Patent ID: 9748645
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H01Q

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a matrix of antenna pixelate cells wherein each pixelate cell either transmits a radio frequency (RF) signal to air or terminates routing of the RF signal based on switching of the pixelate cells, wherein at least one of the pixelate cells comprises a plurality of switchable ring segments arranged as a segmented annular ring forming a single antenna element that is reconfigurable according to which switchable ring segments are switched on or off; and wherein the plurality of switchable ring segments are switched such that the segmented annular ring is configured to transmit the RF signal as one of a left-hand circular polarization (LHCP) signal, a right-hand-circular polarization (RHCP) signal, or a linear polarization signal; and the matrix forms a reconfigurable antenna pattern that provides a specific antenna pattern based on which specific pixelate cells are switched to transmit and which specific pixelate cells are switched to terminate.