Multiband antenna with GPS digital output

• US 20110109522A1
• Filed: 10/07/2010
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Harada Industry of America, Incorporated (Harada Industry Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Harada Industry of America, Incorporated (Harada Industry Company Limited)
• Inventors: Nogoy, Andrew, Leelaratne, Rus, Simmonett, David, Merrick, Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/924,879
• Publication Number:
  US 20110109522A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/872
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/3233 particular used as part of a sensor or in a security system, e.g. for automotive radar, navigation systems
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/3275 mounted on a horizontal surface of the vehicle, e.g. on roof, hood, trunk
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/42 Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0407 Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40

Abstract

A multiband antenna with GPS digital output comprising a housing, a GPS antenna provided in the housing, an AM/FM antenna provided on the housing, at least a GPS receiver provided in the housing and coupled to the GPS antenna and a serial network bus provided in the housing and coupled to the GPS receiver whereby AM/FM signals and GPS digital output is provided from the multiband antenna.

Claims

1. A multiband antenna with GPS digital output comprising a module housing, a SDARS/GPS antenna provided in the housing, an AM/FM antenna provided on the housing, a GPS receiver means provided in the housing and coupled to the SDARS/GPS antenna and a network interface means provided in said housing and coupled to said GPS receiver means whereby said housing has AM/FM signal, SDARS signal and network output means.