1. A cell search method of a wireless communication terminal apparatus, said method comprising:
(a) performing a correlation calculation of a first synchronization channel whereupon a first peak timing that gives a largest correlation value is detected as a slot timing;
(b) performing correlation calculations of all second synchronization channels so as to identify a code group assigned to a cell where the apparatus is located, and detect a timing of a frame top; and
(c) performing a correlation calculation of a mid-amble belonging to the identified code group, so as to identify the mid-amble and a scrambling code assigned to the cell where the apparatus is located;
wherein step (b) comprises:
identifying a second synchronization channel at an initial standard timing that is one frame time after the first peak timing;
detecting the timing where the correlation value of the identified second synchronization channel is the largest among a plurality of timings within a predetermined time range centering around the standard timing; and
setting a second and later standard timing at the timing that is one frame time after a most currently detected second peak timing, and repeating the second synchronization channel identification and second peak timing detection by new standard timings.
2. The cell search method according to claim 1, wherein step (c) performed after steps (a) and (b) comprises:
calculating a difference of a frame time measured by the apparatus implementing the cell search method relative to the frame time measured by a base station apparatus of a communication partner based on the first and second peak timings, and converting the difference to a frequency difference;
changing an oscillator frequency in such a way that corrects said frequency; and
identifying the mid-amble and the scrambling code assigned to the cell the apparatus is in.
3. A cell search apparatus comprising:
a first correlator that performs a correlation calculation of a first synchronization channel;
a peak detector that detects a first peak timing where the first correlator gives a largest correlation calculation result;
a second correlator that performs said correlation calculation of all second synchronization channels;
a timing controller that sets an initial standard timing one frame time after the first peak timing and sets a plurality of timings within a predetermined time range around said initial standard timing; and
a second synchronization channel identifier that compares correlation calculation results in the second correlator at the initial standard timing and identifies the second synchronization channels, and detects a second peak timing among said plurality of timings set by the timing controller where the identified second synchronization channels give a largest correlation value,
wherein the timing controller sets a second and later standard timing one frame time after a most currently detected second peak timing.
4. The cell search apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the timing controller sets a standard timing, a timing a predetermined time before said standard timing, and a timing a predetermined time after said standard timing.
5. The cell search apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second synchronization channel identifier identifies a plurality of second synchronization channels, adds correlation values of said plurality of second synchronization channels at each timing set by the timing controller, and detects the second peak timing at a timing that gives a largest sum of said correlation values.
6. The cell search apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a frequency corrector that, with reference to the first and second peak timings, calculates a difference of a frame time measured by said cell search apparatus relative to the frame time measured by a base station apparatus of a communication partner, converts said difference to a frequency difference, and changes an oscillator frequency to correct said frequency difference.
7. A wireless communication terminal apparatus comprising a cell search apparatus, said cell search apparatus comprising:
a first correlator that performs a correlation calculation of a first synchronization channel;
a peak detector that detects a first peak timing where the first correlator gives a largest correlation calculation result;
a second correlator that performs said correlation calculation of all second synchronization channels;
a timing controller that sets an initial standard timing one frame time after the first peak timing and sets a plurality of timings within a predetermined time range around said initial standard timing; and
a second synchronization channel identifier that compares correlation calculation results in the second correlator at the initial standard timing and identifies the second synchronization channels, and detects a second peak timing among said plurality of timings set by the timing controller where the identified second synchronization channels give a largest correlation value,
wherein the timing controller sets a second and later standard timing one frame time after a most currently detected second peak timing.
8. A cell search method comprising:
(a) performing a correlation calculation of a first synchronization channel whereupon a first peak timing that gives a largest correlation value is detected as a slot timing;
(b) performing correlation calculations of all second synchronization channels so as to identify a code group assigned to a cell where the apparatus is in, and detect a timing of a frame top; and
(c) performing correlation calculation of a mid-able belonging to the identified code group, so as to identify the mid-amble and a scrambling code assigned to the cell where the apparatus is located;
wherein the step (b) comprises:
identifying a second synchronization channel at an initial standard timing that is one frame time after the first peak timing;
detecting the timing where the correlation value of the identified second synchronization channel is the largest among a plurality of timings within a predetermined timing centering around the standard timing; and
setting a second and later standard timing at the timing that is one frame time after a most currently detected second peak timing, and repeating the second synchronization channel identification and second peak timing detection by new standard timings.
9. The cell search method according to claim 1, wherein step (c) performed after steps (a) and (b) comprises:
calculating a difference of a frame time measured by the apparatus implementing the cell search method relative to the frame time measured by a base station apparatus of a communication partner based on the first and second peak timings, and converting the difference to a frequency difference;
changing an oscillator frequency in such a way that corrects said frequency difference; and
identifying the mid-amble and the scrambling code assigned to the cell in which the apparatus is located.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A faucet, comprising:
a housing;
a first inlet port for supplying water to the faucet;
an outlet port for delivering water from the faucet;
a control valve suitable to control a flow of water from the inlet port to the outlet port;
a lever linked to the control valve for controlling the control valve;
a joystick handle linked to the lever;
a ball positioned along the lever for movement there along;
a biasing member positioned outside the housing between the ball and joystick handle so as to resiliently bias the ball towards the control valve.
2. The faucet of claim 1, wherein there is also a second inlet port for supplying water to the faucet which has a different water temperature than water supplied to the first inlet port, wherein the control valve controls both volume of water delivered out the outlet port, and a mix of water delivered out the outlet port deriving from the first inlet port versus the second inlet port.
3. The faucet of claim 2, further comprising a set screw axially fixing the lever to the joystick.
4. The faucet of claim 3, wherein the faucet is in a form of a lavatory spout suitable to be mounted on a counter top.
5. The faucet of claim 1, wherein there is a sliding disk between the ball and the housing that slides as the lever is tilted.
6. The faucet of claim 5, wherein there is a bearing positioned between the housing and sliding disk.
7. The faucet of claim 6, wherein the bearing is formed of an acetal copolymer.
8. The faucet of claim 1, wherein the ball has a cavity housing a coiled spring.