Mobile station, system and method for use in wireless communications
First Claim
1. A mobile station for use in a wireless communication system comprising:
- a steerable antenna;
means for obtaining location information relating to a current location of the mobile station;
a memory comprising a local database of optimal antenna pointing directions for given locations;
a steering controller configured to control a pointing direction of the steerable antenna using the location information and the optimal pointing direction indicated in the local database for the current location of the mobile station;
a receiver configured to receive, by wireless communication, one or more received updates to the local database, each received update indicating a difference, for each particular given location in the received update, between a first antenna pointing direction stored in the local database and a received improved antenna pointing direction that is associated with an improved signal strength or quality;
a detector configured to detect an improved optimal antenna pointing direction detected to give an improved signal strength or quality compared to a corresponding optimal pointing directions indicated in the local database for the current location of the mobile station; and
a transmitter configured to send, by wireless communication, a signal providing the detected improved optimal antenna pointing direction to a remote terminal of the system for storage in a remote database of the system, wherein the transmitted signal provides information indicating a difference, for the current location in the detected improvements, between a particular optimal antenna pointing direction stored in the local database and the detected improved optimal antenna pointing direction.
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Abstract
A mobile station (101) for use in a wireless communication system includes a steerable antenna, means for obtaining location information relating to a current location of the mobile station and a steering controller for controlling a pointing direction of the steerable antenna using the location information and characterized in that the mobile station includes a memory holding a database of optimal pointing directions of the steerable antenna for given locations and the steering controller is operable to steer the antenna to the optimal pointing direction indicated in the database for the current location. Also described is a system and a method in which the mobile station operates.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A mobile station for use in a wireless communication system comprising:
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a steerable antenna; means for obtaining location information relating to a current location of the mobile station; a memory comprising a local database of optimal antenna pointing directions for given locations; a steering controller configured to control a pointing direction of the steerable antenna using the location information and the optimal pointing direction indicated in the local database for the current location of the mobile station; a receiver configured to receive, by wireless communication, one or more received updates to the local database, each received update indicating a difference, for each particular given location in the received update, between a first antenna pointing direction stored in the local database and a received improved antenna pointing direction that is associated with an improved signal strength or quality; a detector configured to detect an improved optimal antenna pointing direction detected to give an improved signal strength or quality compared to a corresponding optimal pointing directions indicated in the local database for the current location of the mobile station; and a transmitter configured to send, by wireless communication, a signal providing the detected improved optimal antenna pointing direction to a remote terminal of the system for storage in a remote database of the system, wherein the transmitted signal provides information indicating a difference, for the current location in the detected improvements, between a particular optimal antenna pointing direction stored in the local database and the detected improved optimal antenna pointing direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a base station; and one or more mobile stations each comprising a steerable antenna, wherein the base station is operably connected to a memory comprising a local database of information relating to optimal pointing directions to be used by each of the mobile stations to point the steerable antenna of the mobile station toward a target terminal, and wherein the base station is operable to; (i) send to the one or more mobile stations signals comprising transmitted updates to the information stored in the memory for use by the mobile stations in updating locally maintained copies of the information at the mobile stations, each received update indicating a difference, for each particular given location in the transmitted update, between a first antenna pointing direction in the information stored in the memory and a transmitted improved antenna pointing direction that is associated with an improved signal strength or quality; and (ii) receive from the one or more mobile stations a signal comprising received updates providing information indicating a difference for a given location between a first antenna pointing direction stored in the local database and an improved antenna pointing direction detected, by the one or more mobile stations, to give an improved signal strength or quality and to update corresponding data stored in the local database with the improved antenna pointing direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operation in a wireless communication system comprising a base station, and one or more mobile stations each including a steerable antenna, the method comprising, at the base station:
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receiving information relating to optimal pointing directions for given locations to be used by the one or more mobile stations to point the steerable antenna of the one or more mobile stations toward a target terminal; storing the received information in a local database; sending, by wireless communication, the information to the one or more mobile stations; receiving, by wireless communication from at least one of the mobile stations, a signal comprising one or more received updates providing information indicating a difference for a given location between a first antenna pointing direction previously sent to the at least one mobile station and an improved antenna pointing direction detected, by the at least one mobile station, to give an improved signal strength or quality and to update corresponding data stored in the local database with the improved antenna pointing direction; and storing the received updates to the information in the local database. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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