| US 7,499,673 B2 | ||
| Configurable diversity antenna system for wireless access points | ||
| Stephen V. Saliga, Akron, Ohio (US); and Fred Jay Anderson, Lakeville, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., | ||
| Filed on Mar. 23, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/806,651. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0227658 A1, Oct. 13, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 15/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/14 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—63.4 [455/25; 455/575.7] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A configurable antenna system comprising:
an antenna arrangement configured to selectively vary between first and second operational positions;
a signal reflecting member positioned to cooperate with the antenna arrangement while the antenna arrangement is in the second
operational position, to establish a directional antenna mode configuration that is perpendicular to the signal reflecting
member; and
a pivot member coupled to the antenna arrangement for folding the antenna between the first and second operational positions;
wherein in the first operational position, the antenna arrangement operates in an omni-directional antenna mode;
wherein in the second operational position, the antenna arrangement operates in a directional antenna mode; and
wherein in the first operational position the antenna arrangement is perpendicular with the signal reflecting member and in
the second operational position the antenna arrangement is parallel with the signal reflecting member.
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