Patent ID: 8761701

Claim:
A method of measuring signals received through a plurality of antennas in a mobile wireless device in communication with a wireless network, comprising: measuring signals received through at least one of a primary antenna and a secondary antenna during each cycle in a series of discontinuous reception cycles, wherein measuring signals includes calculating a moving average of signal strength for a pilot signal received from a radio station in the wireless network; selecting a switch rate that controls a number of the series of discontinuous reception cycles for which the primary antenna is designated as receiving the measured signals and a second number of the series of discontinuous reception cycles for which the secondary antenna is designated as receiving the measured signals; varying the switch rate based on the measured received signals, wherein varying the switch rate is based at least in part on calculated moving averages for pilot signals received through the primary antenna; and when unable to decode successfully a signal received on the primary antenna, switching to decode signals received on the secondary antenna.