Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Directive – Including directive communication system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-31
2006-10-31
Issing, Gregory C. (Department: 3662)
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Directive
Including directive communication system
C342S377000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07129890
ABSTRACT:
A method, a node and a machine-readable medium are provided for dynamically adjusting a beam of an adaptive antenna array (302). A receiving node (101) receives, via a group of antenna array elements (302), a signal from a transmitting node (101). Each received signal from the antenna array elements (101) is digitized and recorded. K+1 output signals are generated from the recorded digitized signal. The k+1 output signals are generated by applying each of a group of weight sets to the recorded digitized signal. Each of the weight sets corresponds to a different one of k known neighboring nodes (101) and a weight set for generating an omnidirectional propagation pattern. Which one of the k+1 output signals to process is determined. The determined one of the k+1 output signals is processed and the packet encoded in the determined one of the k+1 output signals is decoded.
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Kolek Stephen R.
Redi Jason Keith
BBN Technologies Corp.
Issing Gregory C.
Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc.
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