Window antennas
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1. A building comprising:
- (a) a controller network including control logic to generate one or more control signals;
(b) a plurality of transmitters each configured to generate a transmission signal based at least in part on one or more of the control signals, each of the transmitters comprising;
(i) a carrier signal generator to generate a carrier signal having a carrier amplitude and a carrier frequency, and (ii) a modulator to modulate the carrier signal to provide the transmission signal as one or more of amplitude modulation, frequency modulation and phase modulation of the carrier signal;
(c) a plurality of windows; and
(d) a plurality of antennas in or on the windows, each antenna configured to radiate at least one of the transmission signals from at least one corresponding transmitter.
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Abstract
In one aspect, an apparatus is described that includes a transparent pane having a first surface and a second surface. An electrochromic device (ECD) is arranged over the second surface that includes a first conductive layer adjacent the second surface, a second conductive layer, and an electrochromic layer between the first and the second conductive layers. The apparatus further includes at least one conductive antenna structure arranged over the second surface.
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1. A building comprising:
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(a) a controller network including control logic to generate one or more control signals; (b) a plurality of transmitters each configured to generate a transmission signal based at least in part on one or more of the control signals, each of the transmitters comprising;
(i) a carrier signal generator to generate a carrier signal having a carrier amplitude and a carrier frequency, and (ii) a modulator to modulate the carrier signal to provide the transmission signal as one or more of amplitude modulation, frequency modulation and phase modulation of the carrier signal;(c) a plurality of windows; and (d) a plurality of antennas in or on the windows, each antenna configured to radiate at least one of the transmission signals from at least one corresponding transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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