Patent ID: 7233615

Claim:
A timing correcting device, comprising: a path detecting unit configured to detect a plurality of path candidates to be tracked from a reception signal, and outputting a path timing, a detection correlation value, and stability information generated from multiple detection correlation values corresponding to each path candidate as a result; a plurality of decision reference generating units that are individually allocated with the result of the path detecting unit, configured to generate a predetermined decision standard that is necessary for selecting an optimum path timing from among the timings of the path candidates, based on the allocated information; an optimum-path selecting unit configured to select an optimum path timing that should be tracked from among the timings of the path candidates, based on the result of the path detecting unit and the predetermined decision standard, wherein the plurality of path candidates are selected within a search window that is matched with the reference timing; a phase-difference calculating unit configured to compare a predetermined reception reference timing given from the outside with the optimum path timing, and calculates a phase difference between the two timings; and a timing correcting unit configured to correct the reception reference timing by controlling a clock based on the phase difference.