Facilitating wireless communications via wireless communication assembly apparatuses
First Claim
1. A wireless gateway device, comprising:
- electrical connection elements located within a housing and enabling power and network connectivity for the wireless gateway device; and
an antenna positioned on a surface of and integrated with the housing, and electrically coupled to at least one of the electrical connection elements, wherein the antenna comprises antenna elements embedded into the housing a half wavelength apart, forming a substantially uniform surface with the housing and enabling a defined frequency along the housing, and wherein the housing is adapted to be embedded within, integrated and uniform with a support structure exposed to a defined environment.
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Abstract
Wireless communication is facilitated via communication assembly apparatuses. A system includes: a wireless gateway device located within a housing and having electrical connection elements for power and network connectivity; and an antenna coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the wireless gateway device. The housing is adapted to be masked on a surface of a support structure exposed to a defined environment, and is configured to serve a first function and the support structure is configured to serve a second function. The first function is distinct from the second function. In various embodiments, the antenna can be a resonant slot antenna, a horn antenna, a dipole antenna, a patch antenna or a custom antenna element. The wireless gateway device can include circuitry that facilitates multiple-input and multiple-output communication of the antenna, and is configured to be powered via power over Ethernet in some embodiments. In various embodiments, the support structure can include, but is not limited to, a hand rail, a stage scaffold, a lamp post and/or a trash can.
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1. A wireless gateway device, comprising:
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electrical connection elements located within a housing and enabling power and network connectivity for the wireless gateway device; and an antenna positioned on a surface of and integrated with the housing, and electrically coupled to at least one of the electrical connection elements, wherein the antenna comprises antenna elements embedded into the housing a half wavelength apart, forming a substantially uniform surface with the housing and enabling a defined frequency along the housing, and wherein the housing is adapted to be embedded within, integrated and uniform with a support structure exposed to a defined environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
wireless communication assembly apparatuses positioned relative to respective support structures in a defined environment, wherein the wireless communication assembly apparatuses comprise respective wireless gateway devices electrically coupled to antennas and located within housings to which the antennas are coupled, thereby forming a substantially uniform surface with the housing and thereby providing a defined frequency along the housing, and wherein the wireless communication assembly apparatuses are adapted to be embedded within, integrated and uniform with a support structure in the defined environment. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a wireless gateway device located within a first housing and comprising electrical connection elements for power and network connectivity; an antenna positioned on a surface of and integrated with the housing and electrically coupled to the wireless gateway device; and a second housing encapsulating the first housing, the antenna and the wireless gateway device, wherein the second housing is adapted to be embedded within, integrated and uniform with a support structure exposed to a defined environment. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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