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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2024
Directv, Llc, El Segundo, CA (US);
Alan Smith, Anaheim, CA (US);
DIRECTV, LLC, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed. An example mobile device includes memory; machine-readable instructions; and programmable circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine-readable instructions to: receive a first ultra-wide band (UWB) communication from an antenna device; determine the antenna device is located at a second position based on the first UWB communication; determine a receivability score based on estimated signal strengths of one or more broadcast signals at the second position; report the receivability score to a user; determine the antenna device has moved to a third position based on a second UWB communication; update the receivability score based on signal strengths at the third position; and report the updated receivability score to the user.