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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2010
Behrouz Pourseyed, Richmond, CA;
Vincent Maddock Smith, Langley, CA;
Ying Wang, Richmond, CA;
Kevin Alexander Goodfellow, Delta, CA;
Colin Lee, Port Coquitlam, CA;
Behrouz Pourseyed, Richmond, CA;
Vincent Maddock Smith, Langley, CA;
Ying Wang, Richmond, CA;
Kevin Alexander Goodfellow, Delta, CA;
Colin Lee, Port Coquitlam, CA;
NETGEAR, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus and a corresponding method for controlling radiation characteristics of a transmitter of a wireless device. The wireless device includes a transmitting portion that includes one or more antennas that are characterized by one or more radiation patterns. The wireless device further comprises a sensor system for determining an orientation of the transmitting portion and a control system that is operatively coupled to the sensor system and configured to control the supply of power to each antenna depending on the orientation of the transmitting portion.