Patent ID: 8649747
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: H01Q,H04B

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for optimizing communication performance based on antenna polarization, comprising: transmitting with a transmitter a data stream to a client device using at least one antenna structure having more than one antenna polarization; determining a need to adjust antenna polarization based on a level of communication performance, wherein said level of communication performance is based at least on a physical range between said transmitter and said client device; selecting an antenna from the at least one antenna structure; determining an antenna polarization adjustment based on said level of communication performance of the at least one antenna structure; and dynamically adjusting the polarization of the selected antenna for the data stream being transmitted relative to polarization of said client device antenna in accordance with at least said level of communication performance; wherein if said transmitter and said client device are far apart from each other in a long physical range situation, a polarization adjustment is made to effect a matching polarization between both said transmitter and said client device; and wherein if said transmitter and said client device are near each other in a close physical range situation, a polarization adjustment is made to effect mismatching polarizations between both said transmitter and said client device.