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Array and method for improved wireless communication

  • US 10,594,368 B1
  • Filed: 01/31/2019
  • Issued: 03/17/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2019
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for communicating with a wireless device comprising:

  • a base comprising a front surface;

    a plurality of communication coils disposed on the front surface and arranged in a matrix, the coils being tuned to a near-field communication frequency;

    a selector coupled to the coils;

    a plurality of feedback receivers, each of the feedback receivers being;

    disposed on the substrate, behind the front surface, and arranged in the matrix separated from the coils by an insulative layer deposited over the feedback receivers;

    associated with a respective one of the coils;

    below the respective one of the coils; and

    within a threshold distance from the respective one of the coils;

    at least one memory storing instructions; and

    at least one processor coupled to the selector and executing the instructions to perform operations comprising;

    receiving, from the plurality of feedback receivers, a plurality of feedback signals associated with the coils;

    identifying a selected one of the coils associated with a strongest one of the feedback signals; and

    causing the selector to couple the selected coil with a wireless communication module.

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