Patent · US Active

Communication terminal and method for selecting a transmission antenna

US10187132B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Intel IP Corporation · US

Inventors

Mathias Kurth · Dresden, DE
Jose A. Cesares Cano · Dresden, DE
Thomas Fliess · Dresden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 16, 2016
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W72/23
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to an example, a communication terminal is described including a plurality of antennas, a transceiver configured to receive a message indicating a first antenna of the plurality of antennas that the communication terminal is to use as transmission antenna and a controller configured to determine whether a second antenna of the plurality of antennas has, according to a predetermined performance measure, a higher transmission performance than the first antenna and to control the transceiver to use the second antenna for transmission based on whether it has a higher transmission performance than the first antenna.

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