Method and arrangement for assisting in direction adjustment of a directional antenna

US8971816B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8971816-B2
Application numberUS-86477108-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 31, 2008
Priority dateJan 31, 2008
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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An object of the present invention is to provide an improved and simplified mechanism for assisting in antenna direction adjustment. The object is achieved by a method in a wireless communication device 120 for assisting in direction adjustment of a directional antenna 125 . The wireless communication device 120 is adapted to be connected to a wireless communication system 100 via a directional antenna 125 . The wireless communication system 100 comprises a service node 150. The method comprises the first step of establishing 510 a radio connection to the wireless communication system 100 via the directional antenna 125 and the second step of sending 520 a request for antenna direction information to the service node 150 and the third step of receiving 530 the requested antenna direction information from the service node 150 and the fourth step of obtaining 540 performance measurement and the fifth step of sending 550 the obtained performance measurement to the service node 150 and the sixth step of receiving 560 an indication of an antenna direction to be used from the service node 150.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method in a wireless communication device for assisting in direction adjustment of a directional antenna, which wireless communication device is adapted to be connected to the directional antenna, which wireless communication device is adapted to be connected to a wireless communication system via the directional antenna, the wireless communication system comprising a service node, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a radio connection t…

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What does patent US8971816B2 cover?
An object of the present invention is to provide an improved and simplified mechanism for assisting in antenna direction adjustment. The object is achieved by a method in a wireless communication device 120 for assisting in direction adjustment of a directional antenna 125 . The wireless communication device 120 is adapted to be connected to a wireless communication system 100 via a dire…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hakansson Peter, Lennartson Benny, Ericsson Telefon Ab L M
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01Q3/26. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).