Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, apparatus, and methods for selecting antennas
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Application No.: US14986145Application Date: 2015-12-31
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Publication No.: US10700442B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Christopher William Bruhn , Paul Langer
- Applicant: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
- Applicant Address: US CO Englewood
- Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Englewood
- Agency: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q1/22
- IPC: H01Q1/22 ; H01Q21/24 ; H04N5/64 ; H01Q3/04 ; H01Q1/00 ; H01Q3/02 ; H01Q3/24

Abstract:
According to principles of the embodiments as disclosed herein, a device that determines its own orientation and selects an appropriately oriented antenna based on the device's orientation is provided. The device may include a housing including an interior having a base and a top and a first sidewall extending from a perimeter of the base to the top. A plurality of antenna may be coupled to the housing one or more orientation sensors may also be coupled to the housing. A controller may be electrically coupled to each of the plurality of antenna and the one or more orientation sensors, and may be configured to receive information from the one or more orientation sensors, determine an orientation of the housing, and select one of the plurality of antenna to transmit and receive data. A transceiver may be located within the housing and at least one of the plurality of antenna may be being electrically coupled to the antenna.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170194719A1 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR SELECTING ANTENNAS Public/Granted day:2017-07-06
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