# US 7,610,064 B2 · Direct downlink RF module

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- Number: US 7,610,064 B2
- Document ID: US7610064B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 10/942,383
- Filed: 2004-09-16
- Published: 2005-03-17
- Granted: 2009-10-27
- Earliest claimed: 2003-09-16
- Inventors: Farrokh Mohamadi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7610064B2

## CPC

- H01Q 11/105: {using a dielectric support}
- H01Q 3/26: varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elements; varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture ({H01Q3/12,} H01Q3/22, H01Q3/24 take precedence)
- H01Q 21/0025: {Modular arrays}
- H01Q 21/0087: {Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing antenna arrays (manufacturing waveguides H01P11/00)}
- H04B 7/15528: {Control of operation parameters of a relay station to exploit the physical medium}
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)
- H04B: TRANSMISSION

## Abstract

A downlink module is provided that includes a sensor interface operable to provide digital sensor signals. It also includes a GPS receiver for receiving GPS timing and location signals. The downlink module may be configured to form packets of digital sensor signals and GPS timing and location signals according to a desired protocol.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A downlink module, comprising:
a sensor interface operable to provide digitized sensor signals;
a GPS receiver operable to provide GPS timing and location signals;
a digital signal processor and coding modulator for forming baseband packets of the digitized sensor signals and the GPS timing and location signals according to a desired protocol;
an IF stage for converting the baseband packets into an RF packet signal;
a beamforming controller; and
an array of integrated antenna circuits, each integrated antenna circuit operable to phase shift and/or attenuate the RF packet signal according to a beamforming command from the beamforming controller such that a transmitted RF packet signal from the array of integrated antenna circuits is directed into a desired beam direction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The downlink module of claim 1, wherein the downlink module is integrated onto a single semiconductor substrate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The downlink module of claim 1, wherein the desired protocol is an 802.11-based protocol, the baseband packets thereby being 802.11 packets.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The downlink module of claim 3, wherein the digital signal processor and coding modulator is configured to integrate the GPS timing and location signals and the digitized sensor information into the user data field of the 802.11 packets.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The downlink module of claim 4, wherein the digital signal processor and coding modulator is configured to integrate a classification of the digitized sensor data into the packet class field.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The downlink module of claim 4, wherein the digitized sensor information comprises Electronic Product Code (EPC) information.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The downlink module of claim 1, wherein the desired protocol is a GPRS-based protocol, the baseband packets thereby being GSM packets.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The downlink module of claim 7, wherein the digital signal processor and coding modulator is configured to integrate the GPS timing and location signals and the digitized sensor information into the packet data channel (PDCH) field of the GSM packets.