Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
342359000 | Including antenna orientation | 80 |
20080246662 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NULL POINT OF A GYROSCOPE - A system for correcting angular velocity measurements from a gyroscope and using the corrected angular velocity measurements to position an antenna used with a vehicle. The system determines an approximate null point voltage of a gyroscope of the type that produces a voltage related to an angular velocity to be measured by the gyroscope. The approximate null point is determined by sampling the output voltage to obtain a plurality of sampled voltages and choosing an approximate mode of the plurality of sampled voltages as the approximate null point voltage. | 10-09-2008 |
20080258971 | Method and System for Controlling the Direction of an Antenna Beam - In one embodiment, a system for controlling the direction of an antenna beam includes a location identifier, an orientation sensor, and an antenna beam controller. The location identifier determines a transmit antenna location indicating the location of a transmit antenna, where the transmit antenna produces an antenna beam. The orientation sensor determines a transmit antenna orientation indicating the orientation of the transmit antenna. The antenna beam: accesses target data describing a receive antenna of a target, the target data comprising a location of the receive antenna relative to the transmit antenna; calculates a deviation value from the transmit antenna location, the transmit antenna orientation, and the target data; and adjusts the direction of the antenna beam to reduce the deviation value | 10-23-2008 |
20090160706 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ANTENNA RADIATION PATTERN IN FRESNEL REGION - There is a provided a system for measuring an antenna radiation pattern in a Fresnel region, including: a fixed antenna and a movable antenna located in the Fresnel region to acquire a far-field radiation pattern; a moving unit for moving upward or downward to adjust a measuring angle of the movable antenna; a rotation unit to rotate a rotation shaft horizontally; a vector network analyzing unit for outputting an radio frequency (RF) signal to one of the fixed antenna and the movable antenna as a transmission antenna, receiving the RF signal received through the other one of the fixed antenna and the movable antenna as a receiving antenna, and detecting a complex value; a control and communication unit for controlling the vector network analyzing unit and a control unit, and performing a data communication; and the control unit for providing a vertical/horizontal rotation force to the moving unit and the rotation unit under a control of the control and communication unit. | 06-25-2009 |
20090237303 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes: an antenna base portion; an antenna mount portion which is supported by the antenna base portion and rotated around an azimuth axis and which supports a main reflector with two struts; a frame structure group including a plurality of frame structures which are provided in the antenna base portion and the antenna mount portion, with six degrees of freedom restrained, respectively; a displacement gauge group which measures a displacement of the frame structure group; a metrology correction portion which calculates a pointing error of an antenna based on measured data of the displacement gage group and calculates a metrology correction amount by removing an error amount arising depending on an azimuth angle from the calculated pointing error; and a control circuit which controls a driving of the antenna by correcting a drive command value of the antenna with the metrology correction amount. | 09-24-2009 |
20090289850 | Gimbal System Angle Compensation - Gimbal system angle compensation methods and systems are provided. A particular method includes pointing an antenna at a first target using an initial set of at least four gimbal angles and determining first bore sight pointing errors resulting from a pointing direction of the antenna relative to the first target. The method also includes estimating values of a plurality of independently observable error variables based on the first bore sight pointing errors. The method further includes determining a set of gimbal angle corrections based on the values of the plurality of independently observable error variables. | 11-26-2009 |
20090295635 | STEERABLE DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS AIR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION - A system and method for communication with an autonomous air vehicle are provided. The system comprises a steerable antenna array including a plurality of directional antenna elements each selectable to receive a video signal from the air vehicle. An antenna control unit is operatively coupled to the antenna elements and includes a magnetometer for determining an orientation for each of the antenna elements. A ground control station is in operative communication with the antenna array and comprises a ground data terminal in operative communication with the antenna control unit, and an operator control unit in operative communication with the data terminal and the antenna control unit. The operator control unit is configured to obtain positions of the air vehicle and the ground control station from the data terminal. The operator control unit is further configured to determine which of the antenna elements to select by utilizing the positions of the air vehicle and the ground control station, and the orientation of one of the antenna elements. | 12-03-2009 |
20100045528 | STEERABLE ANTENNA AND RECEIVER INTERFACE FOR TERRESTRIAL BROADCAST - Antennas with steerable antenna patterns and techniques for using such antennas are described. In accordance with the invention, antenna patterns with one or more NULLs are used. Through the use of digital control signals the antenna pattern is steered so that a source of signal interference, e.g., a multipath signal, will be located in a NULL. In this manner the received signal's S/N ratio can be maximized thereby facilitating demodulation. The techniques of the invention can be applied to television, computer devices, mobile devices and a wide range of other systems. Digital commands to control an antenna may include multiple information fields, e.g., a direction field, a channel field, a gain field and a polarity field. Antennas incapable of supporting the specified fields disregard information in fields which are not supported. Information in each supported field is decoded and used to adjust the corresponding antenna characteristic. | 02-25-2010 |
20100085254 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION TO A GIMBAL MOUNTED DEVICE - A system and method wirelessly communicates signals between a device on a gimbal and a stationary transceiver. An exemplary system has a gimbal with a moveable portion, a device affixed to the moveable portion, a gimbal transceiver coupled to the moveable portion, and a stationary transceiver, wherein the gimbal transceiver and the stationary transceiver are configured to communicate with each other using a wireless signal. | 04-08-2010 |
20100085255 | Mobile Terminal - A mobile communication terminal includes a terminal body portion, a display portion mounted on the terminal body portion to be rotatable to a first display position and a second display position while being substantially parallel to a surface of the terminal body portion and a single satellite radio receiving antenna provided on the display portion to be integrally rotatable with the display portion and formed to be located on a first rotational position when the display portion is located on the first display position and to be located on a second rotational position when the display portion is located on the second display position, wherein a direction of directivity of the satellite radio receiving antenna is set to a direction inclined upward with respect to a display surface of the display portion by a prescribed angle. | 04-08-2010 |
20100085256 | KA/KU ANTENNA ALIGNMENT - A method, apparatus and system for aligning an antenna reflector with satellites in a satellite configuration. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises an alignment mechanism, coupled to the reflector, wherein the alignment mechanism comprises adjustments in azimuth, elevation, and skew, wherein the alignment mechanism is used to provide a first alignment to the satellite configuration, and a tool, used to access a database, wherein the database, comprises data related to satellite configuration positional data, including a position of at least one satellite in the satellite configuration at a given point in time, data related to the antenna, including at least data related to an alignment mechanism coupled to the antenna, data related to polarizations and frequencies of signals being transmitted by the satellite configuration, and data related to the geoposition of the antenna being aligned, wherein the database calculates at least one offset for the alignment of the reflector, wherein the at least one offset is used to reposition the antenna using the alignment mechanism. | 04-08-2010 |
20100141526 | NOVEL ALIGNMENT METHOD FOR MULTI-SATELLITE CONSUMER RECEIVER ANTENNAS - A method, apparatus and system for aligning an antenna reflector with satellites in a satellite configuration. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises aligning the reflector in azimuth and elevation with a first signal transmitted by a first satellite in the satellite configuration, and aligning the reflector in tilt with a second signal transmitted by a second satellite in the satellite configuration, wherein aligning the reflector in azimuth and elevation with the first signal and in tilt with the second signal aligns the reflector with at least a third signal transmitted from a third satellite. | 06-10-2010 |
20100201571 | COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH INTELLIGENT ANTENNAS - A system and method to provide a means of communication, command and control between a mobile antenna and a satellite receiver that allows the receiver to send tuning information to the antenna and the antenna to provide feedback to the receiver when a signal has been acquired. The antenna and the receiver can share the appropriate states and stats such as diagnostics, test, GPS coordinates, etc. | 08-12-2010 |
20100231449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRECISE LOCATION OF RECEIVING ANTENNAS - Various aspects of the present invention are shown and described, each of which has stand alone utility in a navigated medical environment. A receiver position calibration system and method facilitates calibration of a reference frame prior to each navigated procedure. A concept and application of confidence weights is introduced. Confidence weights can be applied to distance calculations to mitigate the effects of interference and increase the tolerance of the navigated medical system. Multi-path interference is minimized through the transmission of a signal having a pattern of unique frequencies and filtering of the distance calculations for each frequency to identify the ‘best’ distance in the presence of multi-path interference. A position determination method and system that transmits a signal having multiple frequency components permits positions to be identified with high resolution over a large area. | 09-16-2010 |
20100231450 | AISG INLINE TILT SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is for orientating and monitoring orientation of telecommunications antennas. The system includes an AISG compliant tilt sensor system mounted in-line between a telecommunications antenna enclosure and a communications cable, and positioned to measure the elevation tilt and slant of a telecommunications antenna enclosure relative to a reference axis. The tilt sensor system measures the angle of tilt and angle of slant of the enclosure with respect to a reference axis, and communicates the values through the communications cable using the AISG protocol for analysis by a telecommunications system operator. A printed circuit board with suitable microprocessor and circuitry receives and processes the tilt sensor data and reports directional alignment information to the user via a user interface. | 09-16-2010 |
20100265137 | ANTENNA UNIT - The antenna unit | 10-21-2010 |
20100289698 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE ELECTRICAL TILT OF AN ANTENNA - An improved control system for controlling the electrical tilt, i.e. the electrically controlled inclination of a radiated beam, of a base station antenna ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100302101 | ANTENNA ALIGNMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of automatic alignment of two directional beams having a known path attenuation, and an antenna gain pattern, for mutual transmission, comprises: determining a beam width between two angles of minimal detectable connection on either side of a beam maximum; then mapping points onto a scan field in a regular pattern, the pattern based on the beam width, such that a beam with the determined beam width is detected once if the beam is in the scan field at all; scanning the first antenna over the mapped scan points; and for each point allowing the second antenna to scan over all of its own set of mapped scan points, thereby providing a coarse alignment of the two antennas to achieve at least a minimal mutual connection. The coarse alignment may be followed by a fine alignment to maximize the signal. | 12-02-2010 |
20100309048 | OPTIMIZATION FOR FINDING DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL IN SMART ANTENNAS - A smart antenna system may exploit space diversity by employing an array of antennas whose radiation pattern can be aligned in a direction of arrival (DoA) of a specific signal to be decoded. Smart antennas can be installed on a base station side and/or on a user terminal side. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods for computationally efficient and accurate searching of the DoA of a specific transmitted signal. The proposed methods utilize Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS) coordinates to determine the DoA. | 12-09-2010 |
20100315288 | Tracking Arrangement for a Communications System on a Mobile Platform - Systems and methods are provided for orienting an antenna in a communications system on a mobile platform to orient a peak of the antenna pattern in a direction associated with a signal source. A signal from a signal source is received at the antenna. A signal strength is measured from the received signal. A signal strength and a misalignment of the antenna along at least one axis are predicted according to a previous estimate of the signal strength, a previous estimate of the misalignment of the antenna, an estimated change in the signal strength, and a known change in the antenna orientation. The predicted signal strength and misalignment of the antenna are updated according to the measured signal strength to provide an estimate of a current misalignment of the antenna. The orientation of the peak of the antenna pattern is adjusted according to the estimated current misalignment of the antenna. | 12-16-2010 |
20110057838 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALIGNMENT WITH A REMOTE SOURCE - Systems and methods for monitoring, testing, and controlling alignment are provided, including an antenna assembly with an antenna and a receiver, the antenna configured to receive signals from a remote source, the receiver coupled to the antenna and configured to generate signal strength values associated with the signals from the remote source, and where the antenna assembly exhibits an azimuthal alignment relative to an axis determined by the antenna assembly and the remote source. Systems and methods provided herein further generate a first coarse-grained signal strength value from set of signal strength values generated by the receiver while the antenna assembly is at a first azimuthal alignment offset, and generate a measure that the first azimuthal alignment offset is at least one of: less than a predetermined azimuthal alignment offset, approximately equal to the predetermined azimuthal alignment offset, and greater than the predetermined azimuthal alignment magnitude. | 03-10-2011 |
20110063168 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A portable electronic device is disclosed. The portable electronic device comprises an antenna with tunable directivity. Furthermore, the portable electronic device comprises an orientation unit adapted to sense an orientation of the portable electronic device. Moreover, the portable electronic device comprises a control unit operatively connected to the orientation unit and the antenna. The control unit is arranged to receive orientation data indicative of the orientation of the portable electronic device from the orientation unit, and to tune the directivity of the antenna based on the received orientation data. A method of operating the portable electronic device is also disclosed. | 03-17-2011 |
20110090118 | Master Antenna Controller - A Master Antenna Controller is provided comprising a RET Master which may replace several devices, provide full RET control based on the AISG 1.1 and 2.0 standards, provide extensive, screen-guided, intuitive RET diagnostics functionality, and provide an alignment tool free from the problems of magnetic deviation and cumbersome differential GPS antennae. The RET diagnostics functionality may include measurements of voltage, current, and AISG protocol commands. The RET Master may also include multiple different pre-defined tests (e.g. test one actuator, test one RET cable, test AISG signal from TMA) and also some standard electrical tests, e.g. measuring voltage, current etc. Users will be guided on the screen about how to test and what steps to do and the software will guide the user through several steps for an easy and quick trouble-shooting process. | 04-21-2011 |
20110156955 | APPARATUS AND SENSOR FOR ADJUSTING VERTICAL SENSOR-ALIGNMENT - Disclosed are a sensor, the vertical alignment of which can be adjusted, and a vertical sensor-alignment adjustment apparatus using the same. In particular, in order to allow the vertical alignment to be adjusted, the sensor has a construction including a plurality of switchable transmitting antennas or a plurality of switchable receiving antennas or a construction including a tilting motor for adjusting an transmitting angle or a receiving angle. The vertical sensor-alignment adjustment apparatus employing such a sensor determines whether the sensor is misaligned in terms of its vertical alignment, and corrects the vertical misalignment of the sensor by executing variable switching to one of the transmitting antennas, by executing variable switching to one of the receiving antennas, or by controlling the tilting motor, so that the transmitting angle of sensor signals or the receiving angle of reflected waves for the sensor signals can be adjusted. | 06-30-2011 |
20110210891 | Communication Device And Method For Controlling An Antenna Arrangement - A communication device is described comprising an antenna arrangement, an orientation determining device configured to determine the orientation of the antenna arrangement, and a controller configured to control the directivity of the antenna arrangement based on the determined orientation of the antenna arrangement. | 09-01-2011 |
20110267231 | Cellular Antenna Phase Shifter Positioning Using Motorized Torque Lever - An actuator providing improved torque, control, and reduced motor and actuator size is provided. An actuator according to one example may include a base plate, a stationary ring gear on the base plate, the ring gear having an arc of substantially less than a conventional full circle ring gear, a pivot assembly and a drive shaft. In one example, the ring gear is approximately half a circle. The pivot assembly may be pivotally mounted on the base plate. The pivot assembly may also have a control board, a stepper motor and a drive gear coupled to an output shaft of the stepper motor, the drive gear mounted on the pivot assembly such that the drive gear engages the stationary ring gear. In one example, the stepper motor is coupled to the drive gear via a worm gear, spur gear, and a shaft. In another example, the drive gear is mounted directly on the output shaft of the stepper motor. The actuator also includes a drive shaft having an axis parallel to a pivot of the pivot assembly. | 11-03-2011 |
20110309979 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING WIRELESS HIGH-SPEED DATA SIGNALS BETWEEN A TERRESTRIAL-BASED ANTENNA AND AN AIRCRAFT - A system and method for providing wireless high-speed data services for an aircraft. Wireless data signals can be received and transmitted by one or more directional antennae on the aircraft which can be dynamically directed to track one or more terrestrial-based antennae. The terrestrial-based antennae, for receiving and transmitting wireless data signals, are directional and can also be dynamically directed in order to track the aircraft. | 12-22-2011 |
20120013506 | Satellite Tracking Method and Apparatus Thereof - A satellite communication ground station configured for communicating over an inclined orbit geostationary satellite may include a tracking antenna having three fixed axis and one moving axis, a motor for swinging the antenna along the moving axis, a controller for controlling the motor, a receiver configured to receive a signal arriving from the satellite via the tracking antenna and an estimator configured to estimate reception quality of a signal received by the receiver. The invention described herein presents a method for tracking an inclined orbit geostationary satellite, the method comprising a learning step and a tracking step, wherein the learning step includes use of a filter for reducing alignment errors and reducing the amount of peaking required for aligning the antenna with the satellite and tracking its movement. | 01-19-2012 |
20120056784 | COMMUNICATION ANTENNA AUTOMATIC ORIENTATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention discloses a communication antenna automatic orientation apparatus and method, wherein the apparatus comprises: a target base station geographical storage for storing the corresponding relation between the spatial location information on the air lane and the identifier of a target base station; a sensor for confirming current spatial location information of the aircraft; an aircraft spatial orientation sensor for confirming a current spatial orientation of the aircraft; a master controller for confirming a target direction of a directional antenna according to the current spatial location information, the corresponding relation and the current spatial orientation and sending an instruction carrying the target direction; an automatic antenna directional system for receiving the instruction and driving the directional antenna according to the target direction so as to enable the directional antenna to receive a signal from a ground base station in the target direction; a wide aperture antenna for receiving the signal from the ground base station in omni-direction; and a mobile communication terminal for processing the signal received by the wide aperture antenna and the signal received by the directional antenna. | 03-08-2012 |
20120127033 | ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - An apparatus for determining alignment of a first subsystem relative to a second subsystem. The apparatus includes a first antenna system for simultaneously transmitting a delta pattern radiation beam at a first frequency and a sum pattern radiation beam at a second frequency. The apparatus also includes a second antenna system for receiving the delta pattern radiation beam at the first frequency and the sum pattern radiation beam at the second frequency. The apparatus also includes a processor to process the received delta pattern radiation beam and sum pattern radiation beam to determine if a predetermined alignment criterion between the first antenna system and the second antenna system is satisfied. | 05-24-2012 |
20120206299 | MILLIMETER-WAVE COMMUNICATIONS USING A REFLECTOR - Methods and systems for establishing a non-line of sight millimeter wave connection that include a transmitter unit having beam-steering capability, a receiver unit having beam-steering capability, and a reflecting unit in a position having a line-of-sight path to the transmitter unit and the receiver unit. The reflecting unit includes an attachment mechanism configured to attach to a mounting point on an object or surface, a reflecting surface that is reflective to millimeter-wave radiation, and an adjustable pivot connected between the attachment mechanism and the reflecting surface configured to permit directional positioning of the reflecting surface relative to the attachment mechanism. | 08-16-2012 |
20120235863 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED UNMANNED VEHICLE COMMUNICATION USING TELEMETRY - In one embodiment a communications system includes an unmanned vehicle and a communications station located remote from the unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle has a first wireless communications system and a first directional antenna for wirelessly communicating with the remote communications station. A first antenna control system tracks the remote communications station and aims the first directional antenna, in real time, at the remote communications station during wireless communications with the remote communications station. The remote communications station has a second wireless communications system having a second directional antenna for wirelessly communicating with the unmanned vehicle. A second antenna control system of the remote communications station tracks the unmanned vehicle and aims the second directional antenna at the unmanned vehicle, in real time, during wireless communications with the unmanned vehicle. | 09-20-2012 |
20120299772 | ADJUSTMENT OF RADIATION PATTERNS UTILIZING A POSITION SENSOR - A device for a wireless RF link to a remote receiving device can radiate at different radiation patterns in response to detecting a change in the device position. As the device is moved, displaced, or re-positioned, a position sensor in the device detects the change in position and provides position information to a processor. The processor receives the position information from the position sensor, selects an antenna configuration and physical data rate based on the position information, and provides an RF signal associated with the selected antenna configuration through the antenna elements of the selected antenna configuration. | 11-29-2012 |
20130009818 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A POSITIONAL STATE OF AN AIRBORNE ARRAY ANTENNA USING DISTRIBUTED ACCELEROMETERS - Systems and methods for determining a positional state of an airborne array antenna using distributed accelerometers are described. One such method includes receiving and formatting acceleration data from each of a plurality of accelerometers mounted at different locations along the array antenna, receiving position and orientation data from an inertial navigation service (INS) mounted on the array antenna, generating an INS estimated position for each accelerometer based on the position and orientation data from the INS, generating an accelerometer estimated position for each accelerometer based on the acceleration data, determining a position and orientation of each accelerometer based on the respective INS estimated position and the respective accelerometer estimated position, determining an estimated position of a center and an orientation of the array antenna based on the determined position and orientation of each accelerometer, and adjusting a direction of the array antenna based on the estimated position of the array antenna. | 01-10-2013 |
20130009819 | OUTDOOR WIRELESS ACCESS POINT AND ANTENNA ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - An adjusting method of an antenna of the outdoor wireless access point includes steps of A. moving the antenna in a predetermined pointing range, and obtaining received signal strength indications in multiple pointing directions at different time points; B. separating the pointing range into at least two sub-ranges, and averaging the received signal strength indications in all pointing directions in each sub-range; and C. moving the antenna pointing at the sub-range in which the average received signal strength indication is the highest and setting the sub-range as the next predetermined pointing range, and repeating the steps A to C until the step C is executed a predetermined times. Besides, the composition elements of the outer wireless access point are also disclosed. | 01-10-2013 |
20130044028 | INTELLIGENT BACKHAUL RADIO AND ANTENNA SYSTEM - A intelligent backhaul radio have an advanced antenna system for use in PTP or PMP topologies. The antenna system provides a significant diversity benefit. Antenna configurations are disclosed that provide for increased transmitter to receiver isolation, adaptive polarization and MIMO transmission equalization. Adaptive optimization of transmission parameters based upon side information provided in the form of metric feedback from a far end receiver utilizing the antenna system is also disclosed. | 02-21-2013 |
20130088390 | ADJUSTMENT MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE ADJUSTMENT MODULE, AND ANTENNA PERFORMANCE ADJUSTING METHOD THEREOF - An adjustment module, an electronic device with the adjustment module, and an antenna performance adjusting method thereof are disclosed. The adjustment module is used for adjusting an antenna module. The antenna module is disposed in the electronic device and used for radiating a wireless signal. The adjustment module includes a monitoring module, a determining module, and a capacitance adjusting unit. The monitoring module is used for detecting an alternating current signal waveform when the antenna module radiates the wireless signal. The determining module receives the alternating current signal waveform and is used for generating an adjusting voltage value when the alternating current signal waveform is a non-constant amplitude. The capacitance adjusting unit is used for changing a capacitance value according to the adjusting voltage value to adjust a resonance point coordinate of the antenna module. | 04-11-2013 |
20130127665 | SATELLITE TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM - The satellite television antenna device receives a set of desired satellite identifications (IDs) from a set top box (STB). The antenna device scans the sky and locks onto a satellite candidate by measuring microwave radiation. The antenna acquires identification of the satellite candidate from a set top box (STB), if ID is possible. Then, if the candidate was identifiable, the antenna system compares the candidate's ID to the set of desired satellite IDs. If the candidate ID is a member of the set, then the satellite antenna's dish orientation is stored in memory. The antenna then attempts to acquire the remaining members of the set of desired satellite IDs until all members are acquired or no further candidates remain. If the candidate is not identifiable, or not a member of the set, then the antenna proceeds to the next satellite candidate. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127666 | Antenna Apparatus, Antenna System, and Antenna Electrical Tilting Method - Embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna apparatus, a system, and an adjusting method. The antenna apparatus is configured to be used in conjunction with an RCU (remote control unit, external remote control unit). The antenna apparatus includes a readable and writable memory and a motor. The readable and writable memory is configured to store configuration data of an antenna and antenna information corresponding to the configuration data, where the configuration data is used to control the RCU to drive the motor to move, so as to adjust an electrical down-tilt angle of the antenna. | 05-23-2013 |
20130207841 | TRANSMIT CO-CHANNEL SPECTRUM SHARING - An intelligent backhaul system is disclosed for deployment in the presence of existing radio systems. A backhaul system for co-channel deployment with existing licensed and unlicensed wireless networks, including conventional cellular backhaul radios, Common Carrier Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service, Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service and other FCC 47 C.F.R. §101 licensed microwave networks is disclosed. Processing and network elements to manage and control the deployment and management of backhaul of radios that connect remote edge access networks to core networks in a geographic zone which co-exist with such existing systems or other sources of interference within a radio environment are also disclosed. | 08-15-2013 |
20130214969 | BLADE ANTENNA ARRAY - A directional antenna system for an aircraft is disclosed. The directional antenna system may include an enclosure, a linear antenna array disposed within the enclosure and a controller. The linear antenna array may include a plurality of antenna elements physically oriented in the same orientation. The plurality of antenna elements may be positioned along a longitudinal axis of the aircraft and spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance center-to-center. The controller may be in communication with each of the plurality of antenna elements of the linear antenna array. The controller may be configured for independently controlling a RF phase angle of each of the plurality of antenna elements based on a position of the aircraft and at least one ground station available to the aircraft, allowing the linear antenna array to concentrate RF radiations in a particular wavelength toward a general direction. | 08-22-2013 |
20130214970 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING WIRELESS MESH NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless mesh network includes a first network node including a first antenna positioned in a first orientation, a first processor, and a first orientation sensor. The first processor is programmed to determine the first orientation using the first orientation sensor and to transmit, using the first antenna, the first orientation to a computing device. The network also includes a second network node including a second antenna positioned in a second orientation, a second processor, and a second orientation sensor. The second processor is programmed to determine the second orientation using the second orientation sensor and to transmit, using the second antenna, the second orientation to the computing device for use in comparing the first orientation with the second orientation. | 08-22-2013 |
20130271319 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AIMING AND ALIGNING SELF-INSTALLED BROADCAST SIGNAL RECEIVERS - A signal reception assembly may be installed by a user, and configured to achieve optimal alignment (e.g., perfect or near-perfect alignment) with a particular signal source. The signal reception assembly may receive signals from the signal source, and signal related information may be determined based on processing of the received signals, with the signal related data comprising parameters pertinent to configuring reception of signals from the particular signal source. An electronic device may be coupled to the signal reception assembly, and may be utilized to obtain and/or determine positioning information which may correlate with the positing of the signal reception assembly. Adjustments to aiming and/or alignment of the signal reception assembly, relative to the particular signal source, may be determined based on the positioning information and the signal related data to achieve the optimal alignment. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271320 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE APPLICATION (APP) THAT ASSISTS WITH AIMING OR ALIGNING A SATELLITE DISH OR ANTENNA - An app running on a communication device determines a current position of an antenna, which is to be aligned with a transmitter. The app determines a direction in which the antenna should be oriented so that the antenna is aligned with the transmitter when the communication device is placed by the antenna. The app may generate, based on the determined direction, one or more cues to enable alignment of the antenna so that the current position or a newly determined current position of the antenna is aligned with the determined position of the transmitter. The cues may include audible, visual and/or vibration cues. The app may acquire information from one or more sensors, which are located within the communication device and/or integrated within the antenna. The acquired information may be utilized to determine the current position and/or a newly determined current position of the antenna. | 10-17-2013 |
20130293417 | Directional Antenna System for Portable Communication Device - A directional antenna system for portable communication device that provides user control on the transmit antennas. The directional antenna system is made by two or more directional antennas with the directional antennas arranged in the pattern such that one of the directional antenna is pointing towards the user and the other directional antenna(s) are pointing away from the user. The directional antenna system is designed to cover a 360 degree circle in both the receiving and transmitting mode. In one of the transmitting mode, the portable communication device transmits RF signal on the directional antenna(s) that is pointing away from the user to minimize the electromagnetic energy exposure to the user. In the case when the RF receiving signal is below the desired operating condition on the outward pointing directional antenna(s), the portable communication device will generate an alert to the user. | 11-07-2013 |
20130307725 | AIRBORNE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A system is provided to establish and maintain a data path between a Local Area Network (LAN) that is mounted on a moving vehicle and a satellite. In combination, an antenna assembly, an Antenna Control Unit (ACU), an Inertial reference Unit (IRU), and a modem are mounted together on the moving vehicle, under the overall control of a services platform. Operationally, the IRU generates parametric values indicative of the spatial attitude and location of the moving vehicle. The ACU then uses the parametric values to aim the antenna in a direction toward the satellite. In this combination, the modem is connected with the antenna to transmit and receive data between the system and the satellite. Individually or collectively, operationally compatible components of the system (IRU, ACU, antenna and modem) can be appropriately substituted to thereby customize the system. | 11-21-2013 |
20130328721 | FEATURE IN ANTENNA PATTERN FOR POINTING AND ORIENTATION DETERMINATION - Systems and methods for antenna pointing are disclosed. A transmit antenna system having an adjustable boresight transmits a signal exhibiting a far-field pattern including a feature (e.g. a V-Notch) in a polarization of the signal disposed at a fixed position off a beam peak of the far-field pattern of the signal. A receive antenna system scans across the far-field pattern of the signal in the polarization to locate the feature and determine a pointing error of the adjustable boresight therefrom. The system may be applied to a cross-polarization of the signal where a co-polarization of the signal is simultaneously used for telecommunication. | 12-12-2013 |
20140022123 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE, INDEPENDENTLY-POSITIONED DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA SYSTEMS MOUNTED ON A SINGLE VEHICLE WITHIN A WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORK - A system and method for automatically coordinating different remote broadband communications sources using multiple directional antennas mounted on a single vehicle and automatically tracking the signal sources in accord with the coordination. The system scans the horizon to identify all available signals being respectively received from the plurality of remote broadband wireless communication sources. The signals or sources are then ranked based on an optimization criteria. Based on the criteria, a first directional antenna is positioned to allow two-way communication with the first remote broadband communication source and the second directional antenna is positioned to allow two-way communication with the second remote broadband communication source. | 01-23-2014 |
20140070993 | SIGNAL TRACKING AND ANTENNA POSITIONING SYSTEM - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a communication system. Particularly disclosed are systems and methods for locating and tracking radio frequency signals and for automatically positioning an antenna to receive a desired radio frequency signal. The system may comprise an antenna module comprising a receive antenna and a plurality of tracking antennas, a base, one or more motors configured to rotate the antenna module and/or tilt the receive antenna relative to the base, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may include a spectrum analyzer and may be configured to receive inputs from the tracking antennas and provide outputs to control the motors. The method may comprise selecting a center frequency for signal reception, receiving a signal at or near the center frequency at a plurality of tracking antennas, detecting the strength of the signal at the tracking antennas, determining whether the strength of the signal is equal at each of the tracking antennas, moving the plurality of tracking antennas and the receive antenna if the strength of the signal is not equal at the tracking antennas, and repeating the steps of detecting, determining, and moving until the strength of the signal at the tracking antennas is equal. | 03-13-2014 |
20140077993 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR COMBATING IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES - The system comprises an orientable block, in which are mounted at least transmission and reception antennas of means for detecting improvised explosive devices, which are directed in such a way as to illuminate at least one and the same zone of space, and a detection confirmation camera which is directed towards the zone illuminated by these transmission and reception antennas in such a way as to be able to form an image of this zone, as well as means for controlling the orientation of said orientable block, which bring about a displacement of said block in such a way as to generate a scan of a part of space by said detection means. | 03-20-2014 |
20140104104 | SIMULTANEOUS IMAGING AND PRECISION ALIGNMENT OF TWO MILLIMETER WAVE ANTENNAS BASED ON POLARIZATION-SELECTIVE MACHINE VISION - A system and method for imaging and aligning antennas that includes an overlay imaging aligner composed of two or more antennas in association with a polarization gate, a polarization beam splitter, a non-polarizing beam splitter, a beam dump, one or more imaging lens and a common detector array. The overlay imaging aligner aligns the antennas by overlaying simultaneous digital images associated with the antennas on the common detector array. The antennas can be, for example, mm Wave antennas, waveguides, etc. The detector array generates real-time digital images the antennas. Such an approach of simultaneous imaging leverages the spatial resolution of digital optical imaging to aligning antenna components. | 04-17-2014 |
20140159954 | DIRECTION FINDING USING ANTENNA ARRAY ROTATION - A direction finding system for finding the angle of arrival of a target signal from a transmitter. The system includes a plurality of directional antennas positioned to face different directions for receiving the target signal. The antennas are mounted as an antenna array on a rotatable mount for supporting and rotating the antenna array. A receiver unit down converts the RF target signal to IF signals that are digitized by an A/D converter providing digital values. A computer computes the power in the signals from the A/D samples. A computer stores calibration information for the directional antennas, processes the digital values and the calibration information to determine a rotation angle α for rotating the antennas to provide new digital values, processes the new digital values and the calibration information to determine an intersection angle, and subtracts the rotation angle from the intersection angle to determine the final value for the angle of arrival of the target signal. | 06-12-2014 |
20140168012 | Method and System for Antenna Alignment - Method, device and computer readable memory aspects describe aligning antennas such as short range communication antennas in communication devices that may be used to transmit and receive electrical power for device charging. A measure of antenna alignment may be determined in response to electrical power received by one of the antennas. A suggested movement is determined for moving at least one of the antennas (e.g. the communication device housing the antenna) for increasing the measure of antenna alignment and the suggested movement is presented in a graphical user interface (GUI). Movement may be suggested along a first plane to maximize antenna alignment followed by movement along a second plane to further maximize antenna alignment. A map may be defined from measured antenna alignment values and movement suggested in response to the map. Maximized antenna alignment may be signalled (e.g. vibration) when the measure of alignment is within a threshold range. | 06-19-2014 |
20140266887 | MOBILE RADAR SYSTEM - A radar system that includes a gimbal and a platform secured to a frame through the gimbal is disclosed. The radar system includes an antenna rotatably supported by the platform for rotation about an axis and configured to scan a hemispherical field of view above the platform. A controller that controls the rotation of the antenna and a gyroscopic stabilizer that is secured to the platform to maintain the platform in a stable and level position during operation of the radar system and rotation of the antenna is also disclosed. A vehicle is also disclosed for traversing a geographic region with the radar system. The antenna may transmit in the X band. A telescoping mast having a first end secured to the platform and having a second end secured to the gimbal is also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140340259 | TOPOLOGY DETERMINATION FOR BULK MATERIALS - For determining the topology of a bulk material surface, a series of echo curves are detected in different primary radiation directions of the antenna. Subsequently, for each distance cell of the echo curves, the maximum of all of the echo curves is determined and the distance thereof is plotted as a function of the coordinates thereof so as to obtain an image of the topology of the bulk material surface in two or three dimensions. | 11-20-2014 |
20150022399 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH BROADBAND ANTENNA - A communication system including a plurality of horn antennas, a waveguide feed network, and a converter unit coupled to the plurality of horn antennas is disclosed. The waveguide feed network is coupled to each horn antenna, splits an information signal into a first component signal having a first polarization and a second component signal having a second polarization and provides a first summed component signal at a first feed port and a second summed component signal at a second feed port. The converter unit receives the first summed component signal and the second summed component signal and compensates for polarization skew between the antenna array and a source. | 01-22-2015 |
20150091755 | INTERFERENCE REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR ONE OR MORE ANTENNAS - An interference reduction system is operable to reduce interference experienced by one or more antennas. The system detects the presence of one or more interference signals. The system then causes an antenna's radiation pattern to change. The change in the radiation pattern results in a reduction in interference. | 04-02-2015 |
20150116152 | STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR SATELLITE TRACKING ANTENNA USING GYRO AND KALMAN FILTER AND STABILIZATION CONTROL METHOD FOR SATELLITE TRACKING ANTENNA - A stabilization control method for a satellite tracking antenna disclosed herein includes outputting a monopulse signal and a gyro signal through a satellite tracking antenna having a gyro mounted thereto, under a situation that disturbance is applied to the satellite tracking antenna, inputting the output monopulse signal and gyro signal into a Kalman filter for stabilization of the satellite tracking antenna, defining a state vector of the Kalman filter based on a pointing-error angle for the satellite tracking, corresponding to the monopulse signal, and a pointing-error angular velocity for the satellite tracking, corresponding to the gyro signal, predicting an original monopulse signal corresponding to a state prior to distortion of the monopulse signal based on the defined state vector, and continuously updating the prediction of the original monopulse signal, and carrying out the stabilization control for the satellite tracking antenna by using the predicted original monopulse signal as a pointing-error-correcting input value. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116153 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND METHODS THEREOF FOR SELECTING ANTENNA CONFIGURATIONS - A system incorporating the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including determining, by a communication device comprising a processor, a usage state of the communication device. The communication device includes selectable antennas, and the usage state includes an orientation of the communication device. The method also includes selecting a set of antennas according to the usage state, and obtaining an antenna gain pattern for an antenna in the selected set of antennas. The method further includes evaluating an expected performance of an antenna configuration corresponding to the selected set of antennas, relative to a performance of an existing antenna configuration. The method also includes initiating usage of the antenna configuration in accordance with improved performance relative to the existing antenna configuration. The antenna configuration comprises a polarization configuration, and the selected set of antennas comprises elements in different planes. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-30-2015 |
20150301156 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SOURCE LOCATING SYSTEM - An electromagnetic radiation source locating system including an electromagnetic radiation sensor including an antenna configured to detect a radiant energy transmission. A position detector is in communication with the controller and is configured to detect the position of the antenna relative to a reference coordinate system, while an orientation sensor is in communication with the controller and is configured to detect the orientation of the antenna and provide an orientation signal to the controller. A range sensor is configured to detect the distance to an aligned object in the path of a directional vector and provide a distance signal indicative thereof to the controller. An aerial vehicle may be in communication with the controller and configured to drop a marker for guiding navigators to the source of the radiant energy transmission. | 10-22-2015 |
20150338504 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO RADAR - An antenna system ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150380803 | SIGNAL TRACKING AND ANTENNA POSITIONING SYSTEM - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a communication system. Particularly disclosed are systems and methods for locating and tracking radio frequency signals and for automatically positioning an antenna to receive a desired radio frequency signal. The system may comprise an antenna module comprising a receive antenna and a plurality of tracking antennas, a base, one or more motors configured to rotate the antenna module and/or tilt the receive antenna relative to the base, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may include a spectrum analyzer and may be configured to receive inputs from the tracking antennas and provide outputs to control the motors. The method may comprise selecting a center frequency for signal reception, receiving a signal at or near the center frequency at a plurality of tracking antennas, detecting the strength of the signal at the tracking antennas, determining whether the strength of the signal is equal at each of the tracking antennas, moving the plurality of tracking antennas and the receive antenna if the strength of the signal is not equal at the tracking antennas, and repeating the steps of detecting, determining, and moving until the strength of the signal at the tracking antennas is equal. | 12-31-2015 |
20160011292 | System and Method for Determining Angle | 01-14-2016 |
20160020504 | Alignment Determination for Antennas and Such - An exemplary alignment module for a base station antenna has one or more accelerometers and one or more magnetometers. The one or more accelerometers are used to determine tilt and roll angles of the antenna, while the yaw angle of the antenna is determined using the one or more magnetometers and the determined tilt and roll angles. Using multiple accelerometers and/or multiple magnetometers can improve accuracy of angle determination. A service provider can determine when to re-align the antenna by monitoring the tilt, roll, and yaw angles remotely to detect changes in antenna orientation. Yaw angle determination can also take into account offset values corresponding to soft-iron effects, hard-iron effects, and factory calibration. The need to re-calibrate offset values following changes in local magnetic environment can be detected by comparing different sensor signals, such as the different magnetic fields detected by a plurality of magnetometers. | 01-21-2016 |
20160020514 | Methods and Devices for Reducing Passive Intermodulation in RF Antennas - Systems and related methods for reducing passive intermodulation (PIM) include a combination of an antenna control unit (ACU) and a remote electrical tilt (RET) system. The ACU may be used to generate rotational motion of an output drive shaft in response to an input tilt control signal. The RET system couples to the output drive shaft of the ACU and may be used to convert the rotational motion into translational motion for modifying a phase shift of an antenna beam. PIM may be substantially eliminated by providing electrical isolation between the ACU and RET system in the form of a non-conductive connector that engages the draft shaft of the ACU. | 01-21-2016 |
20160036123 | Position Adjuster for Millimeter Wave Antenna - An adjustor configured to position an antenna coupled to a mounting element includes an adjustor nut having a bore extending along a longitudinal axis of the adjustor nut. At least a portion of the bore has inner threads configured to engage corresponding threads on a first portion of the mounting element positioned within the bore. A tool interface is positioned near a proximal end region of the adjustor nut and an external fastening mechanism positioned near a distal end region of the adjustor nut. A preload nut configured to engage the external fastening mechanism and configured to apply a load onto a second portion of the mounting element is positioned between a portion of the adjustor nut and the preload nut. Rotation of the adjustor nut around the longitudinal axis causes movement of the first portion along the longitudinal axis while the load is applied onto the second portion. | 02-04-2016 |
20160049726 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ANTENNA DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - An antenna unit part is coupled to a housing unit in such a way that the antenna unit part can be relatively oscillated. Acceleration sensors that detect accelerations that occur in an azimuth angle direction and an elevation angle direction are provided in the housing unit. Linear actuators are provided between the housing unit and an antenna unit part so that the linear actuators are able to adjust a relative angle of the antenna unit part with respect to the housing unit. A variation amount calculation unit calculates a variation amount in the elevation angle direction and the azimuth angle direction based on the accelerations detected by the acceleration sensors. A correction amount calculation unit calculates a correction amount to cancel the variation amount calculated by the variation amount calculation unit. The linear actuators are driven based on the correction amount. | 02-18-2016 |
20160056523 | Radio Antenna Positioning | 02-25-2016 |
20160056525 | A Radio Antenna Alignment Tool - A radio antenna alignment tool ( | 02-25-2016 |
20160061928 | System and Method for Locating a Point in Space - A method for locating a point in a first region based on receipt of a rf signal from the point. An antenna array is in the first region at a first position rotatable about an axis. A series of phase-array patterns is provided for implementation with the antenna array to provide measures of rf signal strength. Each pattern provides a plurality of reference values as a function of angle. A plurality of the phase-array patterns are used to acquire, in the first region, a plurality of rf signal strength values based on reception of the rf signal. A set of correlation values is determined where each value is a correlation between signal strength reference values and rf signal strength values acquired based on reception of the rf signal from the point. The correlation values identify a direction relative to the first position along which the point is located. | 03-03-2016 |
20160079651 | ANTENNA ALIGNMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - The present disclosure provides an antenna alignment method and device. The method comprises: according to an antenna type of an antenna and a pre-selected image element type, acquiring a standard feature image corresponding to the antenna type and the image element type from a feature image library; according to the standard feature image, determining an actual feature image of the antenna to be adjusted, wherein there is a correlation between the position of a main lobe in the standard feature image and an alignment direction of a main lobe in the actual feature image; and according to the position of the main lobe, determining the alignment direction of the main lobe in the actual feature image, and adjusting the antenna to be adjusted to the alignment direction of the main lobe in the actual feature image. | 03-17-2016 |
20160079665 | ROTATION POINTED ANTENNA FOR FIXED WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORKS - An apparatus and method for combining signals received from a direct broadcast satellite system with signals received from a wireless network, includes a satellite antenna for receiving the signals from the direct broadcast satellite system; and a wireless network antenna, co-located with the satellite antenna, for receiving the signals from the wireless network. The wireless network antenna includes an antenna assembly that is rotated by a controller based on characteristics of the signals received from the wireless network. The controller energizes and de-energizes a motor to mechanically rotate the antenna assembly to properly align the wireless network antenna to communicate with the wireless network. The wireless network antenna comprises a closed cylinder, wherein the antenna assembly is rotatably mounted within the closed cylinder, such that, upon command from the controller, the motor engages the antenna assembly to mechanically rotate the antenna assembly about a central axis of the closed cylinder. | 03-17-2016 |
20160091601 | HOLONOMICALLY CONSTRAINED (TETHERED) SPIN-AROUND LOCATOR - An improved two-way tagging tracking and locating system uses time of arrival (TOA), Doppler, and angle of arrival (AOA) in conjunction with remote tags and a locator. The locator's antenna is tethered to a central point, and moved in a constrained motion so that it describes a roughly circular horizontal path. The locator transmits and receives sets of complex radio sequences to/from the tag(s) so that the tag(s) emit signals which are phase, chip, and symbol coherent with the received locator signals. This enables the locator to determine the distances and Doppler shifts between itself and the tag(s) at various positions in its path such that, by post correlation processing of complex captured signal sequences, aims a virtual phased array antenna at the tag(s), resulting in enhanced distance and direction measurements. The angular position of the orbiting locator's antenna may be measured using an electronic compass packaged with the antenna. | 03-31-2016 |
20160093950 | SYSTEM IN WHICH A PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA EMULATES LOWER DIRECTIVITY ANTENNAS - A system includes a phased array antenna that is used to emulate antennas that have larger solid angle coverage and lower gain compared to a single beam of the phased array antenna. This is achieved by switching between beams of the phased array antenna while receiving a wireless communication signal and summing representations of signal energy received using the different beams. The system can be used to narrow down the angular coordinates of a transmitting satellite by emulating antenna patterns that cover portions of a search space. The system can also be used to determine a channel discriminator (e.g., frequency, code, time slot) that defines a signal being transmitted. | 03-31-2016 |
20160105233 | BROADBAND ACCESS SYSTEM VIA DRONE/UAV PLATFORMS - The present disclosure describes the system and methods for providing broadband internet access to homes and enterprises using a network of aerial platforms such as drones/UAVs/balloons. The drone communication system is composed of an antenna sub-system, a radio sub-system and a data switching sub-system. Drones form and point beams toward ground terminals in different areas in a space division multiple access scheme. Ground terminals are composed of an antenna sub-system and a radio sub-system. Ground terminals search for the drone from which they receive the strongest signals. Drone and ground terminals comprise of methods and systems to calibrate receive and transmit antenna elements. Drone radio sub-system keeps track of the drone's position and orientation changes and adjust drone's antenna beam accordingly to point to the same location on the ground as the drone moves. Depending on the changes in drone's position and orientation, the drone radio sub-system may switch the antenna aperture and/or the antenna fixture that is used to form a beam toward a specific ground terminal. Drones communicate with the terminals using a space and time division multiple access scheme. | 04-14-2016 |
20160141744 | ANTENNA AIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS - A system and method are provided for automatically aiming an antenna to communicate with a remote broadband wireless communication device. | 05-19-2016 |
20160149301 | Balloon with Pressure Mechanism to Passively Steer Antenna - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for passively steering an antenna disposed on a balloon in a balloon network. An example balloon involves: (a) an antenna and (b) a pressure-sensitive mechanism in mechanical communication with the antenna such that a change in the balloon's altitude causes at least an element of the antenna to rotate upward or downward, a separation distance between two or more radiating elements to increase or decrease, or a separation distance between the two or more radiating elements and a reflector to increase or decrease. | 05-26-2016 |
20160156099 | ARRAY ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR ROTATION MODE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
20160380351 | Radio Equipment Positioning - A device, a method, a system, and a computer program product for installation, positioning and/or repositioning of a radio device are disclosed. Using a positioning device, an identification information of the radio device and at least one first positioning parameter associated with the radio device are received for positioning of the radio device on an installation surface. The positioning device determines at least one second positioning parameter of the radio device. The first and second positioning parameters are compared and the radio device is positioned based on at least one of the following: the first positioning parameter and the second positioning parameter. | 12-29-2016 |
20160380352 | ANTENNA ADJUSTMENT METHOD, ANTENNA, AND BASE STATION CONTROL CENTER - Embodiments of the present application provide an antenna adjustment method, an antenna, and a base station control center, where the antenna includes: a detection unit, configured to detect a current orientation parameter of the antenna; an obtaining unit, configured to obtain remote electrical tilt data of multiple element arrays in the antenna that are corresponding to a target frequency band, where the remote electrical tilt data is determined according to a difference between a target orientation parameter of a beam of the multiple element arrays and the current orientation parameter; and an adjustment unit, configured to adjust an orientation of the beam of the multiple element arrays according to the remote electrical tilt data. According to the embodiments of the present application, multiple element arrays in the antenna that are corresponding to each frequency band can be separately adjusted, thereby improving antenna performance. | 12-29-2016 |
20160380707 | Interference Mitigation in Multiple Input Multiple Output Systems - There is provided mechanisms for adjusting an antenna arrangement for mitigating interference in a line of sight multiple input multiple output system. The antenna arrangement comprises at least two antennas. A method comprises adjusting a distance between two antennas of the antenna arrangement by an adjustment distance to compensate for interference caused by at least one reflection occurring along a line of sight link from the antenna arrangement to antennas intended to communicate with the antenna arrangement. | 12-29-2016 |