[미국특허]
Method and apparatus for an antenna module
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01Q-001/52
H01Q-001/00
출원번호
US-0275619
(2006-01-19)
등록번호
US-7489282
(2009-02-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Lastinger,Roc
Spenik,John
Woodbury,Brian C
출원인 / 주소
Rotani, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Letham Law Firm LLC
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37인용 특허 :
62
초록▼
An antenna module comprising at least two antennas in substantial close proximity and a shield configured to reduce interference between the antennas and/or to shape the antenna coverage areas is disclosed. A substantially triangular shield with antennas positioned at each of the vertices may shape
An antenna module comprising at least two antennas in substantial close proximity and a shield configured to reduce interference between the antennas and/or to shape the antenna coverage areas is disclosed. A substantially triangular shield with antennas positioned at each of the vertices may shape the antenna coverage areas to form virtual sectors.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. An antenna module that provides a plurality of virtual sectors for servicing a wireless device, the antenna module comprising: a first antenna having a first coverage area; a second antenna having a second coverage area; a third antenna having a third coverage area; and a shi
What is claimed is: 1. An antenna module that provides a plurality of virtual sectors for servicing a wireless device, the antenna module comprising: a first antenna having a first coverage area; a second antenna having a second coverage area; a third antenna having a third coverage area; and a shield that shapes the first, the second, and the third coverage areas in such a way that a first portion of the first coverage area overlaps a first portion of the second coverage area thereby forming a first virtual sector; a first portion the third coverage area overlaps a second portion of the first coverage area thereby forming a second virtual sector; a second portion of the third coverage area overlaps a second portion of the second coverage area thereby forming a third virtual sector; wherein: at a majority of positions around the antenna module, at least two of the three antennas service the wireless device; the first and the second portion of any one coverage area do not overlap; within any one virtual sector, the wireless device can receive service from either of the two antennas that form the virtual sector; the first, second, and third antennas are assigned a first, a second, and a third channel respectively; and the first, the second, and the third channels are different from each other. 2. The antenna module of claim 1 wherein: the shield comprises a substantially triangular shape; and one antenna is coupled to each vertex. 3. The antenna module of claim 1 wherein: the shield comprises a substantially triangular shape; and one antenna is coupled to a different side respectively. 4. The antenna module of claim 1 wherein a distance between any two antennas reduces a near-field interference to below a threshold. 5. The antenna module of claim 1 further comprising a spacer coupled between any one antenna and the shield, wherein the spacer reduces a detuning of the antenna to below a threshold. 6. The antenna module of claim 1 wherein at least one of the antennas is coupled directly to the shield to reduce a detuning of the antenna to below a threshold. 7. The antenna module of claim 1 wherein a shape of the shield comprises substantially a least one of a triangle, a triangle with vertices extended and enlarged, a parabola, a hexagon, a rectangle, a rectangle with bottom angled shield, a rectangle with top and bottom angled shields, and a cube. 8. The antenna module of claim 1 wherein at least one of the antennas comprises a directional antenna. 9. The antenna module of claim 1 wherein at least one of the antennas comprises a MIMO antenna. 10. The antenna module of claim 9 wherein: the MIMO antenna comprises a first and a second antenna element; the first element is transmit only; the second element is receive only; and the first and the second antenna element are assigned a same channel. 11. The antenna module of claim 1 wherein the first, second, and third channels comprise minimally interfering channels provided by at least one of an IEEE 802.11, a Bluetooth, a ultra-wideband, an IEEE 802.15, and an IEEE 802.16 communication protocol. 12. An antenna module that provides a plurality of virtual sectors for servicing a wireless device, the antenna module comprising: a first antenna having a first coverage area; a second antenna having a second coverage area; a third antenna having a third coverage area; and a shield that shapes the first, the second, and the third coverage areas into three virtual sectors, wherein: each one virtual sector is adjacent to the other two virtual sectors; no virtual sector substantially overlaps any other virtual sector; at a majority of positions around the antenna module, at least two of the three antennas service the wireless device; the first, second, and third antennas are assigned a first, a second, and a third channel respectively; and the first, the second, and the third channels are different from each other. 13. The antenna module of claim 12 wherein: the shield comprises a substantially triangular shape; and one antenna is coupled to each vertex. 14. The antenna module of claim 12 wherein: the shield comprises a substantially triangular shape; and one antenna is coupled to a different side respectively. 15. The antenna module of claim 12 wherein a distance between any two antennas reduces a near-field interference to below a threshold. 16. The antenna module of claim 12 further comprising a spacer coupled between any one antenna and the shield, wherein the spacer reduces a detuning of the antenna to below a threshold. 17. The antenna module of claim 12 wherein at least one of the antennas is coupled directly to the shield to reduce a detuning of the antenna to below a threshold. 18. The antenna module of claim 12 wherein a shape of the shield comprises substantially a least one of a triangle, a triangle with vertices extended and enlarged, a parabola, a hexagon, a rectangle, a rectangle with bottom angled shield, a rectangle with top and bottom angled shields, and a cube. 19. The antenna module of claim 12 wherein at least one of the antennas comprises a directional antenna. 20. The antenna module of claim 12 wherein at least one of the antennas comprises a MIMO antenna. 21. The antenna module of claim 20 wherein: the MIMO antenna comprises a first and a second antenna element; the first element is transmit only; the second element is receive only; and the first and the second antenna element are assigned the same channel. 22. The antenna module of claim 12 wherein the first, second, and third channels comprise minimally interfering channels provided by at least one of an IEEE 802.11, a Bluetooth, a ultra-wideband, an IEEE 802.15, and an IEEE 802.16 communication protocol. 23. A method performed by an assembler for assembling an antenna module having a virtual sector, the antenna module comprising a first antenna having a first coverage area, a second antenna having a second coverage area, and a shield, the method comprising: coupling the first antenna to the shield, wherein the shield shapes the first coverage area; coupling the second antenna to the shield, wherein the shield shapes the second coverage area in such a manner that a portion of the second coverage area overlaps a portion of the first coverage area thereby forming a virtual sector; assigning a first channel and a second channel to the first antenna and the second antenna respectively, wherein the first channel and the second channel are different; servicing at least two wireless devices simultaneously device at any position within the virtual sector using the first and the second antenna. 24. The method of claim 23 wherein coupling the first antenna comprises coupling a spacer between the first antenna and the shield. 25. The method of claim 23 wherein servicing comprises communicating with the wireless device using the first and the second antenna. 26. The method of claim 23 wherein coupling comprises adjusting a position of at least one of the first and the second antenna relative to the shield. 27. The method of claim 23 wherein: coupling comprises adjusting a length of a spacer; and the spacer is positioned between the first antenna or the second antenna and the shield. 28. The method of claim 27 wherein adjusting comprises selecting a shield having a different shape.
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