Patent ID: 9559756
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H01Q,H04B

Claim:
1. An antenna system, comprising: a first modal antenna configurable in one of a plurality of first antenna modes associated therewith, each of said first antenna modes providing a distinct antenna radiation pattern of the first modal antenna, wherein the first modal antenna is adapted for varying a radiation pattern thereof upon a change in corresponding first antenna mode; a second modal antenna configurable in one of a plurality of second antenna modes associated therewith, each of said second antenna modes providing a distinct antenna radiation pattern of the second modal antenna, wherein the second modal antenna is adapted for varying a radiation pattern thereof upon a change in corresponding second antenna mode; a processor coupled to the first and second modal antennas and adapted to execute an algorithm configured to select one of the first and second modal antennas and a mode thereof for providing an optimum Channel Quality Indicator (CQI); wherein the algorithm initiates a decision process adapted to determine if throughput of a single antenna of the first and second modal antennas meets pre-determined requirements; wherein operation of said single antenna of the modal antennas is maintained if the pre-determined requirements are met; and wherein both the first and second modal antennas are enabled if throughput does not meet the pre-determined requirements, resulting in operation of said first and second antennas in a two-antenna MIMO system.