APPARATUS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a first antenna configured to receive alignment signalling from a first transmitter over a first communication channel, the first communication channel having a first set of characteristics;
a second antenna configured to exchange data with a second transmitter over a second communication channel, the second communication channel having a second different set of characteristics;
a processor configured to;
process the alignment signalling received from the first antenna and determine the location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus; and
generate control signalling representative of the determined location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus; and
a user interface configured to provide a user with an indication of the relative location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus in accordance with the control signalling to allow for the second antenna to be aligned for data exchange with the second transmitter.
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Abstract
Apparatus comprising a first antenna configured to receive alignment signalling from a first transmitter over a first communication channel, the first communication channel having a first set of characteristics, and a second antenna configured to exchange data with a second transmitter over a second communication channel, the second communication channel having a second different set of characteristics. The apparatus also comprising a processor configured to process the alignment signalling received from the first antenna and determine the location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus; and generate control signalling representative of the determined location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus. The apparatus further comprising a user interface configured to provide a user with an indication of the relative location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus in accordance with the control signalling to allow for the second antenna to be aligned for data exchange with the second transmitter.
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19 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a first antenna configured to receive alignment signalling from a first transmitter over a first communication channel, the first communication channel having a first set of characteristics; a second antenna configured to exchange data with a second transmitter over a second communication channel, the second communication channel having a second different set of characteristics; a processor configured to; process the alignment signalling received from the first antenna and determine the location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus; and generate control signalling representative of the determined location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus; and a user interface configured to provide a user with an indication of the relative location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus in accordance with the control signalling to allow for the second antenna to be aligned for data exchange with the second transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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11. Apparatus comprising:
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a first transmitter configured to transmit alignment signalling to a first antenna over a first communication channel, the first communication channel having a first set of characteristics; and a second transmitter configured to exchange data with a second antenna over a second communication channel, the second communication channel having a second different set of characteristics.
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13. A method of exchanging data between an apparatus and a transmitter comprising:
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receiving alignment signalling at the apparatus from the transmitter over a first communication channel, the first communication channel having a first set of characteristics; processing the alignment signalling and determining a location of the transmitter relative to the apparatus; generating control signalling representative of the determined location of the transmitter relative to the apparatus; providing a user with an indication of the location of the transmitter relative to the apparatus in accordance with the control signalling to allow for the second antenna to be aligned for data exchange with the transmitter; and exchanging data between the apparatus and the transmitter over a second communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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14. A method of exchanging data between a transmitter and an apparatus comprising:
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transmitting alignment signalling from the transmitter to a first antenna of the apparatus over a first communication channel, the first communication channel having a first set of characteristics; and exchanging data between the transmitter and a second antenna of the apparatus over a second communication channel, the second communication channel having a second different set of characteristics.
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Specification