Patent ID: 9240829
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: H04B

Claim Text:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: a plurality of antennas between which an antenna interval varies according to a shape of the mobile terminal; a processor that selects, from among the antennas and based on a correlation value representing correlation between the antennas, a first combination of antennas corresponding to a first shape of the mobile terminal or a second combination of antennas corresponding to a second shape of the mobile terminal; and a transmitter configured to transmit a pilot signal to a base station apparatus using the first combination of antennas or the second combination of antennas selected by the processor, wherein the processor generates information concerning selection of the antennas, the transmitter transmits the information concerning selection of the antennas to a receiving apparatus and transmits the pilot signal using the selected antennas, and the processor incorporates into the information concerning selection of the antennas, information used for interpolation calculation on an antenna that does not transmit the pilot signal, and transmits the information concerning antenna selection and the incorporated information to the receiving apparatus via the transmitter.