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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Saeid Safavi, San Diego, CA (US);
Dedi D. Haziza, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0404 (2017.01); H01Q 3/24 (2006.01); H04B 7/0413 (2017.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/10 (2017.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H01Q 19/10 (2006.01); H01Q 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0404 (2013.01); H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H01Q 3/24 (2013.01); H01Q 19/106 (2013.01); H01Q 21/205 (2013.01); H04B 7/0413 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04B 7/0689 (2013.01); H04B 7/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a first dipole antenna, a beamforming antenna array (BFAA), a first switch coupled to the dipole antenna, a second switch coupled to the BFAA, and a processor coupled to the first switch and the second switch, wherein the processor is configured to select between a multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) antenna configuration and a beamforming configuration by setting the states of the first switch and the second switch.