Antenna device for mobile communication system

• US 8,203,501 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2009
• Issued: 06/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KMW Incorporated
• Original Assignee: KMW Incorporated
• Inventors: Kim, Duk-Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Dieu H
• Application Number:
  US12/507,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20100231469A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,063 Days
• Field of Search: 343/890, 343/872, 343/873, 343/878
• US Class Current: 343/890
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/246 specially adapted for base stations
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/42 Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/44 using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna , e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspectH01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/08 the units being spaced along or adjacent to a rectilinear path waveguide fed H01Q21/0037

Abstract

An antenna device for a mobile communication system is provided, in which a post has a selected external appearance. An antenna end is formed at an upper portion of the post for installing antenna parts, and a support end is formed at a lower portion of the post for fixing the antenna device to the ground. At least part of an external body of the antenna end is formed of a material that transmits transmission and received radio signals and a ground support member is formed under the support end to make an external body of the support end stand erect on the ground. The external appearance of the antenna device may take the form of a conventional utility, lamp, or sign post or pole.

Claims

1. An antenna device for a mobile communication system, comprising:

a post having an external body with a selected external appearance;

an antenna end formed at an upper portion of the post, the antenna end formed of a material that transmits and receives radio signals and configured for installation and housing of antenna parts;

a support end formed at a lower portion of the post, the support end configured for fixing the antenna device onto the ground;

a lighting module carried by the post for illuminating a surrounding area;

a camera module carried within the post for capturing images of the surrounding area; and

a control module for providing overall control to operations of the antenna device, the control module including;

an interface configured to communicate with an external entity and to receive external commercial power;

a power supply configured to distribute the power received through the interface as operation power for the antenna device including operation power for the camera module and the lighting module;

a signal processor configured to process signals transmitted and received between the interface and antenna elements; and

a controller configured to provide overall control to operations of the antenna device including operations of the camera module and the lighting module.

2. The antenna device of claim 1, further comprising a sensor module within the post, the sensor module including a motion sensor for sensing movement in the surrounding area, a weather sensor for sensing weather, and an illumination sensor for sensing illumination.

3. The antenna device of claim 2, wherein illumination of the lighting module and an operation of the camera module are controlled based on illumination information and moving object information received from the illumination sensor and motion sensor of the sensor module.

4. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein a base station is contained within the external body of the antenna device.

5. The antenna device of claim 1, wherein the selected external appearance is that of a street lamp post.

6. An antenna device for a mobile communication system, comprising:

a post having an external body with a selected external appearance;

an antenna end formed at an upper portion of the post, the antenna end formed of a material that transmits and receives radio signals and configured for installation and housing of antenna components;

a support end formed at a lower portion of the post, the support end configured for fixing the antenna device onto the ground;

a sensor module housed within the external body, the sensor module including one or more of a camera, an illumination sensor, a weather sensor, and a motion sensor; and

a control module for providing overall control to operations of the antenna device, the control module including;

an interface configured to communicate with an external entity and to receive external commercial power;

a power supply configured to distribute the power received through the interface as operation power for the antenna device including operation power for the sensor module;

a signal processor configured to process signals transmitted and received between the interface and antenna elements; and

a controller configured to provide overall control to operations of the antenna device including operations of the sensor module.

7. The antenna device of claim 6, further comprising a lighting module carried by the post for illuminating a surrounding area.

8. The antenna device of claim 7, wherein illumination of the lighting module and operation of the camera are controlled based on illumination information and moving object information received from the illumination sensor and motion sensor of the sensor module.

9. The antenna device of claim 6, wherein a base station is contained within the external body of the antenna device.

10. The antenna device of claim 6, wherein the selected external appearance is that of a street lamp post.

11. An antenna device for a mobile communication system, comprising:

a post having an external body with a selected external appearance;

an antenna end formed at an upper portion of the post, the antenna end formed of a material that transmits and receives radio signals and configured for installation and housing of antenna parts;

a support end formed at a lower portion of the post, the support end configured for fixing the antenna device onto the ground; and

a control module for providing overall control to operations of the antenna device, the control module including;

an interface configured to communicate with an external entity and to receive external commercial power;

a power supply configured to distribute the power received through the interface as operation power for the antenna device;

a signal processor configured to process signals transmitted and received between the interface and antenna elements; and

a controller configured to provide overall control to operations of the antenna device.

12. The antenna device of claim 11, further comprising a lighting module carried by the post for illuminating a surrounding area.

13. The antenna device of claim 12, further comprising a camera module carried within the post for capturing images of the surrounding area.

14. The antenna device of claim 13, further comprising a sensor module within the post, the sensor module including a motion sensor for sensing movement in the surrounding area, a weather sensor for sensing weather, and an illumination sensor for sensing illumination.

15. The antenna device of claim 14, wherein illumination of the lighting module and an operation of the camera module are controlled based on illumination information and moving object information received from the illumination sensor and motion sensor of the sensor module.

16. The antenna device of claim 11, wherein a base station is contained within the external body of the antenna device.

17. The antenna device of claim 11, wherein the selected external appearance is that of a street lamp post.