Wireless device signal amplifier

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10251127-B2
Application number	US-201615240674-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2016
Priority date	Aug 18, 2015
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

Technology for a signal booster is disclosed. The signal booster can include a signal amplifier configured to amplify and filter signals for a wireless device. The signal booster can include one or more detectors configured to detect power levels of the signals. The signal amplifier can include at least one of: one or more bypassable amplifiers or one or more switchable band pass filters that are configurable depending on detected power levels of the signals.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A signal booster, comprising:
a signal amplifier that includes one or more amplification and filtering signal paths, wherein the amplification and filtering signal paths are configured to amplify and filter one or more signals; and
one or more detectors configured to detect a power level of the one or more signals prior to a bypassable amplifier and a switchable multi-band pass filter;
an amplifier bypass path to enable the one or more signals to be directed from the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths to the amplifier bypass path to bypass the bypassable amplifier based on the power level of the one or more signals in relation to a defined power level threshold; and
a band pass filter bypass path to enable the one or more signals to be directed from the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths to the band pass filter bypass path to:
bypass the switchable multi-band pass filter when the power level of the one or more signals is less than the defined power level threshold; and
not bypass the switchable multi-band pass filter when the power level of the one or more signals is greater than the defined power level threshold,
wherein the switchable multi-band pass filter is configured to be bypassed prior to a first stage of a downlink (DL) path in the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths in a weak signal area to reduce a noise figure.

2. The signal booster of claim 1 , further comprising:
an integrated device antenna configured to communicate signals with a wireless device; and
an integrated node antenna configured to communicate signals with a base station.

3. The signal booster of claim 2 , wherein the integrated node antenna includes an integrated uplink (UL) node antenna or an integrated downlink (DL) node antenna.

4. The signal booster of claim 1 , wherein the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths include one or more downlink (DL) amplification and filtering signal paths and one or more uplink (UL) amplification and filtering signal paths.

5. The signal booster of claim 1 , wherein the signal booster is insertable in a wireless device signal amplifier sleeve along with the wireless device.

6. The signal booster of claim 1 , wherein the signal booster is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-compatible consumer signal booster.

7. The signal booster of claim 1 , wherein the signal amplifier is configured to boost signals in up to six bands.

8. The signal booster of claim 1 , wherein the one or more signals are directed along the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths and avoid the amplifier bypass path based on the power level of the one or more signals in relation to the defined power level threshold.

9. The signal booster of claim 1 , wherein the signals bypass the bypassable amplifier to conserve energy based on the power level of the one or more signals in relation to the defined power level threshold, and the one or more signals do not bypass the bypassable amplifier based on the power level of the one or more signals in relation to the defined power level threshold.

10. A signal booster, comprising:
a signal amplifier that includes one or more amplification and filtering signal paths, wherein the amplification and filtering signal paths are configured to amplify and filter one or more signals; and
one or more detectors configured to detect a power level of the one or more signals prior to a switchable multi-band pass filter; and
a band pass filter bypass path to enable the one or more signals to be directed from the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths to the band pass filter bypass path to:
bypass the switchable multi-band pass filter when the power level of the one or more signals is less than a defined power level threshold; and
not bypass the switchable multi-band pass filter when the power level of the one or more signals is greater than the defined power level threshold,
wherein the switchable multi-band pass filter is configured to be bypassed prior to a first stage of a downlink (DL) path in the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths in a weak signal area to reduce a noise figure.

11. The signal booster of claim 10 , further comprising:
an integrated device antenna configured to communicate signals with a wireless device; and
an integrated node antenna configured to communicate signals with a base station.

12. The signal booster of claim 10 , wherein the switchable multi-band pass filter corresponds to high frequency bands or low frequency bands, wherein the high frequency bands include band 4 (B4) and band 25 (B25), and the low frequency bands include band 5 (B5), band 12 (B12) and band 13 (B13).

13. The signal booster of claim 10 , wherein the switchable multi-band pass filter is a first band pass filter in a defined stage of the amplification and filtering signal paths.

14. The signal booster of claim 10 , wherein the signal booster is insertable in a wireless device signal amplifier sleeve along with the wireless device.

15. The signal booster of claim 10 , wherein the signal booster is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-compatible consumer signal booster.

16. The signal booster of claim 10 , wherein the one or more signals are directed along the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths and avoid the band pass filter bypass path based on the power level of the one or more signals in relation to the defined power level threshold.

17. The signal booster of claim 10 , wherein the switchable multi-band pass filter is switched in based on the power level of the one or more signals in relation to the defined power level threshold, or the switchable multi-band pass filter is switched out based on the power level of the one or more signals in relation to the defined power level threshold.

18. A repeater, comprising:
one or more detectors configured to detect a power level of the one or more signals prior to a bypassable amplifier and a switchable multi-band pass filter,
an amplifier bypass path to enable the one or more signals to be directed from the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths to the amplifier bypass path to bypass the bypassable amplifier based on the power level of the one or more signals in relation to a defined power level threshold; and
a band pass filter bypass path to enable the one or more signals to be directed from the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths to the band pass filter bypass path to:
bypass the switchable multi-band pass filter when the power level of the one or more signals is less than a defined power level threshold; and
not bypass the switchable multi-band pass filter when the power level of the one or more signals is greater than the defined power level threshold,
wherein the switchable multi-band pass filter is configured to be bypassed prior to a first stage of a downlink (DL) path in the one or more amplification and filtering signal paths in a weak signal area to reduce a noise figure.

19. The repeater of claim 18 , wherein:
the signals bypass the bypassable amplifier to conserve energy based on the power level of the one or more signals in relation to the defined power level threshold; or
the signals do not bypass the bypassable amplifier based on the power level of the one or more signals in relation to the defined power level threshold.

20. The repeater of claim 18 , wherein:
the switchable multi-band pass filter is switched in based on the power level of the

Assignees

• Wilson Electronics Llc

Inventors

• Cook Patrick Lee
• Ashworth Christopher K
• Mouser Michael James

Classifications

• H04B7/15557

  Selecting relay station operation mode, e.g. between amplify and forward mode, decode and forward mode or FDD - and TDD mode · CPC title

• H04L43/16

  Threshold monitoring · CPC title

• H04L43/028

  by filtering · CPC title

• H04W52/0229 Primary

  where the received signal is a wanted signal · CPC title

• H04B7/155

  Ground-based stations (H04B7/204 takes precedence) · CPC title