System and method for adaptive beamforming for specific absorption rate control

A method comprising the steps of:

• a) measuring a return power level present at antennas of a modifiable mobile communication device at regular time intervals;
• b) if an output power of the modifiable mobile communication device is greater than a predefined specific absorption rate level, comparing the return power level to a first threshold and skip to step e);
• c) if an output power of the modifiable mobile communication device is less than or equal to a predefined specific absorption rate level, implementing mobile transmit diversity;
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• d) repeating steps a-c;
• e) if the return power level is greater than the first threshold, implementing a mobile transmit diversity algorithm combined with a reflection-based beamforming technique, the reflection-based beamforming technique providing an adaptive beam shaping pattern that shapes a transmitted beam pattern to minimize an amount of reflected transmitted power;
• f) re-measuring the return power level;
• g) if the return power level has increased, applying a change to a diversity parameter of the mobile transmit diversity algorithm based on the results of the evaluating step;
• h) if the return power level is less than a second threshold, repeating steps a-c;
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• i) if the return power level is equal to or greater than the second threshold, repeating steps e-g.