Patent ID: 8223889

Claim:
A device equipped to reduce a dynamic range of Radio Frequency (RF) signals processed by an Analog to Digital (A/D) converter, comprising: an analog processing block configured to receive the radio frequency signals, generate combined radio signals from the radio frequency signals, and couple the combined radio signals to an input of the A/D converter; a memory configured to store digital radio signal data output from the A/D converter, wherein the digital radio signal data is representative of the combined radio signals; and a processor configured to execute instructions for reducing a dynamic range of radio frequency signals input to the A/D converter, the instructions comprising: determining a direction of a strongest radio signal represented in the digital radio signal data; and modifying a combination of the radio frequency signals input to the A/D converter by controlling the analog processing block to produce an A/D converter input with a reduced radio signal power from the direction of the strongest radio signal.