Patent ID: 8116404
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A diversity receiver comprising: a plurality of tuners, each tuner of the plurality of tuners capable of receiving a modulated signal from a path of a plurality of distinct paths, wherein each path of the plurality of distinct paths has at least one additive noise characteristic; a plurality of demodulators operatively coupled to the plurality of tuners, each demodulator configured to a controller operatively coupled to the plurality of demodulators and the plurality of tuners, the controller configured to a Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC) circuitry operatively coupled to the plurality of demodulators, the MRC circuitry configured to produce a resultant combined signal by combining the signal of each path obtained as a result of adjusting the power of each path, wherein the resultant combined signal has an improved ratio of signal strength to additive noise.