Patent ID: 8666004
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for performing receive diversity processing, comprising: receiving first and second signals with first and second antennas, respectively; combining the first and second signals using a first diversity combining scheme to generate a first combined signal, wherein the first diversity combining scheme comprises a beam forming diversity scheme that uses a set of beam forming weights to generate the first combined signal; combining the first and second signals using a second diversity combining scheme to generate a second combined signal; generating first and second weight values based on comparison of a Carrier to Noise Ratio (CNR) estimate and a Carrier to Interference Ratio (CIR) estimate for a channel carrying the first and second signals; and generating a hybrid combined signal as a function of a ratio of a weighted sum of the first weight value applied to the first combined signal and the second weight value applied to the second combined signal to a sum of the first and second weight values.