; processing circuitry capable of causing diversity combining, the processing circuitry in communication with the multiple-input and multiple-output capable transceiver, the processing circuitry capable of causing the apparatus to; receive a first signal, calculate weights associated with the first signal, and apply the weights to transmit data, and wherein the apparatus is configured such that the at least two antennas are capable of transmitting a second signal including the transmit data to a multiple-input capable node. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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