Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2008-09-26
2010-11-02
Cumming, William D (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S550100, C455S562100, C342S372000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07826854
ABSTRACT:
A method of beam selection in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of uplink beams by a plurality of receivers, each corresponding with one of the plurality of uplink beams. Each uplink beam includes signals transmitted by a mobile station. The method further includes analyzing each of the plurality of uplink beams and selecting an uplink beam from the plurality of uplink beams based at least in part on the analysis of the uplink beams. The method further includes switching to the selected beam in real time to allow the signals communicated in the selected beam to be communicated to a base station transceiver.
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Hovers Omri
Kagan Shahar
Shenhar Eran
Cumming William D
McDonnell Boehnen & Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
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