Patent ID: 7039099

Claim:
A demodulation apparatus for mobile communication having capability of cyclically selecting signals that meet a predetermined condition out of a plurality of incoming signals that travel via different paths, combining the incoming signals to obtain combined signals, and outputting the combined signals, comprising: path location comparing means for comparing finger assignment data obtained in a previous cycle with correlation peak detection data obtained in a current cycle, and for outputting matched path location data and unmatched path location data based on data received in the current cycle and in the previous cycle; threshold setting means for setting a threshold based solely on the finger assignment data obtained in the previous cycle; and level comparing means for comparing the unmatched path location data with the threshold set by said threshold setting means and for selecting said incoming signals according to the result of said comparison even if said incoming signals do not meet said predetermined condition, wherein said threshold setting means sets the threshold based on correlation value information for said incoming signals selected in the previous cycle.