Patent ID: 9496604
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H01Q,H04B

Claim Text:
1. A device for receiving signals in a MIMO system comprising: m signal receiver channels , where m is greater than 1; an antenna system comprising at least one of an n directive antennae n >m, each antenna being configured to receive signals in an angular sector of each antenna, the angular sector of each antennae not overlapping with another antennae and together forming a total angular sector of 360 degrees, or a multi-sector antenna with n angular sectors n >m, the n angular sectors not overlapping with each other and having a distinct access; and switches configured to associate with each signal receiver channel, an antenna from among the n antennae according to a switching schema selected by a controller, wherein the switching schema is selected from a plurality of p switching schemas, where p <n!/m!(n-m)!, according to a criteria representing a quality of reception of the signals by said signal receiver channels, wherein each of the plurality of switching schema select m antennae having their angular sectors comprised in a set of m+1 consecutive angular sectors, with at most two antennae from among the m antennae selected having opposite angular sectors.