Patent ID: 11881629
Assignee: GOPRO, INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. A method comprising:
detecting a position or an orientation of a wireless communication system with a sensor of the wireless communication system that is integrated within or coupled to a body of an apparatus that partially encloses a camera;
transmitting or receiving wireless signals with an antenna of the wireless communication system, the antenna having an antenna gain and a polarization;
switching the antenna gain, the polarization, or both of the antenna with a switching unit of the wireless communication system;
controlling the antenna, the switching unit, and the sensor with a controller; and
determining a position of an external communication system and changing the antenna gain, the polarization, or both based on the position or the orientation of the wireless communication system relative to the external communication system.