Configurable segmented antenna
AssigneeAT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsThomas Bard, George Creigh, Roger Mahn
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Abstract
A configurable segmented antenna is described herein. A monitor component can be configured to detect at least one parameter corresponding to one or more segments of an antenna integrated with a communications device. An antenna component can be configured to select at least one segment of the one or more segments in response to the at least one parameter. A control component can be configured to modify a quality of a signal according to the at least one parameter. Further, a transmission component can be configured to transmit the signal from the at least one segment based on the quality.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining, by a system comprising a processor, a direction of propagation of a signal that has been transmitted from a first segment of segments of an antenna, wherein the first segment facilitates first transmissions according to a first wireless protocol, and wherein a second segment of the segments facilitates second transmissions according to a second wireless protocol that is different from the first wireless protocol;
- and
- in response to determining that the first segment has been obstructed by an object, modifying, by the system, the direction of propagation of the signal.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- determining a direction of propagation of a signal, which was transmitted from a first segment of a group of segments of an antenna of the apparatus;
- and
- in response to detecting an obstruction of the first segment by an object, modifying the direction of propagation of the signal, wherein the first segment is associated with a first wireless protocol, and wherein a second segment of the group of segments is associated with a second wireless protocol different from the first wireless protocol.
A system, comprising:
- an antenna comprising antenna segments;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- determining a direction of propagation of a signal from a first segment of the antenna segments;
- and
- in response to determining that the first segment has been at least partially covered by an object, modifying the direction of the propagation of the signal from the first segment, wherein the first segment corresponds to a first wireless protocol, and wherein a second segment of the antenna segments corresponds to a second wireless protocol distinct from the first wireless protocol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.