Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Antenna pattern overlays on antenna line-of-sight images from an antenna alignment device
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Application No.: US18048154Application Date: 2022-10-20
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Publication No.: US12155433B2Publication Date: 2024-11-26
- Inventor: Scott Pettygrove , Jim Neuens
- Applicant: Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: US AZ Chandler
- Assignee: Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Chandler
- Agency: DLA Piper LLP (US)
- Main IPC: H04B7/06
- IPC: H04B7/06 ; H04B7/08

Abstract:
An antenna alignment device may have a camera that takes a line-of-sight image. For an antenna alignment device directed to a boresight of an antenna, the line-of-sight image is the “view” from the antenna to the surrounding environment. An antenna radiation pattern, based on the antenna type, may be overlaid on the line-of-sight image. A technician and or other user can therefore observe the radiation pattern vis-à-vis the surrounding environment. Therefore, it can be determined during the initial alignment stage, whether the antenna alignment may have to be changed to account for structures and or other blockages in the surrounding environment rather than just relying antenna alignment based on an ideal model site. The overlaying also speeds up troubleshooting as it can be used to provide clear and specific alignment instructions prior to deploying crew to the antenna site.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240235631A9 ANTENNA PATTERN OVERLAYS ON ANTENNA LINE-OF-SIGHT IMAGES FROM AN ANTENNA ALIGNMENT DEVICE Public/Granted day:2024-07-11
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