Method and apparatus for mitigating a change in an orientation of an antenna
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorPaul Shala Henry
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include a system configured for receiving sensing data from a orientation detector coupled to an antenna, determining, according to the sensing data, that an aperture of the antenna has shifted from a first orientation to a second orientation, and configuring a transmitter to generate an adjusted electromagnetic wave that is supplied to a feed point of the antenna for offsetting the shift in orientation of the antenna. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- an orientation detector;
- an antenna coupled to the orientation detector;
- a processing system including a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving sensing data from the orientation detector;
- determining from the sensing data a shift by the antenna from a first orientation to a second orientation;
- and
- adjusting a directionality of a wireless signal generated by the antenna to maintain wireless connectivity with a recipient antenna receiving the wireless signal to compensate for the shift from the first orientation to the second orientation.
A machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving sensing data from an orientation detector coupled to an antenna;
- determining from the sensing data that an aperture of the antenna has shifted from a first orientation to a second orientation;
- and
- configuring, according to the sensing data, a transmitter to generate an updated electromagnetic wave that is supplied to the antenna, wherein the updated electromagnetic wave causes an adjustment in a directionality of a wireless signal generated by the aperture of the antenna to offset a shifting of the aperture of the antenna from the first orientation to the second orientation due to a mechanical decay of a mechanism holding the antenna to a fixture.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a system including a processor, sensing data from an orientation detector coupled to an antenna;
- determining, by the system according to the sensing data, that an aperture of the antenna has shifted from a first orientation to a second orientation;
- and
- responsive to the determining, configuring, by the system, a transmitter to generate an adjusted electromagnetic wave that is supplied to a feed point of the antenna, wherein the adjusted electromagnetic wave modifies a directionality of a wireless signal generated by the aperture of the antenna to offset a shifting of the aperture of the antenna from the first orientation to the second orientation due to a mechanical decay of a mechanism holding the antenna to a fixture supporting the antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.