SYSTEMS/METHODS OF SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING
First Claim
1. A system that is configured to provide first wireless communications to a first device and second wireless communications to a second device concurrently therebetween;
- the system comprising a processor that is configured to control the system to perform operations comprising;
responsive to a first orientation between the first and second devices, using alphabet element discrimination to provide the first and second wireless communications to the first and second devices, respectively, by using a first alphabet element to communicate with the first device and refraining from using a second alphabet element to communicate with the first device while the second alphabet element is being used to communicate with the second device;
responsive to a second orientation between the first and second devices, using antenna pattern discrimination to provide the first and second wireless communications to the first and second devices, respectively, and using the first alphabet element and the second alphabet element to communicate with the first device via a first antenna pattern that is formed by an antenna of the system and using the first alphabet element and the second alphabet element to communicate with the second device co-frequency with the communications of the first device via a second antenna pattern that is formed by the antenna of the system;
responsive to the second orientation between the first and second devices, providing a gain by the first antenna pattern in a direction associated with the first device that exceeds a gain provided by the first antenna pattern in a direction associated with the second device; and
providing a gain by the second antenna pattern in a direction associated with the second device that exceeds a gain provided by the second antenna pattern in a direction associated with the first device; and
changing at least one of the first and second antenna patterns responsive to a change in said second orientation between the first and second devices;
wherein the second orientation between the first and second devices comprises a distance between the first and second devices that is greater than a distance between the first and second devices corresponding to said first orientation therebetween.
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Abstract
Responsive to a first orientation of a first device relative to a second device, a first element of a signaling alphabet is used to convey information to/from the first device while a second element of the signaling alphabet is precluded from usage to convey information to/from the first device while said second element is being used to convey information to/from the second device. Moreover, responsive to a second orientation of the first device relative to the second device, the first element and the second element of the signaling alphabet are used to convey information to/from the first device while said first and second elements are also being used to convey information to/from the second device. Systems/methods relating to smart antennas are also disclosed.
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13 Claims
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1. A system that is configured to provide first wireless communications to a first device and second wireless communications to a second device concurrently therebetween;
- the system comprising a processor that is configured to control the system to perform operations comprising;
responsive to a first orientation between the first and second devices, using alphabet element discrimination to provide the first and second wireless communications to the first and second devices, respectively, by using a first alphabet element to communicate with the first device and refraining from using a second alphabet element to communicate with the first device while the second alphabet element is being used to communicate with the second device; responsive to a second orientation between the first and second devices, using antenna pattern discrimination to provide the first and second wireless communications to the first and second devices, respectively, and using the first alphabet element and the second alphabet element to communicate with the first device via a first antenna pattern that is formed by an antenna of the system and using the first alphabet element and the second alphabet element to communicate with the second device co-frequency with the communications of the first device via a second antenna pattern that is formed by the antenna of the system; responsive to the second orientation between the first and second devices, providing a gain by the first antenna pattern in a direction associated with the first device that exceeds a gain provided by the first antenna pattern in a direction associated with the second device; and
providing a gain by the second antenna pattern in a direction associated with the second device that exceeds a gain provided by the second antenna pattern in a direction associated with the first device; andchanging at least one of the first and second antenna patterns responsive to a change in said second orientation between the first and second devices; wherein the second orientation between the first and second devices comprises a distance between the first and second devices that is greater than a distance between the first and second devices corresponding to said first orientation therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- the system comprising a processor that is configured to control the system to perform operations comprising;
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7. A method comprising:
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providing first wireless communications to a first device and providing second wireless communications to a second device concurrently with the first wireless communications that are provided to the first device; responsive to a first orientation between the first and second devices, using alphabet element discrimination and providing the first and second wireless communications to the first and second devices, respectively, by using a first alphabet element to communicate with the first device and refraining from using a second alphabet element to communicate with the first device while the second alphabet element is being used to communicate with the second device; responsive to a second orientation between the first and second devices, using antenna pattern discrimination and providing the first and second wireless communications to the first and second devices, respectively, by using the first alphabet element and the second alphabet element to communicate with the first device via a first antenna pattern and using the first alphabet element and the second alphabet element to communicate with the second device co-frequency with the communications of the first device via a second antenna pattern; changing at least one of the first and second antenna patterns responsive to a change in said second orientation between the first and second devices; and responsive to the second orientation between the first and second devices, providing a gain by the first antenna pattern in a direction associated with the first device that exceeds a gain provided by the first antenna pattern in a direction associated with the second device; and
providing a gain by the second antenna pattern in a direction associated with the second device that exceeds a gain provided by the second antenna pattern in a direction associated with the first device;wherein the second orientation between the first and second devices comprises a distance between the first and second devices that is greater than a distance between the first and second devices corresponding to said first orientation therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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