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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7663545 | Method, system and apparatus for determining antenna weighting for transmit diversity A method, system and apparatus for determining at least one relative characteristic of a transmit diversity transmitter based on at least one quality indicator based on signals received on the plurality of antennas. In some embodiments of the invention, the relative... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7633905 | Calibrating a transmit diversity communication device Calibrating a transmit diversity device includes establishing diversity parameter values of diversity parameters for a plurality of signals, where each signal is transmitted from a channel of the transmit diversity device. The following are performed for each divers... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7630445 | Establishing slot boundaries of slots of a diversity control feedback signal Establishing slot boundaries includes receiving a feedback signal reflecting feedback information describing a signal modified according to a diversity parameter adjustment. The feedback signal includes slots and bits. A slot boundary is established for each of the ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7616930 | Determining a phase adjustment in accordance with power trends Calculating a phase adjustment includes establishing a current phase adjustment for a signal transmitted from a modifying communication device to a feedback communication device. A control signal is received. The control signal comprises windows communicating power ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7558591 | Determining a power control group boundary of a power control group Determining a power control group boundary includes receiving a plurality of samples having power control groups, where each power control group corresponds to a time period. The following are repeated for a predetermined number of iterations: a window is set at a p... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7515877 | Communicating signals according to a quality indicator and a time boundary indicator One or more quality indicators are established at a first communication device having antenna elements. The quality indicators indicate a quality of one or more communication links between the first communication device and one or more second communication devices. ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7505741 | Processing diversity signals using a delay Processing a downlink signal includes receiving a downlink signal at the antennas of a mobile device, where each antenna generates a diversity signal associated with the downlink signal, and where the downlink signal includes information. Diversity signals are gener... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7430430 | Adjusting a signal at a diversity system Adjusting a signal includes receiving signals and quality indicators at an adjuster. The quality indicators include as least one of a power control group boundary signal, a power control group index, a PN code per active finger, a reverse power control bit per activ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7418067 | Processing diversity signals at a mobile device using phase adjustments Processing diversity signals includes receiving diversity signals at a number of antennas. The diversity signals have communicated information, and the antennas are associated with channel paths. A phase of at least one diversity signal is adjusted. The diversity si... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7327801 | Communication device with smart antenna using a quality-indication signal Communication is performed for a first communication device having a set of antenna elements. A quality-indication signal is received from a second communication device (e.g., a basestation). A complex weighting is calculated based on the quality-indication signal. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321636 | Communication device with smart antenna using a quality-indication signal Communication is performed for a first communication device having a set of antenna elements. A quality-indication signal is received from a second communication device. A complex weighting is calculated based on the quality-indication signal. A pre-transmission sig... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7272359 | Communicating signals according to a quality indicator using multiple antenna elements One or more quality indicators are established at a first communication device having antenna elements. The quality indicators indicate a quality of one or more communication links between the first communication device and one or more second communication devices. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7184500 | Method and system for adaptively combining signals Combining signals includes receiving a plurality of groups of signals at a plurality of antennas at a mobile device, where each group of signals includes a plurality of signals, and each signal includes a time slot. The following is repeated for each group of signal... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7149483 | Amplifying diversity signals using power amplifiers A method for amplifying diversity transmit signals includes receiving a transmit signal at a vector modulator, where the vector modulator processes the transmit signal to yield diversity transmit signals, amplifying each of the diversity transmit signals according t... | 12/12/2006 |
