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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2013
Maxlinear, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Alan Trerise, Las Gatos, CA (US);
MAXLINEAR, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
An app running on a communication device determines a current position of an antenna, which is to be aligned with a transmitter. The app determines a direction in which the antenna should be oriented so that the antenna is aligned with the transmitter when the communication device is placed by the antenna. The app may generate, based on the determined direction, one or more cues to enable alignment of the antenna so that the current position or a newly determined current position of the antenna is aligned with the determined position of the transmitter. The cues may include audible, visual and/or vibration cues. The app may acquire information from one or more sensors, which are located within the communication device and/or integrated within the antenna. The acquired information may be utilized to determine the current position and/or a newly determined current position of the antenna.