METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOCUSED DATA COMMUNICATIONS
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1. A method of focused data communication in a system including a base transmitter array and at least one client device in communication with the base transmitter array, the method comprising:
- the base transmitter array receiving an encoded signal from the at least one client device;
the base transmitter array determining an input time offset to the data signal from at least one client device; and
the base transmitter array tuning an antenna element based on the determined input time offset.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for focused communication is disclosed. The method includes a base transmitter array in communication with at least one client device at the same frequency. The base transmitter array provides a focused data communication to the client device.
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6 Claims
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1. A method of focused data communication in a system including a base transmitter array and at least one client device in communication with the base transmitter array, the method comprising:
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the base transmitter array receiving an encoded signal from the at least one client device; the base transmitter array determining an input time offset to the data signal from at least one client device; and the base transmitter array tuning an antenna element based on the determined input time offset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for transmitting data to one or more client devices, comprising:
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providing a plurality of antenna elements in a base transmitter array; establishing known tuned directions in the array, each tuned direction corresponding to a particular subset of the antenna elements; receiving data from one of the client devices; tracking the input time offsets of the data traversing the antenna elements; determining the best known tuned direction that best receives the client device data; retuning the antenna elements in the rest of the tuned directions until they optimally receive the client device data, keeping track of the input time offsets of the data traversing the transceivers in these tuned directions; and transmitting data to the client device in response to the client device data, wherein the plurality of antenna elements transmit via output time offsets that correspond to the reverse of the input time offsets. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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