Kevin A Baum

US Patent:

6901122, May 31, 2005

Filed:

Mar 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/818767

Inventors:

Nikhil S. Nadgauda - Hoboken NJ, US
Kevin L. Baum - Rolling Meadows IL, US
Frederick W. Vook - Schaumburg IL, US

Assignee:

Motorola - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H04B007/10
H04L001/02

US Classification:

375347, 375267, 375349, 375285, 455137, 455132

Abstract:

A method includes the steps of receiving (), by a first receiver (), a first received signal comprising a first signal () and a second signal (), and receiving (), by a second receiver (), a second received signal comprising the first signal () and the second signal (). A branch weight associated with the first receiver () and at least one other branch weight associated with the second receiver () are determined (). The branch weight associated with the first receiver (), the at least one other branch weight associated with the second receiver (), the first received signal, and the second received signal are combined, forming a combined signal. Channel state information is determined for the combined signal, and the channel state information of the combined signal is restored ().