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

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a body partially enclosing a camera; and
a wireless communication system integrated within or coupled to the body of the apparatus, the wireless communication system comprising:
a sensor configured to determine an orientation of the wireless communication system;
an antenna configured to transmit or receive wireless signals and configured to have an antenna gain and polarization;
a switching unit configured to change a configuration of the antenna gain and polarization;
a wireless communication circuit electrically coupled to the antenna to transmit or receive the wireless signals; and
a controller electrically coupled to the antenna, the wireless communication circuit, the switching unit, and the sensor;

wherein the sensor determines the orientation of the wireless communication system related to an external wireless communication system and the switching unit changes the configuration of the antenna gain and polarization based upon the orientation of the wireless communication system and the external wireless communication system.