Wireless system having multiple antennas and multiple radios
AssigneeVideo54 Technologies, Inc.
InventorVictor Shtrom
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Abstract
A wireless system includes a circuit that couples one or more of a plurality of antenna elements to one or more of a plurality of radios. The plurality of antenna elements may comprise a plurality of modified dipoles or omnidirectional antennas coupled to one or more radios by a plurality of PIN diodes. The antenna elements may be configured by a controller of the wireless system to generate a pattern agile radiation pattern or a substantially omnidirectional radiation pattern. The plurality of antenna elements may be contained within a housing of the wireless system or may be conformal to the housing.
Claims23
A system, comprising:
- a first transmitter;
- a second transmitter;
- an antenna apparatus comprising a plurality of antenna elements;
- and
- a circuit configured to couple the first transmitter to a first group of the plurality of antenna elements or the second transmitter to a second group of the plurality of antenna elements.
A method, comprising:
- generating a first radio signal;
- generating a second radio signal;
- selecting a first group of antenna elements of an antenna apparatus having a plurality of antenna elements with which to transmit the first radio signal;
- selecting a second group of antenna elements of the antenna apparatus with which to transmit the second radio signal;
- and
- coupling the first radio signal to the first group and the second radio signal to the second group.
An antenna system comprising:
- a first port configured to be coupled to a first transmitter;
- a second port configured to be coupled to a second transmitter;
- a plurality of antenna elements;
- and
- a circuit configured to couple the first port or the second port to one or more of the plurality of antenna elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.