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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2002
J. William Whikehart, Novi, MI (US);
Jack Harold King, Howell, MI (US);
John Elliott Whitecar, Plymouth, MI (US);
Michael Chrysochoos, Toledo, OH (US);
Philip Mark Bator, Farmington, MI (US);
Richard Zerod, Livonia, MI (US);
J. William Whikehart, Novi, MI (US);
Jack Harold King, Howell, MI (US);
John Elliott Whitecar, Plymouth, MI (US);
Michael Chrysochoos, Toledo, OH (US);
Philip Mark Bator, Farmington, MI (US);
Richard Zerod, Livonia, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling an antenna signal combiner in a vehicle having multiple antenna elements, a navigational system and a receiver comprising the steps of receiving signals from at least one transmitter, determining first position coordinates of the vehicle using the navigational system, determining second position coordinates of the at least one transmitter, and combining signals from the multiple antenna elements to steer an antenna beam from the first position coordinates to the second position coordinates.