# US 12,113,589 B2 · System and method for housing antennas

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- Number: US 12,113,589 B2
- Document ID: US12113589B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/021,531
- Filed: 2021-11-08
- Published: 2023-07-20
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2020-11-06
- Assignees: Dejero Labs Inc.
- Applicants: Dejero Labs Inc.
- Inventors: Andrew Barrow; Thananjagen Kunaratnam; Alaa F. Elagha; Jonathon Oberholzer; Anthony Todd Schneider; Cameron Kenneth Smith
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113589B2

## CPC

- H04B 7/0404: the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
- H01Q 1/2291: {used in Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi® devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] (H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W)}
- H01Q 1/241: {used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM (H01Q1/247, H01Q1/248 take precedence)}
- H01Q 1/48: Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises
- H01Q 1/523: {between antennas of an array}
- H01Q 1/526: {Electromagnetic shields}
- H01Q 9/42: with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength
- H01Q 19/106: {using two or more intersecting plane surfaces, e.g. corner reflector antennas}
- H01Q 21/205: {providing an omnidirectional coverage (turnstile aerials H01Q21/26)}
- H01Q 21/28: Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)}
- H01Q 25/00: Antennas or antenna systems providing at least two radiating patterns (arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern H01Q3/00)
- H04B 17/318: Received signal strength
- H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic
- H04W 76/10: Connection setup
- H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections
- H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals
- Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks
- H04B: TRANSMISSION
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE

## Abstract

A multiple radio and/or multi antenna chassis is described in some embodiments, along with methods of operation, and non-transitory computer readable media storing machine interpretable instructions to be executed on a processor to perform the methods of operation. Variants are described having regard to the use of one or more of the antennas for establishing bonded connections whereby one or more subsets of the antennas are coordinated to operate in concert to operate one or more connections for data packet transmission while reducing energy loss issues as between operating antennas. The approaches described herein can operate, for example, with a plurality of wideband antennas to provide a multi modem communications device that can be coupled to a master/primary data communications device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A multi modem communications device providing electronic communication across a plurality of radios, the device comprising:
a central housing chassis adapted to provide an electrical counterpoise for the electronic communication, the central housing chassis comprising material that provides radio frequency shielding; and
a plurality of wide-band antennas, each coupled to the central housing chassis, each corresponding to a modem of a plurality of modems provided by the multi modem communications device, and each operating on similar frequency bands;
wherein each of the wide-band antennas that correspond to a modem of the plurality of modems are positioned on the central housing chassis or configured on the central housing chassis to physically block, using a horizon established by a shape of the central housing chassis as a radio frequency shield, line of sight between other wide-band antennas of the plurality of wide-band antennas positioned in a near field region and coupled to the central housing chassis being used for the modem of the plurality of modems, reducing cross-coupling loading or energy loss as between the plurality of wide-band antennas.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The multi modem communications device of claim 1, wherein each wide-band antenna of the plurality of wide-band antennas is a folded wide-band antenna having a folding orientation, and each adjacent wide-band antenna of the plurality of wide-band antennas relative to their coupling to the central housing chassis is folded in a different orientation relative to other adjacent wide-band antennas.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The multi modem communications device of claim 2, wherein the folding in the different orientation includes adjacent wide-band antennas having mirror image folding relative to one another to reduce interference between the adjacent wide-band antennas.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The multi modem communications device of claim 1, wherein each modem of the plurality of modems utilizes a first corresponding wide-band antenna and a second corresponding wide-band antenna of the plurality of wide-band antennas, and wherein the first corresponding wide-band antenna is coupled in a geometrically opposite position on the central housing chassis relative to the second corresponding wide-band antenna, and
wherein physical geometric features of the central housing chassis block line of sight between the first corresponding wide-band antenna and the second corresponding wide-band antenna.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The multi modem communications device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of modems include a first, a second, and a third modem, each having a pair of corresponding wide-band antennas, the corresponding pair for the first modem and second modem coupled diagonally across the central housing chassis, and the corresponding pair for the third modem coupled opposite one another across a center of the central housing chassis.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The multi modem communications device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of modems operate on frequency bands residing between about 600 MHz to about 6000 MHz, and each modem of the plurality of modems operates on a frequency band within the frequency bands.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The multi modem communications device of claim 6, wherein a communications controller submodule is configured to periodically or continuously measure one or more performance parameters of communications of each modem of the plurality of modems, and utilize the one or more performance parameters in controlling the electronic communication across one or more modems of the plurality of modems.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The multi modem communications device of claim 7, wherein each connection provided by each modem of the plurality of modems is bonded to provide an aggregated data communication pipeline for data communications, and the one or more performance parameters utilized to determine assignments of the plurality of modems to specific carriers.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The multi modem communications device of claim 7, wherein a highest performing carrier is selected based on the one or more performance parameters for assignment to each modem of the plurality of modems.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The multi modem communications device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of modems each operate using a different frequency band, a different subscriber identity module (SIM), or connect to different carrier networks.

### Claim 11

A method for operating a multi modem communications device providing electronic communication across a plurality of radios having a central housing chassis adapted to provide an electrical counterpoise for the electronic communication, the central housing chassis comprising material that provides radio frequency shielding; and a plurality of wide-band antennas, each coupled to the central housing chassis, each corresponding to a modem of a plurality of modems provided by the multi modem communications device, and each operating on similar frequency bands; each of the wide-band antennas that correspond to a modem of the plurality of modems are positioned on the central housing chassis or configured on the central housing chassis to physically block, using a horizon established by a shape of the central housing chassis as a radio frequency shield line of sight between other wide-band antennas of the plurality of wide-band antennas positioned in a near field region and coupled to the central housing chassis being used for the modem of the plurality of modems, reducing cross-coupling loading or energy loss as between the plurality of wide-band antennas, the method comprising:
establishing a local area data connection to a master data communications device in a local area network;
interoperating with, by the master data communications device, the multi modem communications device to establish wide area data communications using the plurality of wide-band antennas and the plurality of modems to connect to cellular networks.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the wide area data connections are mapped as virtual modem connections available to the master data communications device and the master data communications device controls the multi modem communications device to use the wide area data connections.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the virtual modem connections available to the master data communications device replace existing modem connections of the master data communications device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the virtual modem connections available to the master data communications device augment existing modem connections of the master data communications device such that a subset or all of the virtual modem connections and the existing modem connections are blended together to form aggregated or bonded network connections.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein a first subset of the of the virtual modem connections and the existing modem connections is utilized to or assigned to communicate a first flow classification of packets, the first subset having a lower latency relative to other connections of the virtual modem connections and the existing modem connections.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein a remaining subset of the virtual modem connections and the existing modem connections is utilized to or assigned to handle bulk data communications.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the multi modem communications device is further configured to control blending of connections of the wide area data connections to communicate data packets to or from the master data communications device.

### Claim 18 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the virtual modem connections are assigned spillover connectivity in an event of a request for data communications resources exceeding the communications capabilities of the existing modem connections.

### Claim 19 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the virtual modem connections available to the master data communications device are periodically interrogated using test data probe packets to assess communications characteristics of each of the virtual modem connections using different carriers, and are each assigned a carrier based on the carrier having the highest assessed communication characteristics.

### Claim 20

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing machine interpretable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for operating a multi modem communications device providing electronic communication across a plurality of radios having a central housing chassis adapted to provide an electrical counterpoise for the electronic communication, the central housing chassis comprising material that provides radio frequency shielding;
and a plurality of wide-band antennas, each coupled to the central housing chassis, each corresponding to a modem of a plurality of modems provided by the multi modem communications device, and each operating on similar frequency bands; each of the wide-band antennas that correspond to a modem of the plurality of modems are positioned on the central housing chassis or configured on the central housing chassis to physically block, using a horizon established by a shape of the central housing chassis as a radio frequency shield line of sight between other wide-band antennas of the plurality of wide-band antennas positioned in a near field region and coupled to the central housing chassis being used for the modem of the plurality of modems of the plurality of wide-band antennas coupled to the central housing chassis, reducing cross-coupling loading or energy loss as between the plurality of wide-band antennas, the method comprising:
establishing a local area data connection to a master data communications device in a local area network;
interoperating with, by the master data communications device, the multi modem communications device to establish wide area data communications using the plurality of wide-band antennas or the plurality of modems to connect to cellular networks.