Computing device with configurable antenna
First Claim
1. A method, executed on a computing device having a configurable antenna, for configuring the configurable antenna, the method comprising:
- identifying a characteristic associated with a signal, wherein the identified characteristic differs from criteria for characteristics corresponding to antenna configurations from plurality of antenna configurations for the configurable antenna;
selecting an antenna configuration from the plurality of antenna configurations that is a closest match for the identified characteristic; and
configuring the configurable antenna in accordance with the selected antenna configuration.
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Abstract
A computing device with a configurable antenna. The antenna is configured through a switching circuit operating under software control. Operating characteristics of the antenna are configured based on connections between conducting segments established by the switching circuit, allowing the nominal frequency, bandwidth or other characteristics of the antenna to be configured. Because the switching is software controlled, the configurable antenna may be integrated with a software defined radio. The radio and antenna can be reconfigured to support communication according to different wireless technologies at different times or to interleave packets according to different wireless technologies to support concurrent sessions using different wireless technologies.
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1. A method, executed on a computing device having a configurable antenna, for configuring the configurable antenna, the method comprising:
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identifying a characteristic associated with a signal, wherein the identified characteristic differs from criteria for characteristics corresponding to antenna configurations from plurality of antenna configurations for the configurable antenna; selecting an antenna configuration from the plurality of antenna configurations that is a closest match for the identified characteristic; and configuring the configurable antenna in accordance with the selected antenna configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless communications system, comprising:
a configurable antenna controller including a memory and a processor that are respectively configured to store and execute instructions that; determine at least one characteristic associated with a received radio frequency signal, wherein the at least one determined characteristic is different than characteristics for predefined antenna configurations of a plurality of predefined antenna configurations; select a closest available antenna configuration for the at least one determined characteristic from the plurality of predefined antenna configurations; and configure the configurable antenna in accordance with the selected antenna configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device, comprising:
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a radio frequency module configured to receive a communications signal and to provide an indication of a specification of the received communication signal; and a configurable antenna controller including a memory and a processor that are respectively configured to store and execute instructions, including instructions organized into; a cognitive component configured to receive the indication of the characteristic of the received communications signal, wherein the specification deviates from parameters of records in a data structure that stores a plurality of antenna configurations for the computing device; and a configuration component configured to obtain from the data structure a record that best matches the specification, based on an heuristic, and to reconfigure the configurable antenna according to the obtained record. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification