{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8494466","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8494466","title":"Selecting receiver chains of a mobile unit for receiving wireless signals","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2008-03-26T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-07-23T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04W","H04W","H04W","H04W"],"num_claims":26,"abstract":"A method and apparatus of selecting which of a plurality of receiver chains of a mobile unit to receive wireless signals, is disclosed. One method includes measuring a first receive signal quality while all of the plurality of receiver chains are receiving wireless signals, and measuring a second receive signal quality while a subset of the plurality of receiver chains are receiving wireless signals. The subset of the plurality of receiver chains are selected to receive wireless signal unless the first receive signal quality is a threshold better than the second receive signal quality. If the first receive signal quality is a threshold better than the second receive signal quality then all the plurality of receiver chains are selected to receive wireless signals."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Selecting receiver chains of a mobile unit for receiving wireless signals","description":"A method and apparatus of selecting which of a plurality of receiver chains of a mobile unit to receive wireless signals, is disclosed. One method includes measuring a first receive signal quality whi","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8494466","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8494466","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Selecting receiver chains of a mobile unit for receiving wireless signals\" (US-8494466). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8494466","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8494466","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8494466","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T00:35:53.042Z"}