Patent ID: 8730102

Claim:
A multi-element transceiver for beamforming, the multi-element transceiver comprising: a plurality of transmit antennas; a corresponding plurality of transmit logic modules, wherein each of the plurality of transmit logic modules is electrically coupled with a corresponding transmit antenna and is electrically coupled in series with at least one other of the plurality of transmit logic modules, wherein each transmit logic module is configured to: receive bits to be transmitted, receive transmit control information, generate a modulated waveform from the received bits and the transmit control information, and send the modulated waveform to the corresponding transmit antenna; a plurality of receive antennas configured to receive a signal; and a plurality of receive logic modules, wherein each of the plurality of receive logic modules is electrically coupled with a corresponding receive antenna, is electrically coupled in series with at least one other of the plurality of receive logic modules, and is configured to receive the receive signal from the corresponding receive antenna and demodulate the receive signal to generate baseband samples, wherein the demodulation is at least partially based on receive control information.