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US 9,177,184 B2Granted
Beam shape control device for an antenna and associated antenna
AssigneeKathrein-Werke KG
InventorsKlaus Prassberger, Benjamin Bien, Markus Mohr
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Abstract
An improved beam shape control device, and more particularly an improved antenna comprising a beam shape control device, is distinguished by the fact that the beam shape control device (RET, M-RET) comprises reading electronics with an RFID receiving antenna and/or writing electronics with an RFID transmitting antenna, by means of which antenna-specific data can be read from an RFID tag positioned in the region of the antenna.
Claims30
Antenna for mobile communications comprising:
- an antenna housing,
- a plurality of antenna devices housed in the antenna housing,
- a beam-shape control device connected to the antenna and comprising a microprocessor and a control device for carrying out beam shaping,
- an RFID tag provided on the antenna,
- the beam-shape control device comprising (a) a read electronics unit comprising an RFID receiver antenna and/or (b) a write electronics unit comprising an RFID transmitter antenna,
- the RFID tag provided on the antenna arranged in the receiving and/or transmitting region of the receiver and/or transmitter antenna,
- the antenna configured such that unidirectional communication with the RFID tag provided on the antenna is handled via the RFID receiver antenna, or bidirectional communication with said RFID tag is handled via the RFID receiver and transmitter antenna(s), and
- the RFID tag storing at least one of (a) configuration data for configuring the antenna and/or (b) operating data for operating the antenna and/or (c) data for operating the beam-shape control device,
- wherein the RFID tag is configured to store data relating to operating parameters in the manner of a log book, and
- wherein the RFID tag is configured to store operating parameters and/or settings relating to a down-tilt angle, relating to the temperature change and/or to extreme temperatures, relating to adjustment cycles and relating to accelerations which have occurred.
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Antenna comprising:
- an antenna housing,
- a plurality of antenna devices housed in the antenna housing,
- a beam-shape control device connected to the antenna and comprising a housing, a microprocessor and a control device for carrying out beam shaping,
- an RFID tag provided on the antenna,
- the beam-shape control device comprising a read electronics unit comprising an RFID receiver antenna and/or a write electronics unit comprising an RFID transmitter antenna,
- the RFID tag provided on the antenna arranged in the receiving and/or transmitting region of the receiver and/or transmitter antenna,
- the antenna configured such that unidirectional communication can be handled via the RFID receiver antenna, or bidirectional communication can be handled via the RFID receiver and transmitter antenna(s), and
- the RFID tag storing configuration data for the antenna and/or operating data for the antenna and/or data for operating the beam-shape control device to be connected to the antenna,
- wherein the RFID receiver antenna or the RFID receiver and transmitter antenna(s) is positioned on or adjacent to the communication connection side, inside or outside the housing of the beam-shape control device, which communication connection side is provided opposite the attachment or connection side on the housing of the beam-shape control device.
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Antenna comprising:
- an antenna housing,
- a plurality of antenna devices housed in the antenna housing,
- a beam-shape control device connected to the antenna and comprising a housing, a microprocessor and a control device for carrying out beam shaping,
- an RFID tag provided on the antenna,
- the beam-shape control device comprising a read electronics unit comprising an RFID receiver antenna and/or a write electronics unit comprising an RFID transmitter antenna,
- the RFID tag provided on the antenna arranged in the receiving and/or transmitting region of the receiver and/or transmitter antenna,
- the antenna configured such that unidirectional communication can be handled via the RFID receiver antenna, or bidirectional communication can be handled via the RFID receiver and transmitter antenna(s), and
- the RFID tag storing configuration data for the antenna and/or operating data for the antenna and/or data for operating the beam-shape control device to be connected to the antenna,
- wherein the RFID receiver antenna or the RFID receiver and transmitter antenna(s) is positioned on or adjacent to a side wall, inside or outside the housing of the beam-shape control device, which side wall extends between the attachment and connection side and the communication connection side provided opposite thereto.
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Antenna comprising:
- an antenna housing,
- a plurality of antenna devices housed in the antenna housing,
- a beam-shape control device connected to the antenna and comprising a microprocessor and a control device for carrying out beam shaping,
- an RFID tag provided on the antenna,
- the beam-shape control device comprising a read electronics unit comprising an RFID receiver antenna and/or a write electronics unit comprising an RFID transmitter antenna,
- the RFID tag provided on the antenna arranged in the receiving and/or transmitting region of the receiver and/or transmitter antenna,
- the antenna configured such that unidirectional communication can be handled via the RFID receiver antenna, or bidirectional communication can be handled via the RFID receiver and transmitter antenna(s), and
- the RFID tag storing configuration data for the antenna and/or operating data for the antenna and/or data for operating the beam-shape control device to be connected to the antenna,
- wherein the antenna housing comprises a connection and interface side, and the RFID tag is positioned on this connection and interface side of the antenna housing.
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