ANTENNA AIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS
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1. A method for aiming an antenna to permit communication with a remote broadband wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- moving the antenna along a path;
determining a signal quality value of a signal transmitted by the broadband wireless communication device and received by the antenna at a plurality of different locations along the path, and comparing the signal quality value of a signal transmitted by the broadband wireless communication device to a threshold value;
storing the determined signal quality values and the associated antenna coordinates;
selecting an optimal antenna position based on the stored signal quality values and the associated antenna coordinates and the threshold value;
positioning the antenna at the selected optimal antenna position; and
establishing a communication session between the antenna and the remote broadband wireless communication device.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for automatically aiming an antenna to communicate with a remote broadband wireless communication device.
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1. A method for aiming an antenna to permit communication with a remote broadband wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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moving the antenna along a path; determining a signal quality value of a signal transmitted by the broadband wireless communication device and received by the antenna at a plurality of different locations along the path, and comparing the signal quality value of a signal transmitted by the broadband wireless communication device to a threshold value; storing the determined signal quality values and the associated antenna coordinates; selecting an optimal antenna position based on the stored signal quality values and the associated antenna coordinates and the threshold value; positioning the antenna at the selected optimal antenna position; and establishing a communication session between the antenna and the remote broadband wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for aiming an antenna to communicate with a broadband wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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using a first antenna including a receiver to determine an optimal antenna position by monitoring a signal quality value of a signal transmitted by the broadband wireless communication device and received by the first antenna at a plurality of different locations along a scanning path of the first antenna; positioning a second antenna including a receiver and a transmitter at the optimal antenna position determined by the first antenna; and establishing a communication session between the second antenna and the broadband wireless communication device while the first antenna continues to move along the scanning path independently from the second antenna to continue to monitor the signal quality value of the signal received from the broadband wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system for aiming an antenna to communicate with a broadband wireless communication device, the system comprising:
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an antenna; a drive mechanism coupled to the antenna; and a controller coupled to the drive mechanism, the controller being configured to actuate the drive mechanism to move the antenna along a path to search for a signal transmitted by the broadband wireless communication network device; and software stored in a memory of the controller including a processing sequence for determining a signal quality value of a signal transmitted by the broadband wireless communication device and received by the antenna, storing the determined signal quality values and the associated antenna coordinates, selecting an optimal antenna position based on the stored signal quality values and the associated antenna coordinates, and positioning the antenna at the selected optimal antenna position, and establishing a communication session between the antenna and the remote broadband wireless communication device.
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