Patent ID: 7274759

Claim:
A method for enhancing signal reception of a digital wireless receiver, the method comprising the steps of: extracting a preamble information from a plurality of incoming signals; processing a first predetermined portion of said preamble information with a first antenna to produce a first preamble sequence; processing a second predetermined portion of said preamble information with a second antenna to produce a second preamble sequence; calculating a mean-square error (MSE) for said first preamble sequence received from said first antenna and said second preamble sequence received from said second antenna by separately comparing said first preamble sequence and said second preamble sequence with a predefined preamble sequence; generating a time-varying convergence rate based on said calculated MSE for said first preamble sequence and said second preamble sequence; and selecting one of said first antenna and said second antenna having a faster convergence rate for subsequent reception of said incoming signals.