Patent ReferencesSpread spectrum apparatus for cellular mobile communication systems Passive direction finding system Data transmission system operating on the spread spectrum principle Adaptive signal processing apparatus Patent #: 4442433 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/484302 filed on 04/12/1983US Classes:375/150, Correlation-type receiver375/343, Correlative or matched filter708/813Correlation or convolutionExaminersPrimary: Safourek, Benedict V.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04B 1/707 (20060101)AbstractA pseudo-noise code-tracking spread spectrum receiver able to quickly acquire and track incoming signals includes an adaptive weighting system for the outputs of parallel-fed correlator channels in which the weighting system automatically detects the degree of correlation in each channel, sets the detector characteristic to increase the weight for a correlator channel exhibiting a high degree of correlation, and decreases to zero the weights on all others. | |