Patents by Inventor Benjamin T. The

Benjamin T. The has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for estimating a signal fading characteristic
    Patent number: 5634206
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring a characteristic of a fading signal received using a two or more branch diversity receiver is presented. This fading characteristic is generally proportional to the speed of the user. In a first embodiment the number of times the antenna branches change in a selection diversity process is counted, and the result is scaled for imbalance between the branches. The output of a fading quality estimator, indicative of the fading and generally proportional to the speed, is thereby obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Reed, Frank P. O'Neill, Benjamin T. The