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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Don Gunasekara, Reston, VA (US);
Tom Wilson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
Don Gunasekara, Reston, VA (US);
Tom Wilson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Assignee:
Nextel Communications Inc., Reston, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/14 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 15/00 (2006.01); H03C 7/02 (2006.01); H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); G01S 19/00 (2010.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); G01S 19/51 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Wireless communication is provided using very low frequency signals to environments that are otherwise difficult to reach. In one embodiment, a mobile wireless system is configured to automatically orient its antenna. A monitoring module is used to detect a current signal strength of a received radio frequency signal, as well as a current position for the mobile system. This information is compared to an expected signal strength for the current position in order to determine if the antenna should be adjusted or otherwise realigned.