Patent ID: 8107915

Claim:
A receiver system comprising: a plurality of antenna elements configured to receive a transmitted signal; a receiver device in communication with said plurality of antenna elements, wherein said receiver device is configured to emit an output based upon said received signal, and communicate a control signal that corresponds to a determined signal quality of said received signal; a switch device adapted to switch among said plurality of antenna elements to electrically connect a selected antenna element of said plurality of antenna elements to said receiver device; and a controller in communication with said receiver device, such that said controller receives said control signal, wherein said controller commands said switch device to directly switch to any of said plurality of antenna elements to electrically connect one of said plurality of antenna elements to said receiver device based upon said control signal, wherein a single electrically conductive element electrically connects said receiver device and said switch device, such that said signal received by said selected antenna element and said control signal are both communicated between said receiver device and said switch device by said single electrically conductive element.