Patent ID: 7702000

Claim:
A system for operating a wireless communications system receiver coupled to a plurality of antennas for a desired spread spectrum signal comprising: means for receiving a plurality of input signals each signal a continuous measured value of radio frequency energy at a respective one of said plurality of antennas; means for processing each of the received input signals into a baseband inphase and quadrature components, means for applying a spread spectrum sequence to said baseband inphase and quadrature components of each of the received input signals to form a plurality of despread input signals; means for filtering the plurality of despread input signals to form a plurality of despread/filtered input signals; means for weighting said plurality of input signals; means for combining said weighted despread input signals to form an output signal; means for processing said output signal into baseband inphase and quadrature components; and means for applying a spread spectrum sequence to said baseband inphase and quadrature components of said output signal to form a despread output signal, means for filtering the despread output signal to form a despread/filtered output signal, wherein weights used in said means for weighting are generated from said despread/filtered input signals and said despread/filtered output signal.