Patent ID: 6160510
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: H01Q,H04B

Abstract:
An antenna array system, said system comprising:a first antenna receives communication signals and corresponds to a first path for said communication signals;a second antenna receives communication signals and corresponds to a second path for said communication signals, said second path having a delay for said communication signals;a switch is connected in said second path which turns said second path off and on;a combiner coupled to said first path and said second path, receives said communication signals from said first path and said second path when said switch is on and combines said communication signals from both said first and second paths when said switch is on to produce a composite communication signal; andprocessing circuitry measures said communication signals from said first path when said switch is off and measures at least one composite communication signal when said switch is on to determine if said switch on said second path is to be turned off, wherein the composite communication signal is compared to the communication signal from said first path and said processing circuitry determines whether said switch should be turned off or kept on based upon said comparison.