Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laser-based enhancement of signal propagation path for mobile communications
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Application No.: US18315444Application Date: 2023-05-10
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Publication No.: US12021558B2Publication Date: 2024-06-25
- Inventor: George Cummings , Brett Christian , Scott Probasco
- Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Main IPC: H04B10/07
- IPC: H04B10/07 ; H04B7/0426 ; H04B17/26 ; H04B17/318 ; H04B17/336 ; H04B17/391 ; H04B10/50

Abstract:
A system uses pulsed lasers to enhance a signal propagation path in a telecommunications network. The system can estimate a signal propagation path, which varies based on a current location of a mobile device relative to a base station. The system can detect a propagation loss due to a condition of a propagation medium including the signal propagation path and determine whether the mobile device is in Line-of-Sight (LOS) of a laser emitter. In response to detection of the propagation loss, the laser emitter can emit a pulsed laser that can enhance signal propagation by mitigating the propagation loss on the signal propagation path. The pulsed laser has a propagation path overlapping the signal propagation path when the mobile device is in LOS of the laser emitter, which is mounted on the base station.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230361868A1 LASER-BASED ENHANCEMENT OF SIGNAL PROPAGATION PATH FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS Public/Granted day:2023-11-09
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