Antenna system for a large appliance
AssigneeAirgain Incorporated
InventorSimon Yang
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Abstract
An antenna system for a large appliance is disclosed herein. The antenna system comprises a large appliance having a front surface and a rear surface, a first antenna mounted on the rear surface, a second antenna mounted on the rear surface, a combiner in communication with the first antenna and the second antenna, a radio, a processor, and a wireless access point. The combiner selects the strongest signal of the first antenna and the second antenna to receive a wireless signal from the wireless access point.
Claims13
An antenna system for a large appliance, the antenna system comprising:
- an appliance having a front surface and a rear surface;
- and
- an antenna system comprising a transceiver, an antenna control unit and a plurality of antenna elements;
- wherein the plurality of antenna elements are configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal in a direction having an antenna gain;
- wherein the transceiver is configured to detect an expected signal transmitted from a wireless access point;
- wherein the antenna control unit is configured to generate a direction selection signal to direct the electromagnetic signal to a selected direction corresponding to a high gain position in response to the antenna gain signal;
- wherein the appliance has a surface area of at least nine feet;
- wherein the appliance comprises a metal surface that blocks antenna signals from the wireless access point.
An antenna system for a large appliance, the antenna system comprising:
- an appliance having a front surface and a rear surface;
- and
- an antenna system for communication in a wireless network comprising a transceiver, an antenna control unit and a plurality of antenna elements;
- wherein the plurality of antenna elements are configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal in a direction having an antenna gain;
- wherein the transceiver is capable of detecting an expected signal transmitted within the wireless network, and in response generating an antenna gain signal;
- wherein the antenna control unit is configured to generate a direction selection signal to direct the electromagnetic signal to a selected direction corresponding to a high gain position in response to the antenna gain signal;
- wherein the appliance has a surface area of at least nine feet;
- wherein the appliance comprises a metal surface that blocks antenna signals.
An antenna system for a large appliance, the antenna system comprising:
- the large appliance having a front surface and a rear surface;
- a first antenna mounted on the rear surface;
- a second antenna mounted on the rear surface;
- a combiner having a shield case and in communication with the first antenna and the second antenna;
- a radio;
- and
- a processor;
- wherein the combiner is a passive switch that selects a received signal to use from a signal received at the first antenna and the signal received second antenna, the signal operating on an 802.11 communication protocol;
- wherein the large appliance has a surface area of at least nine feet and is a 4K high definition television;
- wherein the large appliance comprises a metal surface that blocks antenna signals from the wireless access point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.