Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wireless network aware self pointing antenna
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Application No.: US15242264Application Date: 2016-08-19
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Publication No.: US10321390B2Publication Date: 2019-06-11
- Inventor: Scott Wilken
- Applicant: Electronic Controlled Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Bloomington
- Assignee: Electronic Controlled Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Electronic Controlled Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Bloomington
- Agency: Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A.
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00 ; H04W48/00

Abstract:
An antenna system with network awareness includes a control system that points the antenna to a compatible network. The user provides the antenna with an input of a particular wireless service carrier and the control system begins searching for radio frequency signals that indicate the antenna is pointed at a compatible tower. Once a tower is located, the control system reads the carrier identification data transmitted from that tower to determine if the wireless carrier is compatible with the user's service. If an appropriate signal is not found, the control system will continue moving the antenna until another tower is found and the carrier identification information will again be checked. This process is repeated until a compatible tower is identified. Additional iterations can locate additional compatible towers. The antenna can be moved to a final position where the desired network signal is at the highest detected RF power.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170054484A1 WIRELESS NETWORK AWARE SELF POINTING ANTENNA Public/Granted day:2017-02-23
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