IMPLANT WITH ANTENNA ARRAY
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Abstract
Implant devices described herein may be adapted to communicate with other devices via an antenna array. The antenna array may be configured to minimize radiation to surrounding tissue and/or maximize signal power in a direction of device(s) with which the implant device communicates.
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44 Claims
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18. A microchip controller couplable to an implant device that is implantable inside an organism and adapted to wirelessly communicate via an antenna array with a device external to the implant device, the antenna array comprising two or more individual antenna elements, the microchip controller comprising:
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a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver that includes a send path and a receive path, wherein the RF transceiver send path is configured to convert implant device data into RF signals, and to transmit RF signals via the antenna array to the device external to the implant device, and wherein the RF transceiver receive path is configured to convert RF signals received from the antenna array into data adapted for consumption by the implant device; and wherein the RF transceiver send path is configured to adjust phase of RF signals transmitted by each of the individual antenna elements in the antenna array to adjust a strongest signal direction of transmitted RF signals. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A wireless communications method for a microchip controller couplable to an implant device that is implantable inside an organism and adapted to wirelessly communicate via an antenna array with a device external to the implant device, the antenna array comprising two or more individual antenna elements, the wireless communications method comprising:
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controlling a Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver in the microchip controller to adjust a strongest signal direction of transmitted RF signals, wherein the RF transceiver includes a send path and a receive path, wherein the RF transceiver send path is configured to convert implant device data into RF signals, and to transmit RF signals via the antenna array to the device external to the implant device, and wherein the RF transceiver receive path is configured to convert RF signals received from the antenna array into data adapted for consumption by the implant device; and wherein the RF transceiver send path adjusts relative phases of RF signals transmitted by each of the individual antenna elements in the antenna array to adjust the strongest signal direction of transmitted RF signals. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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