Patent ID: 9414353
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G01S,H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first antenna configured to receive alignment signalling from a first transmitter over a first communication channel, the first communication channel having a first set of characteristics; a second antenna configured to exchange data with a second transmitter over a second communication channel, the second communication channel having a second different set of characteristics, wherein the first antenna comprises multiple antennas, the multiple antennas configured to measure the phase of the alignment signaling; a processor configured to: process the alignment signalling received from the first antenna and determine the location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus by calculating an angle of incidence of the alignment signaling using one or more phase measurement differences between the alignment signaling received at the multiple antennas of the first antenna; and generate control signalling representative of the determined location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus; and a user interface configured to provide a user with an indication of the relative location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus in accordance with the control signalling to allow for the second antenna to be aligned for data exchange with the second transmitter; and wherein the processor is configured to process signaling received from the second transmitter over the second communication channel to enable a more accurate determination of the location of the second transmitter relative to the apparatus; and the first antenna is configured to exchange data with the first transmitter over the first communication channel as a fall-back in the event that data exchange between the second antenna and second transmitter over the second communication channel is inhibited.