System for efficiently covering a sectorized cell utilizing beam forming and sweeping
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorsSteven Goldberg, Angelo Cuffaro
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Abstract
A communication system transmits and receives communications within a sectorized cell between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station. The communication system includes a unit for generating and shaping a beam; an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals within said beam; and a unit for directing the beam. The shaped beam is directed at a plurality of predetermined directions; either continuously or discretely.
Claims49
A communication system for transmitting and receiving communications between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station, the system covering a sectorized cell using at least one beam comprising:
- means for generating and shaping a plurality of beams in an array;
- an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals within said beams;
- means for directing said beams;
- whereby said means for directing selectively directs at least one of the shaped beams at a plurality of directions;
- and
- means for identifying the shaped beam in accordance with at least a subset of said plurality of directions.
A system for facilitating the transmission and reception of communications between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station, the system covering a sectorized cell using at least one beam comprising:
- an antenna, for generating a beam for transmitting a communication and for receiving a communication;
- means for shaping the beam;
- means for sweeping the shaped beam;
- whereby said sweeping means selectively directs the shaped beam at a plurality of directions;
- and
- means for identifying the beam in accordance with at least a subset of said plurality of directions.
A communication system for transmitting and receiving communications between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station, the system covering a sectorized cell using at least one beam comprising:
- means for generating and shaping a plurality of beams, the beams providing a plurality of cell sectors;
- an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals within said beam;
- means for directing said beam;
- whereby said means for directing selectively directs the shaped beam at a plurality of direction;
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- means to provide communications between the primary station and the secondary stations in selected ones of the sectors in accordance with locations of the secondary stations.
A method for transmitting and receiving communications between at least one primary station and at least one secondary station, the method comprising:
- providing a sectorized cell by using a smart antenna, the sectorized cell using at least one beam;
- shaping and directing said beam;
- whereby said circuit for directing selectively directs the shaped beam at a plurality of directions coinciding with the sectors of the cell;
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- identifying the beam in accordance with at least a subset of said plurality of directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.