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Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12,316,400 (hereinafter ‘400). Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the content of the claims in the US Patent ‘400 overlaps with the claims of the current application.
Current application
US Patent 12,316,400
A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor and associated with an antenna system that includes multiple columns of radiating elements; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining data regarding interference detected in a received communication signal; and
addressing the interference by performing first phase adjusting for a first column of radiating elements and second phase adjusting for a second column of radiating elements.
1. A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor and associated with an antenna system that includes multiple columns of radiating elements; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining data regarding interference detected in a received communication signal; and
addressing the interference by performing phase adjusting for a first column of radiating elements while a phase associated with a second column of radiating elements remains unchanged.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the interference originates in a near field region of the antenna system or an intermediate field region of the antenna system that spans a portion of the near field region and a portion of a far field region of the antenna system.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the interference originates in a near field region of the antenna system or an intermediate field region of the antenna system that spans a portion of the near field region and a portion of a far field region of the antenna system.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the first phase adjusting is not performed.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the phase adjusting is not performed.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting comprises physically displacing the first column of radiating elements along an axis of the antenna system.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the phase adjusting comprises physically displacing the first column of radiating elements along an axis of the antenna system.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting comprises electronically applying a phase shift or delay to one or more signals associated with the first column of radiating elements.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the phase adjusting comprises electronically applying a phase shift or delay to one or more signals associated with the first column of radiating elements.
6. A method, comprising:
obtaining data regarding interference originating from one or more interference sources; and
mitigating, by an adjusting mechanism associated with an antenna system, the interference by performing first phase adjusting for a first column of radiating elements of the antenna system and second phase adjusting for a second column of radiating elements of the antenna system.
6. A method, comprising: obtaining data regarding interference originating from one or more interference sources; and mitigating, by an adjusting mechanism associated with an antenna system, the interference by performing phase adjusting for a first column of radiating elements of the antenna system while a phase associated with a second column of radiating elements remains unchanged.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the interference originates in a near field region of the antenna system or an intermediate field region of the antenna system that spans a portion of the near field region and a portion of a far field region of the antenna system.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the interference originates in a near field region of the antenna system or an intermediate field region of the antenna system that spans a portion of the near field region and a portion of a far field region of the antenna system.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the first phase adjusting is not performed.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the phase adjusting is not performed.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein the interference comprises passive intermodulation (PIM).
9. The method of claim 6, wherein the interference comprises passive intermodulation (PIM).
10. The method of claim 6, wherein the radiating elements comprise orthogonally-polarized element pairs.
10. The method of claim 6, wherein the radiating elements comprise orthogonally-polarized element pairs.
11. The method of claim 6, wherein the antenna system comprises a plurality of antennas, and wherein the radiating elements are included in one antenna of the plurality of antennas.
11. The method of claim 6, wherein the antenna system comprises a plurality of antennas, and wherein the radiating elements are included in one antenna of the plurality of antennas.
12. The method of claim 6, wherein the antenna system comprises a single antenna having a plurality of radiating elements.
12. The method of claim 6, wherein the antenna system comprises a single antenna having a plurality of radiating elements.
13. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting comprises physically displacing the first column of radiating elements along an axis of the antenna system.
13. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the phase adjusting comprises physically displacing the first column of radiating elements along an axis of the antenna system.
14. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting comprises electronically applying a phase shift or delay to one or more signals associated with the first column of radiating elements.
14. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the phase adjusting comprises electronically applying a phase shift or delay to one or more signals associated with the first column of radiating elements.
15. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting comprises displacing the first column of radiating elements by a first amount in a first direction.
15. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the phase adjusting comprises displacing the first column of radiating elements by a first amount in a first direction.
16. The method of claim 6, wherein the first phase adjusting is performed by a remote radio unit, by controlling one or more motors, or a combination thereof.
16. The method of claim 6, wherein the phase adjusting is performed by a remote radio unit, by controlling one or more motors, or a combination thereof.
17. The method of claim 6, wherein the first phase adjusting is performed via one or more Antenna Interface Standards Group (AISG)-based interfaces.
17. The method of claim 6, wherein the phase adjusting is performed via one or more Antenna Interface Standards Group (AISG)-based interfaces.
18. The method of claim 6, wherein the obtaining is performed by a processing system including a processor, and wherein the adjusting mechanism is included in or comprises the processing system.
18. The method of claim 6, wherein the obtaining is performed by a processing system including a processor, and wherein the adjusting mechanism is included in or comprises the processing system.
19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor and associated with an antenna system that includes multiple columns of radiating elements, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
receiving data regarding interference present in a received communication signal; and
addressing the interference by performing first phase adjusting for a first column of radiating elements and second phase adjusting for a second column of radiating elements.
19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor and associated with an antenna system that includes multiple columns of radiating elements, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
receiving data regarding interference present in a received communication signal; and
addressing the interference by performing phase adjusting for a first column of radiating elements while a phase associated with a second column of radiating elements remains unchanged.
20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the first phase adjusting is not performed.
20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the performing the phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the phase adjusting is not performed.
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-18 of U.S. Patent No. 11,956,027 (hereinafter ‘027). Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the content of the claims in the US Patent ‘027 overlaps with the claims of the current application.
Current application
US Patent 11,956,027
A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor and associated with an antenna system that includes multiple columns of radiating elements; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining data regarding interference detected in a received communication signal; and
addressing the interference by performing first phase adjusting for a first column of radiating elements and second phase adjusting for a second column of radiating elements.
1. A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor and associated with an antenna system; and a
memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining data regarding interference detected in a received communication signal; and
performing phase adjusting for one or more radiating elements of the antenna system such that an impact of the interference on the antenna system is minimized, wherein the performing the phase adjusting comprises electronically applying a phase shift or delay to one or more signals associated with the one or more radiating elements.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the interference originates in a near field region of the antenna system or an intermediate field region of the antenna system that spans a portion of the near field region and a portion of a far field region of the antenna system.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the interference originates in a near field region of the antenna system or an intermediate field region of the antenna system that spans a portion of the near field region and a portion of a far field region of the antenna system.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the first phase adjusting is not performed.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the phase adjusting is not performed.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting comprises physically displacing the first column of radiating elements along an axis of the antenna system.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the phase adjusting further comprises physically displacing the one or more radiating elements along an axis of the antenna system.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting comprises electronically applying a phase shift or delay to one or more signals associated with the first column of radiating elements.
1… wherein the performing the phase adjusting comprises electronically applying a phase shift or delay to one or more signals associated with the one or more radiating elements.
6. A method, comprising:
obtaining data regarding interference originating from one or more interference sources; and
mitigating, by an adjusting mechanism associated with an antenna system, the interference by performing first phase adjusting for a first column of radiating elements of the antenna system and second phase adjusting for a second column of radiating elements of the antenna system.
5. A method, comprising:
obtaining data regarding interference originating from one or more interference sources; and
mitigating, by an adjusting mechanism associated with an antenna system, the interference by performing phase adjusting of radiating elements of the antenna system, wherein the performing the phase adjusting comprises physically displacing a subset of the radiating elements along an axis of the antenna system.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the interference originates in a near field region of the antenna system or an intermediate field region of the antenna system that spans a portion of the near field region and a portion of a far field region of the antenna system.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the interference originates in a near field region of the antenna system or an intermediate field region of the antenna system that spans a portion of the near field region and a portion of a far field region of the antenna system.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the first phase adjusting is not performed.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the performing the phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the phase adjusting is not performed.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein the interference comprises passive intermodulation (PIM).
8. The method of claim 5, wherein the interference comprises passive intermodulation (PIM).
10. The method of claim 6, wherein the radiating elements comprise orthogonally-polarized element pairs.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein the radiating elements comprise orthogonally-polarized element pairs.
11. The method of claim 6, wherein the antenna system comprises a plurality of antennas, and wherein the radiating elements are included in one antenna of the plurality of antennas.
10. The method of claim 5, wherein the antenna system comprises a plurality of antennas, and wherein the radiating elements are included in one antenna of the plurality of antennas.
12. The method of claim 6, wherein the antenna system comprises a single antenna having a plurality of radiating elements.
11. The method of claim 5, wherein the antenna system comprises a single antenna having a plurality of radiating elements, and wherein the radiating elements comprise a subset of the plurality of radiating elements.
13. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting comprises physically displacing the first column of radiating elements along an axis of the antenna system.
5… wherein the performing the phase adjusting comprises physically displacing a subset of the radiating elements along an axis of the antenna system.
14. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting comprises electronically applying a phase shift or delay to one or more signals associated with the first column of radiating elements.
12. The method of claim 5, wherein the performing the phase adjusting further comprises electronically applying a phase shift or delay to one or more signals associated with a subset of the radiating elements of the antenna system.
15. The method of claim 6, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting comprises displacing the first column of radiating elements by a first amount in a first direction.
13. The method of claim 5, wherein the performing the phase adjusting comprises displacing a first set of radiating elements by a first amount in a first direction and a second set of radiating elements by a second amount in a second direction opposite the first direction.
16. The method of claim 6, wherein the first phase adjusting is performed by a remote radio unit, by controlling one or more motors, or a combination thereof.
14. The method of claim 5, wherein the phase adjusting is performed by a remote radio unit, by controlling one or more motors, or a combination thereof.
17. The method of claim 6, wherein the first phase adjusting is performed via one or more Antenna Interface Standards Group (AISG)-based interfaces.
15. The method of claim 5, wherein the phase adjusting is performed via one or more Antenna Interface Standards Group (AISG)-based interfaces.
18. The method of claim 6, wherein the obtaining is performed by a processing system including a processor, and wherein the adjusting mechanism is included in or comprises the processing system.
16. The method of claim 5, wherein the obtaining is performed by a processing system including a processor, and wherein the adjusting mechanism is included in or comprises the processing system.
19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor and associated with an antenna system that includes multiple columns of radiating elements, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
receiving data regarding interference present in a received communication signal; and
addressing the interference by performing first phase adjusting for a first column of radiating elements and second phase adjusting for a second column of radiating elements.
17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor and associated with an antenna system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
receiving data regarding interference present in a received communication signal; and
performing phase adjusting by causing one or more radiating elements of the antenna system to be displaced along an axis of the antenna system such that the interference is mitigated.
20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the performing the first phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the first phase adjusting is not performed.
18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the performing the phase adjusting results in no impact to a far field region of the antenna system, as compared to a case where the phase adjusting is not performed.
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/WILSON LEE/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2845
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