Transceiver with plural space hopping array antennas and methods for use therewith
First Claim
1. A wireless transceiver comprising:
- a plurality of antennas, that transmit an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to at least one remote transceiver and that receive an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote transceiver;
an antenna configuration controller, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates a control signal to configure the plurality of antennas to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence;
an RF transceiver section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal; and
a switching section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, wherein the switching section selectively couples a selected antenna of the plurality of antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal.
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Abstract
A wireless transceiver includes an antenna array that transmits an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to remote transceivers and that receives an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the remote RF transceivers, wherein the antenna array is configurable based on a control signal. An antenna configuration controller generates the control signal to configure the antenna array to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence. An RF transceiver section generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal. In one configuration, a switching section selectively couples a selected one of the antennas in the array to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal. In another configuration, the RF transceiver section includes an RF section for each antenna in the array.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless transceiver comprising:
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a plurality of antennas, that transmit an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to at least one remote transceiver and that receive an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote transceiver; an antenna configuration controller, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates a control signal to configure the plurality of antennas to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence; an RF transceiver section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal; and a switching section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, wherein the switching section selectively couples a selected antenna of the plurality of antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless transceiver comprising:
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a plurality of antennas, that transmit an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to at least one remote transceiver and that receive an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote transceiver, wherein the plurality of antennas is configurable based on a control signal; an antenna configuration controller, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates the control signal to configure the plurality of antennas to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence; and a switching section, coupled to the plurality of antennas; and an RF transceiver section, coupled to the switching section, that generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal; wherein the switching section selectively couples a selected antenna of the plurality of antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless transceiver comprising:
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an antenna configuration controller, coupled to a plurality of antennas, that generates a control signal to configure the plurality of antennas to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence; an RF transceiver section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates an outbound RF signal based on outbound data and that generates inbound data based on an inbound RF signal; and a switching section, coupled to the plurality of antennas and the antenna configuration controller, wherein the switching section selectively couples a selected antenna of the plurality of antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal.
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