Computing device with configurable antenna
First Claim
1. A computing device, comprising:
- a radio configured to receive a communications signal; and
a memory and a processor that are respectively configured to store and execute instructions, including for instructions causing the computing device to;
receive information from the radio regarding at least one characteristic of the received communications signal, wherein the at least one characteristic of the received communications signal differs from parameters recorded in an antenna configuration data structure of the computing device;
determine a record from the antenna configuration data structure that best matches the at least one characteristic of the received communications signal; and
reconfigure a configurable antenna according to the obtained record.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A computing device, comprising:
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a radio configured to receive a communications signal; and a memory and a processor that are respectively configured to store and execute instructions, including for instructions causing the computing device to; receive information from the radio regarding at least one characteristic of the received communications signal, wherein the at least one characteristic of the received communications signal differs from parameters recorded in an antenna configuration data structure of the computing device; determine a record from the antenna configuration data structure that best matches the at least one characteristic of the received communications signal; and reconfigure a configurable antenna according to the obtained record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless communications system, comprising:
a memory and a processor that are respectively configured to store and execute instructions, wherein the instructions cause the wireless communications system to perform operations in response to execution by the processor, wherein the operations include; determining at least one characteristic associated with a received wireless signal, wherein the at least one determined characteristic is different than characteristics for predefined antenna configurations of a plurality of predefined antenna configurations; selecting a closest available antenna configuration for the at least one determined characteristic from the plurality of predefined antenna configurations; and configuring a configurable antenna in accordance with the selected antenna configuration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communications system, comprising:
a memory and a processor that are respectively configured to store and execute instructions, wherein the instructions cause the wireless communications system to perform operations in response to execution by the processor, wherein the operations include; iteratively, on a packet-by-packet basis; selecting a closest matching antenna configuration profile from a collection of antenna configuration profiles, wherein at least one characteristic for the selected closest matching antenna configuration profile differs from at least one characteristic of a signal received or transmitted via the antenna; and configuring an antenna according to the selected particular antenna configuration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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