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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Erik Bengtsson, Eslöv, SE;
Kun Zhao, Malmö, SE;
Jose Flordelis, Lund, SE;
Olof Zander, Södra Sandby, SE;
Fredrik Rusek, Eslöv, SE;
Assignee:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/155 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/15528 (2013.01);
Abstract
A re-configurable repeater device—such as a large intelligent surface or an amplify-and-forward repeater—includes an array of reflective elements and a beam-shaping unit in front of the array. The beam-shaping unit is configured to increase a beam diameter of an incoming beam. For instance, the divergence of incoming electromagnetic waves can be increased. It would be possible that the beam-shaping unit is im-plemented as a lens, e.g., a Luneberger-type lens.