Re-generation and re-transmission of millimeter waves for building penetration

• US 10,020,891 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2017
• Issued: 07/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nxgen Partners Ip, LLC (NxGen Partners LLC)
• Original Assignee: Nxgen Partners Ip, LLC (NxGen Partners LLC)
• Inventors: Ashrafi, Solyman
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Tuan
• Application Number:
  US15/715,981
• Publication Number:
  US 20180026722A1
• Time in Patent Office: 287 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/526 Electromagnetic shields
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• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/541 Digital intensity or amplitude modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/90 Non-optical transmission systems, e.g. transmission systems employing non-photonic corpuscular radiation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/266 One coil at each side, e.g. with primary and secondary coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15514 for shadowing compensation for satellite mobile telephony service systems H04B7/18536
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• CPC Class Codes: H04J 14/07 Orbital angular momentum [OAM] multiplex systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/004 by using forward error control H04L1/0618 takes precedence; coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or correction H03M13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2025/0335 characterised by the type of transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2025/0342 QAM
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03006 : Arrangements for removing intersymbol interference
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• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/0008 : arrangements for allowing a transmitter or receiver to use more than one type of modulation negotiating modulation type for two-way transmission paths H04L5/1453
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/3488 : Multiresolution systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/36 : Modulator circuits; Transmitter circuits
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• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A system for enabling signal penetration into a building includes first circuitry, located on an outside of the building, that receives millimeter wave signals and converting the millimeter wave signals into a format that penetrates into an interior of a building for reception by wireless devices within the building. Second circuitry, located on an inside of the building and communicatively linked with the first circuitry, receives the millimeter wave signals in the format that penetrates into an interior of the building and converts the millimeter wave signals in the format to a second format for transmission to the wireless devices within the building.

Claims

1. A system for enabling signal penetration into a building, comprising:

first circuitry, located on an outside of the building, for receiving millimeter wave signals and converting the millimeter wave signals into a format that penetrates into an interior of the building for reception by wireless devices within the building, wherein the first circuitry further comprises;

an antenna for transmitting and receiving the millimeter wave signals;

at least one power amplifier for amplifying the received millimeter wave signals to a level that counteracts losses occurring when the millimeter wave signals are transmitted from the outside of the building to the interior of the building;

at least one of a first conical or horn antennas for transmitting and receiving the amplified millimeter wave signal from/to the outside of the building to/from the interior of the building;

second circuitry, located on the interior of the building and communicatively linked with the first circuitry, for receiving the millimeter wave signals in the format that penetrates into the interior of the building and converting the millimeter wave signals in the format to a second format for transmission to the wireless devices within the building, wherein the second circuitry further comprises;

at least one of a second conical or horn antennas for receiving and transmitting the amplified millimeter wave signal from/to the at least one first conical or horn antennas; and

transceiver circuitry for converting the received amplified millimeter wave signal to the second format for transmission to the wireless devices within the building.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one power amplifier further amplifies the millimeter wave signals before they are transmitted by the antenna.

3. The system of claim 1 further including at least one solar panel associated with the at least one power amplifier, the at least one solar panel providing power for operating the at least one power amplifier.

4. The system of claim 1 further including a laser power system for providing power to the at least one amplifier, the laser power system further comprising:

a laser for generating a beam for transmission of light energy from the interior of the building to the outside of the building; and

a photovoltaic receiver for receiving the light energy from the laser beam and generating electrical energy to power the at least one amplifier.

5. The system of claim 1 further including an inductive coupling system for providing power to the at least one amplifier, the inductive coupling system further comprising:

a first inductive coil located on the interior of the building and connected to a power system located in the interior of the building; and

a second inductive coil located on the outside of the building and inductively coupled to the first inductive coil, the second inductive coil connected to provide electrical energy to the at least one amplifier.

6. The system of claim 1 further including a second at least one amplifier located on the interior of the building for amplifying the millimeter wave signals from the transceiver to a second level that counteracts losses occurring when the millimeter wave signals are transmitted from the interior of the building to the outside of the building.

7. The system of claim 1 further including an RF circulator for interconnecting the antenna with the at least one amplifier.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second at least one of the conical or horn antennas have a gain of at least 20 dB.

9. The system of claim 1 further including a shielding material for limiting transmissions that do not pass directly between the first at least one conical or horn antenna and the second at least one conical or horn antenna.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first circuitry and the second circuitry are communicatively coupled via an RF tunnel.

11. A system for enabling signal penetration into a building, comprising:

first circuitry, located on an outside of the building, for receiving millimeter wave signals and converting the millimeter wave signals into a format that penetrates into an interior of the building for reception by wireless devices within the building, wherein the first circuitry further comprises;

an antenna for transmitting and receiving the millimeter wave signals;

at least one power amplifier for amplifying the received millimeter wave signals to a level that counteracts losses occurring when the millimeter wave signals are transmitted from the outside of the building to the interior of the building;

at least one of a first conical or horn antennas for transmitting and receiving the amplified millimeter wave signal from/to the outside of the building to/from the interior of the building;

second circuitry, located on the interior of the building and communicatively linked with the first circuitry, for receiving the millimeter wave signals in the format that penetrates into the interior of the building and converting the millimeter wave signals in the format to a second format for transmission to the wireless devices within the building, wherein the second circuitry further comprises;

at least one of a second conical or horn antennas for receiving and transmitting the amplified millimeter wave signal from/to the at least one first conical or horn antennas; and

transceiver circuitry for converting the received, amplified millimeter wave signal to the second format for transmission to the wireless devices within the building;

wherein the first circuitry and the second circuitry are communicatively coupled via a nearfield technique.