Patent ID: 9590703
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04B

Claim:
1. A communication system, comprising: a plurality of antennas, the plurality of antennas including at least one modal antenna, each of the at least one modal antenna including a radiating element positioned above a circuit board forming a volume of the antenna therebetween, and a parasitic element positioned adjacent to the radiating element, wherein each of the at least one modal antenna is configurable about a plurality of distinct modes upon varying a reactance associated with the parasitic element, wherein each of said modes corresponds to one of a plurality of radiation patterns associated with the modal antenna; and a processor coupled to the plurality of antennas and configured to select a mode among the plurality of modes to optimize signal quality for each time interval based on a channel quality indicator (CQI), the processor further configured to selectably vary the reactance of the parasitic element of each of the at least one modal antenna.