Structure for multiple antenna configurations
First Claim
1. An antenna array comprising:
- at least one group of antennas comprising at least two pairs of antennas where each pair has orthogonally polarized antennas and at least one antenna from one pair is similarly polarized to at least one antenna from another pair; and
circuitry coupled to the at least one group for selecting and activating certain antennas in the group based on characteristics of signals to be transmitted and/or being received by the antenna array thus enabling the antenna array to operate in either a beam forming/steering mode, a MIMO mode, a diversity mode or any combination thereof.
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Abstract
An antenna array comprising at least two groups of antennas where each group comprises at least two pairs of antennas. Each of the pairs in a group contains orthogonally polarized antennas and at least one antenna in a pair is similarly polarized to one antenna in at least another pair in the group. The antenna array further comprises circuitry coupled to the antenna groups to select and activate certain antennas in a group to enable the antenna array to operate in either a beam forming/steering mode, a diversity mode or a MIMO mode or any combination thereof. The antennas in the groups are activated based on the characteristics of the signals being transmitted or received by the antenna array.
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15 Claims
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1. An antenna array comprising:
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at least one group of antennas comprising at least two pairs of antennas where each pair has orthogonally polarized antennas and at least one antenna from one pair is similarly polarized to at least one antenna from another pair; and
circuitry coupled to the at least one group for selecting and activating certain antennas in the group based on characteristics of signals to be transmitted and/or being received by the antenna array thus enabling the antenna array to operate in either a beam forming/steering mode, a MIMO mode, a diversity mode or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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