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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Aubrey L. Gaddy, Snohomish, WA (US);
David G. Michelson, North Vancouver, B.C., CA;
Douglas Frank Stolarz, Monmouth Beach, NJ (US);
Aubrey L. Gaddy, Snohomish, WA (US);
David G. Michelson, North Vancouver, B.C., CA;
Douglas Frank Stolarz, Monmouth Beach, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
The composition of an object within a wireless communication channel is determined by analyzing a symmetry characteristic of a polarization pattern of a received signal. The signal is transmitted through the communication channel using a known polarization. A receiver receives the signal and determines a symmetry characteristic of the polarization pattern of the received signal. The symmetry characteristic is matched to a stored symmetry characteristic to determine the composition of the object. Based on the composition of the object, the susceptibility of the wireless communication channel to wind-induced fading can be determined.