# US 11,444,651 B2 · Transceiver, vehicle, method, and computer program for a transceiver > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,444,651 B2 - Document ID: US11444651B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/845,790 - Filed: 2017-12-18 - Published: 2018-05-03 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-19 - Assignees: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Bayerisch Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Adrian Posselt; Christian Arendt; Peter Fertl - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11444651B2 ## CPC - H04B 1/40: Circuits - H04B 1/082: {to be used in vehicles (H04B1/086 takes precedence; holding or mounting accessories B60R11/02)} - H04B 1/1027: {assessing signal quality or detecting noise/interference for the received signal} - H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming} - H04B 7/0691: {using subgroups of transmit antennas} - H04B 7/10: Polarisation diversity; Directional diversity - H04B 17/309: Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters - H04W 88/08: Access point devices - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A transceiver for a vehicle for communication in a mobile radio system includes one or more interfaces for a plurality of antennas, and a transceiving device configured to communicate via the one or more interfaces and via at least a part of the plurality of antennas in the mobile radio system. The transceiver also includes a control device configured to control the transceiving device and the one or more interfaces, where the control device determines, via a first cluster of the plurality of antennas, information about a radio channel between the first cluster of antennas and a base station of the mobile radio system, and communicates via a second cluster of the plurality of antennas with the base station of the mobile radio system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A transceiver for a vehicle for communication in a mobile radio system, comprising: one or more interfaces for a plurality of antennas; a transceiving device configured to communicate via the one or more interfaces and via at least a part of the plurality of antennas in the mobile radio system; and a control device configured to control the transceiving device and the one or more interfaces, wherein the control device is configured to: determine, via a first cluster of the plurality of antennas, information about a radio channel between the first cluster of antennas and a base station of the mobile radio system, and communicate via a second cluster of the plurality of antennas with the base station of the mobile radio system, determine, using the information about the radio channel between the first cluster of the antennas and the base station, information about a radio channel between the second cluster of the antennas and the base station, and select a particular antenna, from among the second cluster of antennas, to use to communicate with the base station based on the determined information about the radio channel between the second cluster of the antennas and the base station, and based on a direction of travel of the vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of antennas comprises antennas having at least one of different orientations, different polarizations, different mounting locations on the vehicle, different antenna gains and different radiation characteristics, wherein the plurality of antennas corresponds to an antenna system having at least one of decentralized and distributed antennas. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information about the radio channel comprises information about at least one direction of incidence of radio signals. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to determine the information about the radio channel between the second cluster of the antennas and the base station of the mobile radio system based on at least one of: a speed, availability information about the mobile radio system, and the direction of travel of the vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The transceiver as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control device is configured to determine, via the one or more interfaces, information about the at least one of the speed, availability information about the mobile radio system, and the direction of travel of the vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to determine the information about the radio channel between the second cluster of the antennas and the base station of the mobile radio system based on at least one of: (i) an assumption that at least one antenna of the first cluster of antennas is arranged in the direction of travel of the vehicle in front of at least one antenna of the second cluster, and (ii) an assumption that an antenna of the second cluster of antennas experiences the same radio channel as an antenna of the first cluster delayed in time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The transceiver as claimed in claim 6, wherein the control device is configured to select the first cluster of antennas based on the direction of travel of the vehicle such that at least one antenna of the first cluster is arranged in front of at least one antenna of the second cluster in the direction of travel of the vehicle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to adaptively match a selection of antennas from the plurality of antennas for the first and the second cluster of antennas. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to adaptively match a number of antennas in at least one of the first cluster and in the second cluster of antennas. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transceiving device comprises two or more transceiving modules coupled to the plurality of antennas. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to perform beam forming with respect to the base station of the mobile radio system via the antennas in the second cluster. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The transceiver as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control device is configured to adaptively match a beam forming via the antennas in the second cluster. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The transceiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device is further configured to change the particular antenna, from among the second cluster of antennas, to use to communicate with the base station based on the determined information about the radio channel between the second cluster of the antennas and the base station. ### Claim 14 A vehicle having a transceiver, wherein the transceiver comprises: one or more interfaces for a plurality of antennas; a transceiving device configured to communicate via the one or more interfaces and via at least a part of the plurality of antennas in the mobile radio system; and a control device configured to control the transceiving device and the one or more interfaces, wherein the control device is configured to: determine, via a first cluster of the plurality of antennas, information about a radio channel between the first cluster of antennas and a base station of the mobile radio system, and communicate via a second cluster of the plurality of antennas with the base station of the mobile radio system, determine, using the information about the radio channel between the first cluster of the antennas and the base station, information about a radio channel between the second cluster of the antennas and the base station, and select a particular antenna, from among the second cluster of antennas, to use to communicate with the base station based on the determined information about the radio channel between the second cluster of the antennas and the base station, and based on a direction of travel of the vehicle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The vehicle as claimed in claim 14 further comprising the plurality of antennas, wherein the first cluster of antennas comprises the same number of antennas as the second cluster of antennas. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The vehicle as claimed in claim 15, wherein the antennas of the first cluster have the same geometry with respect to one another as the antennas of the second cluster. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The vehicle as claimed in claim 15, wherein the antennas of the first cluster have the same antenna characteristic as the antennas of the second cluster. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The vehicle as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first cluster comprises other antennas than the second cluster. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The vehicle as claimed in claim 14, wherein the control device is further configured to change the particular antenna, from among the second cluster of antennas, to use to communicate with the base station based on the determined information about the radio channel between the second cluster of the antennas and the base station. ### Claim 20 A method for a transceiver for a vehicle for communication in a mobile radio system, comprising the acts of: determining information about a radio channel between a first cluster of antennas of a plurality of antennas and a base station of the mobile radio system; and communicating with the base station of the mobile radio system via a second cluster of the plurality of antennas determining, using the information about the radio channel between the first cluster of the antennas and the base station, information about a radio channel between the second cluster of the antennas and the base station, and selecting a particular antenna, from among the second cluster of antennas, to use to communicate with the base station based on the determined information about the radio channel between the second cluster of the antennas and the base station, and based on a direction of travel of the vehicle.