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Systems and methods for improving fixed access point coverage in a network of moving things

  • US 9,788,282 B2
  • Filed: 11/15/2016
  • Issued: 10/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system providing improved wireless communication with one or more mobile network nodes of a plurality of network nodes, over an area of coverage of a wireless access point node at a fixed location of a network of moving things, the system comprising:

  • one or more communication interfaces configured to communicate with the one or more mobile network nodes using corresponding radio frequency signals;

    one or more antenna control interfaces configured to adjust a direction of reception and transmission of the corresponding radio frequency signals by corresponding radio frequency antennas;

    a transmit power controller configured to adjust power of transmission of the corresponding radio frequency signals, and to receive and process feedback from, the one or more communication interfaces; and

    one or more processors operably coupled to the one or more communication interfaces, the one or more antenna control interfaces, and the transmit power controller, the one or more processors operable to, at least;

    communicate with a particular mobile network node of the one or more mobile network nodes using corresponding radio frequency signals and corresponding radio frequency antennas at a corresponding transmission power and a corresponding direction of reception and transmission;

    adjust the direction of reception and transmission of the corresponding radio frequency signals by the corresponding radio frequency antennas,adjust the transmission power of the corresponding radio frequency signals based upon the adjustment to the corresponding direction of reception and transmission, andcommunicatively couple the particular mobile network node to a backhaul communication link.

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