Patent attributes
A method for de-spreading spread data includes receiving a data stream by multiple access communication where the received data stream is spread using a pseudo-noise (PN) code; multiplying a first portion of the received data stream including data from a first user by a first portion of a PN signal to obtain a first product; providing the first product to a first counter; multiplying a second portion of the received data stream including data from a second user by the first portion of the PN signal to obtain a second product; providing the second product to a second counter; and determining whether the first portion of the PN signal and the second portion of the PN signal produce valid sequences based at least in part on the first product and the second product.