Patent ID: 8606178

Claim:
An electronic control module assembly, comprising: a plurality of antenna elements, wherein each antenna element communicates a radio frequency (RF) signal; a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB having: a plurality of radio frequency (RF) energy transfer circuits that are each configured to receive the RF signal, wherein at least two of the plurality of RF energy transfer circuits receive the RF signal from the plurality of antenna elements and at least one of the RF energy transfer circuits does not receive the RF signal from one of the antenna elements and is a placeholder circuit; and a baseband RF device in communication with the at least two of the plurality of RF energy transfer circuits which receive the RF signal, wherein the baseband processor is configured for demodulating the RF signal; a housing that has a plurality of outer faces and apertures and a cavity therein, wherein the PCB is received by the cavity, each of the antenna elements is positioned to communicate the RF signal in a direction that corresponds with one of the outer faces of the housing; and a connector provided for each of the antenna elements, wherein the connector provides a connection between the antenna element and the PCB and is received by one of the apertures.