Patent ID: 8279132
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. A multi-mode antenna comprising: power supply lines; a radiation unit having one or more array antennas that have an antenna effective opening surface and a direction of an antenna beam pattern, the radiation unit being capable of selectively changing the antenna effective opening surface and changing the direction, wherein each of the array antennas comprises one or more sub-array antennas that are each independently connected to a respective one of the power supply lines and each sub-array antenna comprises one or more unit element antennas; an active channel unit connected to the one or more array antennas of the radiation unit, the active channel unit including a modem and control unit connected to the active channel unit and having a control unit and a modem, wherein in the active channel unit, the control unit electrically and mechanically controls the array antennas and the modem modulates/demodulates a transceiving signal.