A Radio Antenna Alignment Tool
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Abstract
A radio antenna alignment tool (100) for aligning a first antenna with respect to at least a second antenna is disclosed. The tool comprises a sensor unit (120) disposed in connection to the first antenna (110) comprising means to determine a present direction of the first antenna (110). The radio antenna alignment tool (100) further comprises guiding means (130) adapted to receive, on a first input port, the present direction of the first directive antenna (110) from the sensor unit (120). The guiding means (130) is further arranged to indicate to a user at least one of: the present direction of the first directive antenna (110), the location of the second antenna, and a preferred direction of the first directive antenna, where said preferred direction of the first directive antenna is determined in order to maximize a signal quality metric for communication between the first directive antenna and at least the second antenna. The tool facilitates the alignment of the first directive radio antenna without the user having direct visual contact with the far end antenna.
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36 Claims
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19. A radio antenna alignment tool for aligning a first directive antenna with respect to at least a second antenna, the radio antenna alignment tool comprising:
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a sensor unit disposed connected to the first directive antenna, the sensor unit comprising; means to determine a present direction of the first directive antenna; an interface on which sensor information comprising the present direction can be accessed, guiding means configured to; receive, on a first input port, the present direction of the first directive antenna from the interface of the sensor unit; indicate to a user at least one of;
the present direction of the first directive antenna, the location of the second antenna, and a preferred direction of the first directive antenna;wherein the preferred direction of the first directive antenna is determined in order to maximize a signal quality metric for communication between the first directive antenna and at least the second antenna. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for aligning a first directive antenna and at least a second directive antenna in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) communication conditions, the method comprising:
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sensing a current direction of the first directive antenna; determining a preferred direction of the first directive antenna, the preferred direction maximizing a signal quality metric for communication between the first and second antennas; presenting, to a user, at least one of; the current direction of the first directive antenna; the location of the second directive antenna; the preferred direction of the first directive antenna. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program product stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium for assisting in aligning a first directive antenna with respect to at least a second directive antenna in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) communication conditions, the computer program product comprising software instructions which, when run on one or more processors of a mobile device, causes the mobile device to:
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sense a current direction of the first directive antenna; determine a preferred direction of the first directive antenna, the preferred direction maximizing a signal quality metric for communication between the first and second antennas; present, to a user, at least one of; the current direction of the first directive antenna; the location of the second directive antenna; the preferred direction of the first directive antenna.
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36. A mobile device for assisting in aligning a first directive antenna with respect to at least a second directive antenna in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) communication conditions, the mobile device comprising:
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a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium storing software instructions, the software instructions configured to, when run on the processor, cause the mobile device to; sense a current direction of the first directive antenna; determine a preferred direction of the first directive antenna, the preferred direction maximizing a signal quality metric for communication between the first and second antennas; present, to a user, at least one of; the current direction of the first directive antenna; the location of the second directive antenna.
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