# US 10,770,786 B2 · Repeater with multimode antenna > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,770,786 B2 - Document ID: US10770786B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/380,222 - Filed: 2019-04-10 - Published: 2019-08-01 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2008-03-05 - Assignees: Ethertronics, Inc. - Applicants: Ethertronics, Inc. - Inventors: Abhishek Singh; Sebastian Rowson; Laurent Desclos; Jeffrey Shamblin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10770786B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/521: {reducing the coupling between adjacent antennas} - B65D 88/703: {Air blowing devices, i.e. devices for the sudden introduction of compressed air into the container} - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 3/00: Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system {(means for positioning H01Q1/125)} - H01Q 3/2611: {Means for null steering; Adaptive interference nulling} - H01Q 9/0421: {with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element (H01Q9/0414 takes precedence)} - H01Q 19/10: using reflecting surfaces - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract The disclosure concerns an antenna subsystem that can be used in various repeater systems to optimize gain of the repeater by increasing isolation between donor and server antennas, wherein at least one of the donor and server antennas is an active multi-mode antenna. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An antenna system, comprising: a donor antenna sub-system configured to accept a first version of an incoming signal; a server antenna sub-system configured to relay a second version of the incoming signal; a processor configured to determine a configuration for the antenna system to generate the second version of the incoming signal; wherein the donor antenna sub-system comprises a multi-mode antenna adapted for configuration in one of a plurality of antenna modes, each antenna mode associated with a distinct radiation pattern; wherein the processor is configured to implement the configuration for the antenna system to generate the second version of the incoming signal by configuring the multi-mode antenna in one of the plurality of modes. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The antenna system of claim 1, wherein the multi-mode antenna comprises: a radiating element positioned above a circuit board forming a volume therebetween; one or more parasitic conductor elements; and one or more active elements coupled to the one or more parasitic elements. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The antenna system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine a configuration of the antenna system based at least in part on operational inputs associated configuring the multi-mode antenna of the donor antenna sub-system in each of the plurality of modes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The antenna system of claim 3, wherein the operational inputs comprise receiver power. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The antenna system of claim 3, wherein the operational inputs comprise signal to noise ratio. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The antenna system of claim 1, wherein the server antenna sub-system comprises a second multi-mode antenna adapted for configuration in one of a plurality of antenna modes, each antenna mode associated with a distinct radiation pattern. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The antenna system of claim 6, wherein the second multi-mode antenna comprises: a radiating element positioned above a circuit board forming a volume therebetween; one or more parasitic conductor elements; and one or more active elements coupled to the one or more parasitic elements. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The antenna system of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to determine a configuration of the antenna system based at least in part on operational inputs associated configuring the second multi-mode antenna of the server antenna sub-system in each of the plurality of modes. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The antenna system of claim 8, wherein the operational inputs comprise receiver power. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The antenna system of claim 8, wherein the operational inputs comprise signal to noise ratio. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The antenna system of claim 1, wherein the configuration is configured to adjust an orthogonality of a radiation pattern associated with the donor antenna sub-system relative to a radiation pattern associated with the server antenna sub-system. ### Claim 12 An antenna system, comprising: a donor antenna sub-system configured to accept a first version of an incoming signal; a server antenna sub-system configured to relay a second version of the incoming signal; a processor configured to determine a configuration for the antenna system to generate the second version of the incoming signal; wherein the server antenna sub-system comprises a multi-mode antenna adapted for configuration in one of a plurality of antenna modes, each antenna mode associated with a distinct radiation pattern; wherein the processor is configured to implement the configuration for the antenna system to generate the second version of the incoming signal by configuring the multi-mode antenna in one of the plurality of modes. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The antenna system of claim 12, wherein the multi-mode antenna comprises: a radiating element positioned above a circuit board forming a volume therebetween; one or more parasitic conductor elements; and one or more active elements coupled to the one or more parasitic elements. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The antenna system of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to determine a configuration of the antenna system based at least in part on operational inputs associated configuring the multi-mode antenna of the donor antenna sub-system in each of the plurality of modes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The antenna system of claim 14, wherein the operational inputs comprise receiver power. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The antenna system of claim 14, wherein the operational inputs comprise signal to noise ratio. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The antenna system of claim 12, wherein the configuration is configured to adjust an orthogonality of a radiation pattern associated with the donor antenna sub-system relative to a radiation pattern associated with the server antenna sub-system.