Patent ID: 7877067
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: H04B,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting a receiver mode of a wireless communication terminal having two receivers and that is capable of receiving a signal using either or both of the two receivers depending on a channel environment, the method comprising: computing a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), a Carrier to Interference plus Noise Ratio (CINR), and a Bit Error Rate (BER) from a received signal; determining whether the RSSI is greater than or equal to a first RSSI threshold; activating, if the RSSI is less than the first RSSI threshold, both of the receivers; determining, if the RSSI is greater than or equal to the first RSSI threshold, whether the RSSI is greater than or equal to a second RSSI threshold; and activating, if the RSSI is greater than or equal to the second RSSI threshold, only one of the two receivers.