Patent ID: 9553640
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H01Q,H04B

Claim:
1. A method for use with a multi-feed antenna used in a multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) communication system, wherein the multi-feed antenna includes at least a first feed and a second feed, the method comprising: obtaining one or more antenna feed characteristic indicators associated with each of the first and second antenna feeds of the multi-feed antenna; and controlling how power is distributed among the first and second antenna feeds of the multi-feed antenna based at least in part on at least one of the one or more antenna feed characteristic indicators associated with each of the first and second antenna feeds of the multi-feed antenna; wherein the controlling how power is distributed among the first and second antenna feeds of the multi-feed antenna comprises distributing at least some amount of power to each of the first and second antenna feeds, such that the amount of power distributed to each of the first and second antenna feeds differ from one another for at least a period of time.