Patent ID: 9608324
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H01Q,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for controlling an antenna array of a communication device, the method comprising: providing a plurality of selectable antenna configurations for a directional service; and selecting one of the antenna configurations for an antenna element of the antenna array according to a service criterion, wherein the service criterion comprises probing a plurality of users with each of the antenna configurations, ranking the antenna configurations according to one of the users or at least one part of the users, and selecting the antenna configurations according to the ranking of the antenna configurations, wherein the one of the users is determined in advance and has the priority to select the antenna configurations, wherein the at least one part of the users are located in a same service location or the at least one part of the users have the same antenna configuration and similar performance statistics, wherein ranking the antenna configurations further comprises ranking the antenna configurations for the one of the users or at least one part of the users by averaging a feedback parameter for each of the antenna configurations and then listing the ranking from the best to the worst based on the averaged feedback parameter, wherein selecting the antenna configurations according to the ranking of the antenna configurations further comprises selecting the one of the antenna configurations among the ranking for the one of the users or selecting the one of the antenna configurations corresponding to the at least one part of the users among the ranking to provide the directional service.