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

• US 10,491,303 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2018
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2017
• 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:
  US16/185,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20190173582A1
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/007 specially adapted for indoor communication
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/0025 Modular arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/065 Patch antenna array
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 25/005 providing two patterns of opposite direction; back to back antennas H01Q25/004 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/11 Arrangements specific to free-space transmission, i.e. transmission through air or vacuum
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/40 Transceivers
• 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 7/15 Active relay systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/02 Details ; arrangements for supplying electrical power along data transmission lines systems for transmitting signals via power distribution lines H04B3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/00 Modulated-carrier systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/34 Amplitude- and phase-modulated carrier systems, e.g. quadrature-amplitude modulated carrier systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A system for enabling signal penetration into a building comprises first circuitry, located on an outside of the building, for receiving RF signals and converting the RF signals into a format that overcomes losses caused by penetrating a structure of the building over a wireless communications link. The first circuitry further comprises a first transceiver dongle including a signal processing chipset for converting the received RF signals to the format that overcomes the losses occurring when the signals penetrate the structure of the building. Second circuitry, located on the interior of the building, receives the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building over the wireless communications link and converts the signals to a second format for transmission to the wireless devices within the building. The second circuitry further comprises a second transceiver dongle including the signal processing chipset for converting the received signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building into the second format.

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 overcomes losses caused by penetrating a structure of the building over a wireless communications link, wherein the first circuitry further comprises;

a first transceiver dongle including a signal processing chipset for converting the received millimeter wave signals to the format that overcomes the losses occurring when the millimeter wave signals penetrate the structure of the building; and

second circuitry, located on an interior of the building, for receiving the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building over the wireless communications link and converting the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building to a second format for transmission to wireless devices within the building, wherein the second circuitry further comprises;

a second transceiver dongle including the signal processing chipset for converting the received signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building into the second format.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and the second transceiver dongles further comprise:

transceiver circuitry for transmitting and receiving signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building;

baseband circuitry for converting between the millimeter wave signals and the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building; and

a patch antenna array for transmitting the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the patch antenna array further comprises:

a first patch antenna array comprising a plurality of patch antennas located at a first level; and

a second patch antenna array comprising a second plurality of patch antennas located at a second level above the first level.

4. The system of claim 2 further comprising an amplifier dish for amplifying transmissions to/from the patch antenna array.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the signal processing chipset comprises a Peraso chipset.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first transceiver dongle and the second transceiver dongle further include a USB connector for interconnecting with the first circuitry and the second circuitry respectively.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the second circuitry further comprises a WiFi router to transmit signals to the wireless devices within the building.

8. The system of claim 1 further including an inductive coupling system for providing power to the first circuitry, 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 first circuitry.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the losses further include at least one of absorption losses, scattering losses and reflection losses.

10. The system of claim 1, further including:

first power circuitry for providing power to the first circuitry located on the outside of the building; and

second power circuitry for providing power to the second circuitry located on the interior of the building.

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

first circuitry, located on an outside of the building, for receiving RF signals and converting the RF signals into a format that overcomes losses caused by penetrating a structure of the building over a wireless communications link, wherein the first circuitry further comprises;

a first transceiver dongle including a signal processing chipset for converting the received RF signals to the format that overcomes the losses occurring when the signals penetrates the structure of the building; and

second circuitry, located on an interior of the building, for receiving the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building over the wireless communications link and converting the signals to a second format for transmission to wireless devices within the building, wherein the second circuitry further comprises;

a second transceiver dongle including the signal processing chipset for converting the received signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building into the second format.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first and the second transceiver dongles further comprise:

transceiver circuitry for transmitting and receiving signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building;

baseband circuitry for converting between the RF signals and the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building; and

a patch antenna array for transmitting the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the patch antenna array further comprises:

a first patch antenna array comprising a plurality of patch antennas located at a first level; and

a second patch antenna array comprising a second plurality of patch antennas located at a second level above the first level.

14. The system of claim 12 further comprising an amplifier dish for amplifying transmissions to/from the patch antenna array.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the signal processing chipset comprises a Peraso chipset.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the first transceiver dongle and the second transceiver dongle further include a USB connector for interconnecting with the first circuitry and the second circuitry respectively.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the second circuitry further comprises a WiFi router to transmit signals in the format to the wireless devices within the building.

18. The system of claim 11 further including an inductive coupling system for providing power to the first circuitry, 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 first circuitry.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the losses further include at least one of absorption losses, scattering losses and reflection losses.

20. The system of claim 11, further including:

first power circuitry for providing power to the first circuitry located on the outside of the building; and

second power circuitry for providing power to the second circuitry located on the interior of the building.

21. 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 overcomes losses caused by penetrating a structure of the building over a wireless communications link, wherein the first circuitry further comprises;

a first transceiver dongle including a Peraso chipset for converting the received millimeter wave signals to the format that overcomes the losses occurring when the millimeter wave signals penetrates the structure of the building; and

second circuitry, located on an interior of the building, for receiving the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building over the wireless communications link and converting the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building to a second format for transmission to wireless devices within the building, wherein the second circuitry further comprises;

a second transceiver dongle including the Peraso chipset for converting the received signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building into the second format; and

a WiFi router to transmit signals to the wireless devices within the building.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the first and the second transceiver dongles further comprise:

transceiver circuitry for transmitting and receiving signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building;

baseband circuitry for converting between the millimeter wave signals and the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building; and

a patch antenna array for transmitting the signals in the format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating the structure of the building.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the patch antenna array further comprises:

a first patch antenna array comprising a plurality of patch antennas located at a first level; and

a second patch antenna array comprising a second plurality of patch antennas located at a second level above the first level.

24. The system of claim 22 further comprising an amplifier dish for amplifying transmissions to/from the patch antenna array.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the first transceiver dongle and the second transceiver dongle further include a USB connector for interconnecting with the first circuitry and the second circuitry respectively.

26. The system of claim 21 further including an inductive coupling system for providing power to the first circuitry, 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 first circuitry.

27. The system of claim 21, wherein the losses further include at least one of absorption losses, scattering losses and reflection losses.

28. The system of claim 21, further including:

first power circuitry for providing power to the first circuitry located on the outside of the building; and

second power circuitry for providing power to the second circuitry located on the interior of the building.