Patent ID: 8032134

Claim:
A wireless communication system used in an access point that is in communication with a receiver, the wireless communication system for transmitting signals to the receiver and comprising: a wireless positioning system, mobile with the wireless communication system and in communication with at least one receiver as it is moving, and being responsive to an incoming signal for processing the same to generate coordinate information, said wireless positioning system configured to identify a direction of beamforming using the position and orientation of the receiver, by adjusting the phase of the incoming signal to focus the energy thereof in the direction of the receiver, said wireless positioning system further configured to determine the position of said wireless communication system in real-time; and a phase controller being responsive to said coordinate information and to orientation of the receiver, the phase controller operative to exchange said coordinate information with the receiver for allowing the wireless communication system to identify the direction to be used for beamforming, the phase controller for controlling the phase and amplitude of output signals at each transmitting antenna to create a pattern of constructive and destructive interference therein for transmission to the receiver in a specified direction by performing beamforming, said wireless communication system for performing beamforming to increase the range of transmission of said output signals; a global orientation system (GOS) configured to measure the direction of earth's magnetic field to determine the orientation of the receiver, allowing use of the position and angle of orientation of the receiver to direct the antenna of the receiver to focus the transmission power thereof in the direction of communication with the access point, wherein based on the orientation of the receiver transmitter antennas of the receiver, the receiver transmitter antennas are adjusted to perform beamforming in the direction of the access point, the orientation of the receiver being provided to the phase controller for identifying the direction to be used for beamforming.