Patents Examined by Eva Punte
  • Methods and apparatus to facilitate improved code division multiple access receivers
    Patent number: 8290024
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to facilitate improve code division multiple access (CDMA) receivers are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises: receiving a signal containing first portions that are based on known data and second portions that are based on unknown data; generating a training signal, from the received signal, that substantially represents one or more of the first portions; adapting filter coefficients using the training signal; and equalizing the received signal using the adapted filter coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Ashwin Sampath, Toshio Nagata