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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jay Bao, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Victor Sinyansky, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 ; H04N 5/44 ; H04H 1/00 ; H04B 1/700 ; H04B 7/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 ; H04N 5/44 ; H04H 1/00 ; H04B 1/700 ; H04B 7/14 ;
Abstract
An antenna is directed to optimally receive an advanced television signal. First, the strength of the signal is measured as a function of the azimuth angle of the antenna, and second the flatness of the signal is measured as a function of the azimuth angle of the antenna. The antenna is then rotated to maximize the flatness of the signal while maintaining the strength of the signal above a minimum threshold.