US Patent 7436897 OFDM receiving apparatus and receiving method thereof

Patent 7436897 was granted and assigned to Sony on October, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Sony

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7436897

Date of Patent

October 14, 2008

Patent Application Number

10784175

Date Filed

February 24, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Young T. Tse

Patent abstract

An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) receiving apparatus having a sub-carrier selectively combining mode and an antenna selecting mode. The sub-carrier selectively combining mode is configured to selectively combine signals for each sub-carrier. The antenna selecting mode is configured to select a receiving antenna. The OFDM receiving apparatus operates in a proper operation mode based on a communication environment. As a result, in a poor communication environment, signals are selectively combined for each sub-carrier. However, in a relatively satisfactory communication environment, unnecessarily operation of an RF and IF circuit, an A/D converter, and a DDT connected to each receiving antenna may be avoided.