Patent ID: 7333455

Claim:
A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) wireless communications system, comprising: a first transceiver; at least one first antenna operatively connected to the first transceiver, wherein the first transceiver and the first antenna are operable to transmit and receive signals propagating along at least one signal path using at least one coding and modulation scheme; a second transceiver; and at least one second antenna operatively connected to the second transceiver, wherein the second transceiver and the second antenna are operable to transmit and receive signals propagating along the at least one signal path using the at least one coding and modulation scheme, wherein each of the first and second antennas comprises a respective dual polarized antenna including first and second co-located antenna elements operating at different polarizations, and wherein the first and second co-located antenna elements are operable to transmit first and second signals, respectively, a selected one of the first and second signals being a delayed version of another one of the first and second signals.