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US 11,152,713 B2Granted
Corner antenna array devices, systems, and methods
AssigneeWispry, Inc.
InventorsRocío Rodríguez-Cano, Shuai Zhang, Gert Frølund Pedersen
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods in which antenna elements are positioned together as an array at a corner of a mobile device, at least two of the antenna elements being oriented to provide beams in different directions with respect to the corner of the mobile device.
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An antenna element array for a mobile device comprising:
- a plurality of antenna elements that are configured to be positioned together as an array at a corner of a mobile device, wherein the corner comprises a region of the mobile device that is near each of a front face, a back face that is spaced apart from the front face, a first side that extends between the front face and the back face, and a second side that extends between the front face and the back face at an angle relative to the first side;
- wherein one or more antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to be integrated into each of the front face, the back face, the first side, and the second side of the mobile device;
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- wherein at least two of the plurality of antenna elements are oriented to provide beams in different directions with respect to the corner of the mobile device.
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A mobile communications system comprising:
- a plurality of antenna elements positioned together as an array at each of one or more corner of a mobile device, wherein each corner comprises a region of the mobile device that is near each of a front face, a back face that is spaced apart from the front face, a first side that extends between the front face and the back face, and a second side that extends between the front face and the back face at an angle relative to the first side;
- wherein one or more antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to be integrated into each of the front face, the back face, the first side, and the second side of each respective one of the one or more corner of the mobile device;
- wherein at least two of the plurality of antenna elements at each of the one or more corner are oriented to provide beams in different directions with respect to the respective corner of the mobile device;
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- wherein at least two antenna elements at different corners are oriented to provide beams in substantially the same direction with respect to the mobile device.
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A method for operating an antenna element array for a mobile device, the method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of antenna elements together as an array at a corner of a mobile device, wherein the corner comprises a region of the mobile device that is near each of a front face, a back face that is spaced apart from the front face, a first side that extends between the front face and the back face, and a second side that extends between the front face and the back face at an angle relative to the first side;
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- providing beams from at least two of the plurality of antenna elements in different directions with respect to the corner of the mobile device;
- wherein positioning the plurality of antenna elements together comprises integrating the plurality of antenna elements into each of the front face, the back face, the first side, and the second side of the corner of the mobile device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.