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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;
Inventor:
Aaron Reel Bouillet, Noblesville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 17/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 17/0065 (2013.01); H04B 17/0022 (2013.01); H04B 7/0825 (2013.01); H04B 17/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for allowing a configuration of the operation of one or more antennas in a device, such as a gateway device or other network device, is provided. The method and apparatus operate in a manner such that the configuration allows a static configuration of a specific antenna in a multiple antenna device or system. In some cases the accompanying transmission and reception circuit are configured to operate or transact specifically with another device (e.g., network client device).