Patent ID: 9525449
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: H04B,H04M,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: activating, by a mobile communication device, a camera on the mobile communication device to capture a digital photograph of an area; analyzing, by the mobile communication device, the digital photograph to identify a presence of one or more people in the area; determining, by the mobile communication device, one or more regions in the area in which the presence of one or more people is identified; calculating, by the mobile communication device, a plurality of weighting coefficients used to determine an electromagnetic (EM) radiation pattern of a multi-element antenna array to avoid EM radiation being directed toward the one or more regions in the area in which the presence of one or more people is identified during signal transmission; and transmitting, by the mobile communication device, wireless signals by radiating towards the area in the EM radiation pattern using the weighting coefficients.