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Re-configurable repeater device including beam-shaping unit

US12375161B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Erik Bengtsson · Eslöv, SE
Kun Zhao · Sichuan, CN
Jose FLORDELIS · Lund, SE
Olof ZANDER · Södra Sandby, SE
Fredrik RUSEK · Eslöv, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 29, 2021
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B7/04013
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A re-configurable repeater device—such as a large intelligent surface or an amplify-and-forward repeater—includes an array of reflective elements and a beam-shaping unit in front of the array. The beam-shaping unit is configured to increase a beam diameter of an incoming beam. For instance, the divergence of incoming electromagnetic waves can be increased. It would be possible that the beam-shaping unit is im-plemented as a lens, e.g., a Luneberger-type lens.

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