Processing Signals
First Claim
1. A method of processing signals at a device, the method comprising:
- receiving signals, over a range of angles, at an input of the device, the signals including a primary signal received with a principal direction of arrival at the input and at least one interfering signal received with a respective at least one interfering direction of arrival at the input;
determining a plurality of measurements for the received signals over the range of angles, each measurement relating to a particular angle and indicating the energy of the received signals which are received from the particular angle; and
for each angle over the range of angles, removing from the measurement for that angle a value based on the minimum of;
(i) the measurement for that angle, and (ii) a corresponding measurement for a corresponding angle mirrored around the principal direction of arrival, whereby the remaining values of the plurality of measurements are indicative of said at least one interfering direction of arrival.
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Abstract
Signals are received, over a range of angles, at an input of a device. The signals include a primary signal with a principal direction of arrival and an interfering signal with a respective interfering direction of arrival at the input. Measurements are determined for the received signals over the range of angles. Each measurement relates to a particular angle and indicating the energy of the received signals which are received from the particular angle. For each angle over the range of angles, a value is removed from the measurement for that angle, the value being based on the minimum of: (i) the energy of the measurement for that angle, and (ii) the energy of a corresponding measurement for a corresponding angle mirrored around the principal direction of arrival, whereby the remaining values of the plurality of measurements are indicative of said at least one interfering direction of arrival.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of processing signals at a device, the method comprising:
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receiving signals, over a range of angles, at an input of the device, the signals including a primary signal received with a principal direction of arrival at the input and at least one interfering signal received with a respective at least one interfering direction of arrival at the input; determining a plurality of measurements for the received signals over the range of angles, each measurement relating to a particular angle and indicating the energy of the received signals which are received from the particular angle; and for each angle over the range of angles, removing from the measurement for that angle a value based on the minimum of;
(i) the measurement for that angle, and (ii) a corresponding measurement for a corresponding angle mirrored around the principal direction of arrival, whereby the remaining values of the plurality of measurements are indicative of said at least one interfering direction of arrival. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for processing signals, the device comprising:
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an input for receiving signals over a range of angles, the signals including a primary signal received with a principal direction of arrival at the input and at least one interfering signal received with a respective at least one interfering direction of arrival at the input; means for determining a plurality of measurements for the received signals over the range of angles, each measurement relating to a particular angle and indicating the energy of the received signals which are received from the particular angle; and means for removing, for each angle over the range of angles, from the measurement for that angle a value based on the minimum of;
(i) the measurement for that angle, and (ii) a corresponding measurement for a corresponding angle mirrored around the principal direction of arrival, whereby the remaining values of the plurality of measurements are indicative of said at least one interfering direction of arrival. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for processing signals received over a range of angles, at an input of a device, the signals including a primary signal received with a principal direction of arrival at the input and at least one interfering signal received with a respective at least one interfering direction of arrival at the input, the computer program product being embodied on a non-transient computer-readable medium and configured so as when executed on a processor of the device to perform the steps of:
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determining a plurality of measurements for the received signals over the range of angles, each measurement relating to a particular angle and indicating the energy of the received signals which are received from the particular angle; and for each angle over the range of angles, removing from the measurement for that angle a value based on the minimum of;
(i) the measurement for that angle, and (ii) a corresponding measurement for a corresponding angle mirrored around the principal direction of arrival, whereby the remaining values of the plurality of measurements are indicative of said at least one interfering direction of arrival.
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22. A device configured to process signals, the device comprising:
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an input block configured to receive signals over a range of angles, the signals including a primary signal received with a principal direction of arrival at the input block and at least one interfering signal received with a respective at least one interfering direction of arrival at the input block; a determining block configured to determine a plurality of measurements for the received signals over the range of angles, each measurement relating to a particular angle and indicating the energy of the received signals which are received from the particular angle; and a removing block configured to remove, for each angle over the range of angles, from the measurement for that angle a value based on the minimum of;
(i) the measurement for that angle, and (ii) a corresponding measurement for a corresponding angle mirrored around the principal direction of arrival, whereby the remaining values of the plurality of measurements are indicative of said at least one interfering direction of arrival.
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Specification