Patent ID: 8289217
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. An antenna system connectable to a vehicle having an interior cabin, the antenna system comprising: a wall including an outer surface and an inner surface that generally opposes the outer surface, wherein the inner surface and the outer surface cooperate together to create an aperture, and wherein the wall defines an exterior environment and the interior cabin; an exterior antenna disposed on the outer surface of the wall, wherein the exterior antenna transmits and receives RF signals to and from an external RF device that is located in the exterior environment; and an interior antenna located within the interior cabin defined by the inner surface of the wall, wherein the interior antenna receives and transmits RF signals to and from an interior RF device located within the interior cabin, and wherein the aperture located within the wall is positioned such that the interior antenna communicates RF signals obtained from the interior RF device located within the interior cabin through the aperture and to the exterior antenna, and the exterior antenna communicates RF signals obtained from the external RF device through the aperture to the interior antenna.