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Method and system for rating antenna performance

US6329953A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2000
Grant dateDec 11, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/245
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method for rating the performance of competing antennas under various environmental conditions is herein disclosed. The present invention provides a method to statistically characterize antenna performance, relating actual operating conditions to the likelihood of completing a reliable wireless communication link within a desired confidence level. The invention provides a system and method to predict antenna performance based upon actual usage condition factors, such as power needed for transmitting, and radiation absorption by a user, relative to the angle of orientation between the antenna under test and a corresponding antenna on the opposite side of a wireless communication link.

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