Patent ID: 6952589

Claim:
A method of improving reception in a multiple access communications system, comprising the steps of: (i) determining at least one interfering signal transmitted from a transmitter; (ii) determining the received power level at a receiver of said at least one determined interfering signal; (iii) determining at least one interfering signal transmitted from another transmitter; (iv) determining the received power level at said receiver of said at least one determined interfering signal from said another transmitter; (v) subtracting said at least one determined interfering signal at step (i) at said received power level determined at step (ii), from a total signal received at said receiver; (vi) comparing the received power level determined in step (iv) to a predefined threshold level and omitting step (vii) when said threshold is not exceeded; (vii) subtracting said at least one determined interfering signal at step (iii) at said received power level determined at step (iv) from said total signal received at said receiver; and (vii) determining a desired signal from the result of said subtractions.