System and method for enhancing wireless coverage at an information handling system using a multi-slice static metasurface

A metasurface unit cell array comprising:

• a first subsection of metasurface unit cells of the metasurface unit cell array to redirect incoming electromagnetic (EM) signals in a first direction beam along an azimuth from a surface of the metasurface unit cell array, wherein the arrangement of the metasurface unit cells having varied EM signal phase shifting within the first subsection determines constructive or destructive interference to generate the first direction beam for redirecting the incoming EM signals by the first subsection;
• a second subsection of metasurface unit cells of the metasurface unit cell array to redirect the incoming EM signals in a second direction beam along the azimuth, wherein the arrangement of the metasurface unit cells having varied EM signal phase shifting within the second subsection, determines constructive or destructive interference to generate the second direction beam for redirecting the incoming EM signals by the second subsection;
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• a third subsection of metasurface unit cells of the metasurface unit cell array to redirect incoming EM signals in a third direction beam along the azimuth, wherein the arrangement of the metasurface unit cells having varied EM signal phase shifting within the third subsection determines constructive or destructive interference to generate the third direction beam for redirecting the incoming EM signals by the third subsection.

An information handling system comprising:

• a processor, a memory, a display, and a power source, wherein the display is housed in a display chassis of the information handling system having an outer lid surface;
• a static metasurface unit cell array having a plurality of subsections of unit cells operatively coupled to the outer lid surface of the information handling system, wherein each subsection of metasurface unit cells of the static metasurface unit cell array redirects incoming electromagnetic (EM) signals in a corresponding plurality of direction beams along an azimuth of the static metasurface unit cell array;
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• the static metasurface unit cell array having the plurality of subsections of unit cells receives the incoming EM signals from an access point in a radiofrequency area to redirect those incoming EM signals in a plurality of directions of the corresponding plurality of direction beams to extend the wireless signal coverage of the access point within the radiofrequency area.