IP Library Granted Patent US 7,305,235
Granted Patent B2
US 7,305,235 · App. 10/221,185 · Granted Dec 4, 2007

Antenna directivity control method and radio apparatus

Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,305,235
App. No.
10/221,185
Granted
Dec 4, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A connection request signal issued from a terminal (PS 2 ) corresponding to a new call and received by an array antenna ( 2 ) is supplied to an adaptive array ( 14 ) and a parameter estimating unit ( 15 ). The parameter estimating unit ( 15 ) lowers a send power of a terminal (PS 1 ) corresponding to an existing call by a predetermined level when it is detected from an output of the adaptive array ( 14 ) and a signal supplied from the antenna ( 2 ) that the connection request signal is received via a C-channel.

Claims (32)

1. A radio apparatus comprising:

an array antenna ( 2 ) provided with a plurality of antennas; and

an adaptive array send control portion ( 20 ) for controlling a send signal applied to each of said antennas and performing special multiplex communication with a plurality of terminals, wherein

said adaptive array send control portion lowers an intensity of a radio wave emitted to a first terminal (PS 1 ) for a predetermined period when a second terminal (PS 2 ) requests a connection with said radio apparatus while communication with said first terminal is being performed by said radio apparatus.

2. The radio apparatus according to the claim 1 , wherein

said adaptive array send control portion lowers the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal by a predetermined level for a predetermined period in response to detection of the fact that a receiving level of a radio wave emitted from said second terminal is larger than a predetermined level when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

3. The radio apparatus according to the claim 1 , wherein

said adaptive array send control portion lowers the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal by a level corresponding to a receiving level of a radio wave emitted from said second terminal for a predetermined period in response to detection of the fact that the receiving level of radio wave emitted from said second terminal is larger than a predetermined level when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

4. The radio apparatus according to the claim 1 , wherein

said adaptive array send control portion lowers the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal by a level corresponding to a receiving level of a radio wave emitted from said first terminal for a predetermined period when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

5. The radio apparatus according to the claim 1 , wherein

said adaptive array send control portion lowers the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal by a level corresponding to a receiving level of a radio wave emitted from said first terminal for a predetermined period in response to detection of the fact that a receiving level of a radio wave emitted from said second terminal is larger than a predetermined level when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

6. The radio apparatus according to the claim 1 , wherein

said adaptive array send control portion lowers the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal by a level corresponding to receiving levels of radio waves emitted from said first and second terminals for a predetermined period in response to detection of the fact that the receiving level of radio wave emitted from said second terminal is larger than a predetermined level when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

7. The radio apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

said adaptive array send control portion operates to direct a null direction of a radio wave sent to said first terminal toward said second terminal when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

8. An antenna directivity control method of a radio apparatus comprising the steps of:

controlling a send signal to be applied to each of a plurality of antennas of an array antenna, and establishing a send/receive channel in special multiplex communication with respect to a first terminal;

lowering an intensity of a radio wave emitted to said first terminal for a predetermined period during measuring of an interference wave by said second terminal when said second terminal requests a connection with said radio apparatus while send/receive with respect to said first terminal is being performed by said radio apparatus (step S 12 ); and

establishing the send/receive channel in special multiplex communication with respect to said second terminal by controlling a send signal to be applied to each of said plurality of antennas in accordance with a result of the measurement of the interference wave by said second terminal.

9. The antenna directivity control method according to the claim 8 , wherein

said step of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal for a predetermined period includes the step (S 106 ) of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal by a predetermined level in response to detection of the fact that a receiving level of a radio wave emitted from said second terminal is larger than a predetermined level when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

10. The antenna directivity control method according to the claim 8 , wherein

said step of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal for a predetermined period includes the step (S 208 ) of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal by a level corresponding to a receiving level of a radio wave emitted from said second terminal in response to detection of the fact that the receiving level of radio wave emitted from said second terminal is larger than a predetermined level when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

11. The antenna directivity control method according to the claim 8 , wherein

said step of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal for a predetermined period includes the step (S 304 ) of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal by a level corresponding to a receiving level of a radio wave emitted from said first terminal when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

12. The antenna directivity control method according to the claim 8 , wherein

said step of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal for a predetermined period includes the step (S 408 ) of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal by a level corresponding to a receiving level of a radio wave emitted from said first terminal in response to detection of the fact that a receiving level of a radio wave emitted from said second terminal is larger than a predetermined level when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

13. The antenna directivity control method according to the claim 8 , wherein

said step of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal for a predetermined period includes the step (S 508 ) of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal by a level corresponding to receiving levels of radio waves emitted from said first and second terminals in response to detection of the fact that the receiving level of radio wave emitted from said second terminal is larger than a predetermined level when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

14. The antenna directivity control method according to the claim 8 , wherein

said step of lowering the intensity of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal for a predetermined period includes the step (S 12 ′) of directing a null direction of the radio wave emitted to said first terminal toward said second terminal when said second terminal requests the connection with said radio apparatus.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2014
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 033104/0885 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2002
From: DOI, YOSHIHARU
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 013584/0568 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2000-80605 · Mar 22, 2000 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030045233A1 · Mar 6, 2003