DIRECTIONAL WIRELESS HOTSPOT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POINTING A DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA

    公开(公告)号:US20190237850A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US16311319

    申请日:2017-06-20

    申请人: MiWire ApS

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a directional wireless hotspot device for communication in a mobile network having a number of distributed cells, each cell covered by at least one fixed transceiver, the device comprising: a printed circuit board; a directional antenna; a compass, such as a magnetometer; a geographical positioning device, such as a GPS receiver; an electric motor, such as a substantially flat piezoelectric motor, for rotating the printed circuit board around an axis substantially perpendicular to the directional antenna; a wireless modem, such as a 3G/4G/LTE/5G modem, or a receiving element, such as a socket, arranged to receive an external wireless modem; a local communication element, such as a Wi-Fi circuit, for communication with a local device; a microprocessor configured to calculate an azimuthal rotation angle for pointing the directional antenna to one of the fixed transceivers based on: directional and positional data from the compass and geographical positioning device; positional data of the fixed transceivers; a housing.

    Route-based directional antenna
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11600899B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-07

    申请号:US16958484

    申请日:2018-12-28

    申请人: MiWire ApS

    发明人: David Fleischer

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to an antenna device for a vehicle for optimizing the signal strength or quality from a mobile network having at least one fixed transceiver. The device comprises: at least one directional antenna; at least one turning device, such as an electric motor, for rotating the directional antenna around an axis substantially perpendicular to the antenna boresight; and a microprocessor configured to calculate an azimuthal rotation angle for pointing the directional antenna to at least one selected fixed transceiver. The calculated azimuthal rotational angle is based on: directional and positional data of the vehicle; positional data of the selected fixed transceivers; and a route for navigating the vehicle between a starting point and a destination. The azimuthal rotation angle of the directional antenna is calculated continuously or at intervals, such that the signal strength or quality from the mobile network is continuously optimized along the route. The present disclosure is further related to a directional wireless hotspot device for communication in a mobile network, wherein the device comprises at least two directional antennas. The present disclosure further relates to a method for automatically pointing a directional antenna on a vehicle to a fixed transceiver in a mobile network for optimizing the signal strength or quality, wherein the antenna is pointed to a transceiver based a calculated route for navigating between a starting point and a destination.

    System and method for optimizing bitrate of a wireless hotspot device

    公开(公告)号:US12032078B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US17288769

    申请日:2019-10-30

    申请人: MiWire ApS

    IPC分类号: G01S3/42 H04W24/02 H04W48/16

    CPC分类号: G01S3/42 H04W24/02 H04W48/16

    摘要: A wireless hotspot device is equipped with a directional antenna. A method optimizes a bitrate of the device in a mobile network with distributed cells, each cell covered by a fixed transceiver. The method includes: rotating the antenna substantially azimuthally at least 90 degrees, in steps of N degrees, wherein N is a fixed or variable number; scanning for available cells for each step of rotation; observing a signal to noise ratio for each available cell in each step; saving an optimized azimuthal direction for each available cell, the optimized direction corresponding to the highest signal to noise ratio; repeating the steps for a number of frequency bands, setting up a data connection and running a speed test for all optimized directions of each frequency band; automatically selecting an azimuthal operation position of the antenna based on the speed tests; and moving the antenna to the operation position.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING BITRATE OF A WIRELESS HOTSPOT DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210396831A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17288769

    申请日:2019-10-30

    申请人: MiWire ApS

    IPC分类号: G01S3/42 H04W24/02 H04W48/16

    摘要: A wireless hotspot device is equipped with a directional antenna. A method optimizes a bitrate of the device in a mobile network with distributed cells, each cell covered by a fixed transceiver. The method includes: rotating the antenna substantially azimuthally at least 90 degrees, in steps of N degrees, wherein N is a fixed or variable number; scanning for available cells for each step of rotation; observing a signal to noise ratio for each available cell in each step; saving an optimized azimuthal direction for each available cell, the optimized direction corresponding to the highest signal to noise ratio; repeating the steps for a number of frequency bands, setting up a data connection and running a speed test for all optimized directions of each frequency band; automatically selecting an azimuthal operation position of the antenna based on the speed tests; and moving the antenna to the operation position.

    DIRECTIONAL WIRELESS HOTSPOT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POINTING A DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA

    公开(公告)号:US20220115765A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-14

    申请号:US17516747

    申请日:2021-11-02

    申请人: MiWire ApS

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a directional wireless hotspot device for communication in a mobile network having a number of distributed cells, each cell covered by at least one fixed transceiver, the device comprising: a printed circuit board; a directional antenna; a compass, such as a magnetometer; a geographical positioning device, such as a GPS receiver; an electric motor, such as a substantially flat piezoelectric motor, for rotating the printed circuit board around an axis substantially perpendicular to the directional antenna; a wireless modem, such as a 3G/4G/LTE/5G modem, or a receiving element, such as a socket, arranged to receive an external wireless modem; a local communication element, such as a Wi-Fi circuit, for communication with a local device; a microprocessor configured to calculate an azimuthal rotation angle for pointing the directional antenna to one of the fixed transceivers based on: directional and positional data from the compass and geographical positioning device; positional data of the fixed transceivers; a housing.

    Directional wireless hotspot device and method for pointing a directional antenna

    公开(公告)号:US11189908B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-30

    申请号:US16311319

    申请日:2017-06-20

    申请人: MiWire ApS

    摘要: A directional wireless hotspot device for communication in a mobile network has a number of distributed cells, each cell covered by at least one fixed transceiver. The device includes: a printed circuit board; a directional antenna; a compass, such as a magnetometer; a geographical positioning device, such as a GPS receiver; an electric motor, such as a substantially flat piezoelectric motor, for rotating the printed circuit board around an axis substantially perpendicular to the directional antenna; a wireless modem, such as a 3G/4G/LTE/5G modem, or a receiving element, such as a socket, arranged to receive an external wireless modem; a local communication element, such as a Wi-Fi circuit, for communication with a local device; a microprocessor configured to calculate an azimuthal rotation angle for pointing the directional antenna to one of the fixed transceivers based on: directional and positional data from the compass and geographical positioning device; positional data of the fixed transceivers; a housing.

    ROUTE-BASED DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210066780A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16958484

    申请日:2018-12-28

    申请人: MiWire ApS

    发明人: David Fleischer

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to an antenna device for a vehicle for optimizing the signal strength or quality from a mobile network having at least one fixed transceiver. The device comprises: at least one directional antenna; at least one turning device, such as an electric motor, for rotating the directional antenna around an axis substantially perpendicular to the antenna boresight; and a microprocessor configured to calculate an azimuthal rotation angle for pointing the directional antenna to at least one selected fixed transceiver. The calculated azimuthal rotational angle is based on: directional and positional data of the vehicle; positional data of the selected fixed transceivers; and a route for navigating the vehicle between a starting point and a destination. The azimuthal rotation angle of the directional antenna is calculated continuously or at intervals, such that the signal strength or quality from the mobile network is continuously optimized along the route. The present disclosure is further related to a directional wireless hotspot device for communication in a mobile network, wherein the device comprises at least two directional antennas The present disclosure further relates to a method for automatically pointing a directional antenna on a vehicle to a fixed transceiver in a mobile network for optimizing the signal strength or quality, wherein the antenna is pointed to a transceiver based a calculated route for navigating between a starting point and a destination.