CN103022697B - Intelligent antenna device capable of changing over beam and related wireless communication circuit - Google Patents

Intelligent antenna device capable of changing over beam and related wireless communication circuit Download PDF

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CN103022697B
CN103022697B CN201110294090.6A CN201110294090A CN103022697B CN 103022697 B CN103022697 B CN 103022697B CN 201110294090 A CN201110294090 A CN 201110294090A CN 103022697 B CN103022697 B CN 103022697B
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The invention discloses an intelligent antenna device capable of changing over a beam and a related wireless communication circuit. The intelligent antenna device capable of changing over the beam comprises first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth beam adjusting elements; first, second, third and fourth beam control modules; first, second, third and fourth radiation strips located in an area defined by the first beam adjusting element to the eighth beam adjusting element; and a radiation strip control module used for selecting the first and the second radiation strips to send signals or selecting the third and the fourth radiation strips to send the signals. When the first beam control module conducts the first beam adjusting element and the second beam adjusting element, the third beam control module does not conduct the fifth beam adjusting element and the sixth beam adjusting element. When the second beam control module conducts the third beam adjusting element and the fourth beam adjusting element, the fourth beam control module does not conduct the seventh beam adjusting element and the eighth beam adjusting element.

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The intelligent antenna device of beam switchable and relevant radio communication circuit
Technical field
The present invention is relevant wireless communication technology, espespecially a kind of high-gain intelligent antenna of beam switchable and relevant radio communication circuit.
Background technology
Antenna is one of element important in Wireless Telecom Equipment, but restriction physically makes antenna be often one of maximum element of area in circuit module, size.Radio communication Related product more and more emphasizes practicality and technical now, and the Antenna Design of fixed antenna field pattern can not meet the demand of high-order product gradually, uses the development trend that intelligent antenna is many radio communication devices instead.
In order to obtain better signal transmission quality or farther transmission range, antenna gain is a very crucial factor.When antenna can focus on a direction emittance, that just signal can be transmitted is farther, and promotion signal quality.If radio communication device can change the focussing direction of antenna energy flexibly in the process of running, the covering scope of sending and receiving signal just can be made to become wider.
But, the radiation pattern of antenna be enable to change flexibly, significantly will increase the volume of integrated antenna mechanism, run counter to the market demand of radio communication device slimming.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, how to increase the change degree of freedom of antenna radiation patterns, take into account again the target of radio communication device slimming, in fact for industry has problem to be solved.
Present description provides a kind of embodiment of intelligent antenna device of beam switchable, it includes: one first, one second, 1 the 3rd, one the 4th, one the 5th, one the 6th, one the 7th and 1 the 8th wave beam adjustment element; One first, one second, 1 the 3rd and one the 4th radiation item, is arranged in the region that this first to the 8th wave beam adjustment element surrounds; One radiation item control module, for selecting this first and second radiation item to send signal or to select the 3rd and the 4th radiation item to send signal; One first beam steering module, is coupled to this first and second wave beam adjustment element; One second beam steering module, is coupled to this third and fourth wave beam adjustment element; One the 3rd beam steering module, is coupled to the 5th and the 6th wave beam adjustment element; And one the 4th beam steering module, be coupled to the 7th and the 8th wave beam adjustment element; Wherein when this this first and second wave beam of the first beam steering module conducting adjustment element, 3rd beam steering module can not adjust element by conducting the 5th and the 6th wave beam, and when this this third and fourth wave beam of the second beam steering module conducting adjustment element, the 4th beam steering module can not conducting the 7th and the 8th wave beam adjustment element.
The embodiment of the intelligent antenna device of another kind of beam switchable includes: multiple wave beam adjustment element; Multiple beam steering module, each beam steering module is coupled to two wave beam adjustment elements in the plurality of wave beam adjustment element; Multiple radiation item, is arranged in the region that the plurality of wave beam adjustment element defines, and the arrangement in Y-shaped, T font or L-type; And a radiation item control module, be coupled to the plurality of radiation item, for only selecting partial radiation bar in the plurality of radiation item to send signal at one time; Wherein when this radiation item control module selects partial radiation bar in the plurality of radiation item to send signal, at least one beam steering module in the plurality of beam steering module can the wave beam adjustment element that couples of conducting, but other beam steering module then can not the wave beam adjustment element that couples of conducting.
This specification additionally provides a kind of radio communication circuit, be used for by the intelligent antenna device Received signal strength of a beam switchable, this intelligent antenna device includes: one first, one second, one the 3rd, one the 4th, one the 5th, one the 6th, one the 7th and 1 the 8th wave beam adjustment element, be arranged in one first of the region that this first to the 8th wave beam adjustment element surrounds, one second, one the 3rd and 1 the 4th radiation item, one radiation item control module, be coupled to one first beam steering module of this first and second wave beam adjustment element, be coupled to one second beam steering module of this third and fourth wave beam adjustment element, be coupled to one the 3rd beam steering module of the 5th and the 6th wave beam adjustment element, and be coupled to one the 4th beam steering module of the 7th and the 8th wave beam adjustment element.The embodiment of this radio communication circuit includes: a signal processing circuit, in order to process the signal received by this intelligent antenna device; And a control circuit, be coupled to this signal processing circuit, select this first and second radiation item to send signal or to select the 3rd and the 4th radiation item to send signal for controlling this radiation item control module, and control the running of this first to fourth beam steering module; Wherein when this control circuit controls this this first and second wave beam of the first beam steering module conducting adjustment element, this control circuit can control the 3rd beam steering module not conducting the 5th and the 6th wave beam adjustment element, and when this control circuit controls this this third and fourth wave beam of the second beam steering module conducting adjustment element, this control circuit can control the 4th beam steering module not conducting the 7th and the 8th wave beam adjustment element.
This specification additionally provides a kind of radio communication circuit, be used for by the intelligent antenna device Received signal strength of a beam switchable, this intelligent antenna device includes multiple wave beam adjustment element, multiple beam steering module, be arranged in the region that the plurality of wave beam adjustment element defines and the multiple radiation items arranged in Y-shaped, T font or L-type, and a radiation item control module, wherein each beam steering module is coupled to two wave beams adjustment elements in the plurality of wave beam adjustment element.The embodiment of this radio communication circuit includes: a signal processing circuit, in order to process the signal received by this intelligent antenna device; And a control circuit, be coupled to this signal processing circuit, only select partial radiation bar in the plurality of radiation item to send signal at one time for controlling this radiation item control module, and control the running of the plurality of beam steering module; Wherein when this radiation item control module selects partial radiation bar in the plurality of radiation item to send signal, this control circuit can control the wave beam adjustment element that at least one beam steering module conducting in the plurality of beam steering module couples, but the wave beam adjustment element that the beam steering module not conducting controlling other couples.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram after an embodiment of radio communication device of the present invention simplifies.
Fig. 2 to Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram after the different radiation pattern patterns of intelligent antenna device in Fig. 1 simplify.
Fig. 6 to Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram after other embodiments of radio communication device of the present invention simplify.
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100,600,700,800 radio communication devices
102 substrates
104,106 planes
110,610,710,810 intelligent antenna devices
120 radio communication circuits
122 signal processing circuits
124 control circuits
131,132,133,134,135,136,137,138,631,632,633,634,831,832,833,834,835,836 wave beam adjustment elements
141,142,143,144,841,842,843 beam steering module
151,152,153,154,851,852,853 radiation items
160,860 radiation item control modules
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Below cooperation relevant drawings is illustrated embodiments of the invention.In the drawings, identical label represents same or similar element or process step.
Some vocabulary is employed to censure specific element in specification and described claim.Person with usual knowledge in their respective areas should understand, and same element may be called with different nouns.This specification and claims are not used as the mode of distinguish one element from another with the difference of title, but are used as the benchmark of differentiation with element difference functionally." comprising " mentioned in the middle of specification and follow-up claim is in the whole text an open term, therefore should be construed to " comprise but be not limited to ... ".In addition, " couple " word comprise directly any at this and indirectly connect means.Therefore, if describe a first device in literary composition to be coupled to one second device, then represent this first device and directly (comprise by be electrically connected or the signal such as wireless transmission, optical delivery connected mode) this second device can be connected to, or by other devices or connection means indirectly electrically or signal be connected to this second device.
Used herein " and/or " describing mode, comprise the combination in any of cited one of them or multiple project.In addition, unless specialized in this specification, otherwise the term of any odd number lattice comprises the connotation of plural lattice all simultaneously.
In the middle of specification in the whole text and follow-up claim, if describe the first element to be positioned on the second element, above the second element, to connect, engage, be coupled to the second element or connect with the second element, then can represent that the first direct position of element connects on the second element, directly, directly engage, directly be coupled to the second element, also can represent that the first element and the second interelement have other medium elements to exist.Relatively, connect on the second element, directly if describe the first direct position of element, directly engage, directly couple or be directly connected on the second element, then represent the first element and the second interelement does not have other medium elements.
Please refer to Fig. 1, its illustrate into one embodiment of the invention radio communication device 100 simplify after schematic diagram.Radio communication device 100 includes high-gain intelligent antenna device 110 and the radio communication circuit 120 of setting changeable Shu Bo on substrate 102 (switched beam).As shown in the figure, radio communication circuit 120 comprises signal processing circuit 122 and control circuit 124.Signal processing circuit 122 is coupled to intelligent antenna device 110, in order to process the signal received by intelligent antenna device 110.Control circuit 124 is coupled to signal processing circuit 122 and intelligent antenna device 110, for controlling the function mode of intelligent antenna device 110.
In the present embodiment, intelligent antenna device 110 includes eight wave beams adjustment element (beamadjusting element) 131,132,133,134,135,136,137 and 138, and four beam steering module (beam control module) 141,142,143 and 144.Each beam steering module is coupled between two wave beam adjustment elements, with determining whether two wave beam adjustment elements that conducting couples.Such as, beam steering module 141 is coupled between wave beam adjustment element 131 and 132, and beam steering module 142 is coupled between wave beam adjustment element 133 and 134, and the rest may be inferred.Intelligent antenna device 110 also includes four radiation items (radiation strip) 151,152,153 and 154 being arranged in the region that wave beam adjustment element 131 to 138 surrounds, and is coupled to the radiation item control module (radiation strip controlmodule) 160 between radiation item 151 to 154.
For for purpose of brevity, in Fig. 1, other elements in radio communication device 100 and the control signal lines between radio communication circuit 120 and intelligent antenna device 110 are omitted.
In intelligent antenna device 110, wave beam adjustment element 131,132,135 and 136 respective equivalent current paths can be greater than the equivalent current path of radiation item 151 or radiation item 152, but be less than or equal to radiation item 151 and the equivalent current path both radiation item 152 and.The equivalent current path of wave beam adjustment both elements 131 and 132 and can be greater than both radiation items 151 and 152 equivalent current path and, and the equivalent current path of wave beam adjustment both elements 135 and 136 and the equivalent current path that also can be greater than both radiation items 151 and 152 with.In addition, wave beam adjustment element 133,134,137 and 138 respective equivalent current paths can be greater than the equivalent current path of radiation item 153 or radiation item 154, but be less than or equal to radiation item 153 and the equivalent current path both radiation item 154 and.The equivalent current path of wave beam adjustment both elements 133 and 134 and can be greater than both radiation items 153 and 154 equivalent current path and, and the equivalent current path of wave beam adjustment both elements 137 and 138 and the equivalent current path that also can be greater than both radiation items 153 and 154 with.
In the embodiment in figure 1, radiation item 151 and 152 can be a linear array, to form a dipole antenna.Radiation item 153 and 154 also can be a linear array, and vertical with 152 with radiation item 151, to form another dipole antenna.In addition, two wave beam adjustment elements that each beam steering module couples also can be a linear array.As shown in Figure 1, wave beam adjustment element 131, radiation item 151 and wave beam adjustment element 136 three is arranged between wave beam adjustment element 131 and wave beam adjustment element 136 for arranged in parallel and radiation item 151.Radiation item 151 and wave beam adjust the spacing of element 131, can be equal with the spacing cardinal principle that wave beam adjusts element 136 with radiation item 151.In addition, wave beam adjustment element 133, radiation item 153 and wave beam adjustment element 138 three is also arranged in parallel, and radiation item 153 is arranged between wave beam adjustment element 133 and wave beam adjustment element 138.Radiation item 153 and wave beam adjust the spacing of element 133, and the spacing also adjusting element 138 with radiation item 153 and wave beam is substantially equal.
When operating, the dipole antenna that radio communication circuit 120 can select radiation item 151 and 152 to be formed, signal is transmitted and received in conjunction with wave beam adjustment element 131,132,135 and 136, also can select the dipole antenna that radiation item 153 and 154 is formed, transmit and receive signal in conjunction with wave beam adjustment element 133,134,137 and 138.In one embodiment, the control circuit 124 of radio communication circuit 120 is by controlling radiation item control module 160, the dipole antenna that selective radiation bar 151 and 152 forms sends and Received signal strength, or the dipole antenna that only selective radiation bar 153 and 154 forms sends and Received signal strength.
When the dipole antenna of radiation item control module 160 selective radiation bar 151 and 152 composition sends signal, control circuit 124, by controlling the switching running of beam steering module 141 and 143, changes the focussing direction of the emittance of the dipole antenna that radiation item 151 and 152 forms.Such as, Fig. 2 illustrate adjusts element 131 and 132 for control circuit 124 controls beam steering module 141 conducting wave beam, and when controlling beam steering module 143 not conducting wave beam adjustment element 135 and 136, the schematic diagram after the radiation pattern pattern simplification of intelligent antenna device 110.Fig. 3 illustrates, and is that control circuit 124 controls beam steering module 143 conducting wave beam adjustment element 135 and 136, and when controlling beam steering module 141 not conducting wave beam adjustment element 131 and 132, the schematic diagram after the radiation pattern pattern simplification of intelligent antenna device 110.
When radiation item control module 160 select with radiation item 153 and 154 form dipole antenna to send signal time, control circuit 124, by controlling the switching running of beam steering module 142 and 144, changes the focussing direction of the emittance of the dipole antenna that radiation item 153 and 154 forms.Such as, Fig. 4 illustrate adjusts element 133 and 134 for control circuit 124 controls beam steering module 142 conducting wave beam, and when controlling beam steering module 144 not conducting wave beam adjustment element 137 and 138, the schematic diagram after the radiation pattern pattern simplification of intelligent antenna device 110.Fig. 5 illustrates, and is that control circuit 124 controls beam steering module 144 conducting wave beam adjustment element 137 and 138, and when controlling beam steering module 142 not conducting wave beam adjustment element 133 and 134, the schematic diagram after the radiation pattern pattern simplification of intelligent antenna device 110.
In addition, when beam steering module 141 conducting wave beam adjustment element 131 and 132, control circuit 124 can control beam steering module 142 not conducting wave beam adjustment element 133 and 134, and controls beam steering module 144 not conducting wave beam adjustment element 137 and 138.Or control circuit 124 also can control beam steering module 142 conducting wave beam adjustment element 133 and 134, and control beam steering module 144 conducting wave beam adjustment element 137 and 138.In both cases, the radiation pattern of intelligent antenna device 110 has a little difference.
From aforementioned explanation, control circuit 124, by controlling the switching running of radiation item control module 160 and control beam steering module 141 to 144, changes the radiation pattern of intelligent antenna device 110 and the focussing direction of emittance.Thus, just can utilize the mode of the radiation beam of aforementioned switching intelligent antenna device 110, the regional extent that the antenna energy expanding intelligent antenna device 110 can contain, increase the reception and transmission range of radio communication device 100.Or radio communication device 100 also can utilize aforementioned manner, in Multipath reflection region, select best signaling channel, and then significantly improve the quality of Signal transmissions.
Please refer to Fig. 6, its illustrate into another embodiment of the present invention radio communication device 600 simplify after schematic diagram.The framework of the high-gain intelligent antenna device 610 of the changeable Shu Bo in radio communication device 600, similar with aforesaid intelligent antenna device 110, therefore aforementioned for the running of the element in intelligent antenna device 110 and the explanation of execution mode, be also suitable in the embodiment in fig 6.Compared to intelligent antenna device 110, intelligent antenna device 610 also includes four outer rings wave beam adjustment element (outer beam adjusting element) 631,632,633 and 634.
The respective equivalent current path of outer ring wave beam adjustment element 631 and 633 can be less than radiation item 151 and the equivalent current path both radiation item 152 and.In addition, the respective equivalent current path of outer ring wave beam adjustment element 632 and 634 can be less than radiation item 153 and the equivalent current path both radiation item 154 and.
In the embodiment in fig 6, outer ring wave beam adjustment element 631, radiation item 151 and outer ring wave beam adjustment element 633 three is arranged in parallel, and radiation item 151 and outer ring wave beam adjust the spacing between element 631, and radiation item 151 is equal with the spacing cardinal principle that outer ring wave beam adjusts between element 633.In addition, outer ring wave beam adjustment element 632, radiation item 153 and outer ring wave beam adjustment element 634 three is also arranged in parallel, and radiation item 153 and outer ring wave beam adjust the spacing of element 632, the spacing also adjusting element 634 with radiation item 153 and outer ring wave beam is substantially equal.
When radiation item control module 160 select with radiation item 151 and 152 form dipole antenna to send signal time, outer ring wave beam adjustment element 631 or 633 existence, the emittance of the dipole antenna that radiation item 151 and 152 can be made to form can be concentrated further.Such as, when beam steering module 141 conducting wave beam adjusts element 131 and 132 and beam steering module 143 not conducting wave beam adjusts element 135 and 136, due to wave beam adjustment element 135, wave beam adjustment element 136 and the respective equivalent current path of outer ring wave beam adjustment element 633 be all less than or equal to both radiation item 151 and radiation item 152 equivalent current path and, therefore the emittance of dipole antenna that radiation item 151 and 152 forms can be concentrated further toward the direction of outer ring wave beam adjustment element 633.
Similarly, when the dipole antenna of radiation item control module 160 selective radiation bar 153 and 154 composition sends signal, the existence of outer ring wave beam adjustment element 632 or 634, the emittance of the dipole antenna that radiation item 153 and 154 can be made to form can be concentrated further.Such as, when beam steering module 142 conducting wave beam adjusts element 133 and 134 and beam steering module 144 not conducting wave beam adjusts element 137 and 138, due to wave beam adjustment element 137, wave beam adjustment element 138 and the respective equivalent current path of outer ring wave beam adjustment element 634 be all less than or equal to both radiation item 153 and radiation item 154 equivalent current path and, therefore the emittance of dipole antenna that radiation item 153 and 154 forms can be concentrated further toward the direction of outer ring wave beam adjustment element 634.
By means of the setting of outer ring wave beam adjustment element 631,632,633 and 634, control circuit 124 can strengthen the emittance localization effects of intelligent antenna device 610 further.Thus, the regional extent that the antenna energy that just can expand intelligent antenna device 610 can contain, increases the reception and transmission range of radio communication device 600, and improves the quality of Signal transmissions.
In fact, the quantity of the radiation item in intelligent antenna device, wave beam adjustment element and beam steering module and position, be not limited to the mode in previous embodiment.Such as, in the embodiment of Fig. 7, the intelligent antenna device 710 of radio communication device 700 eliminates the subelement in intelligent antenna device 610.
In certain embodiments, also depending on the design requirement of circuit, the radiation item in intelligent antenna device can be arranged in Y-shaped, T font or L font.Such as, in the radio communication device 800 of Fig. 8, intelligent antenna device 810 includes six the wave beam adjustment elements 831,832,833,834,835 and 836 be triangularly arranged; Be arranged in the region that wave beam adjustment element 831 to 836 defines and three radiation items 851,852 and 853 arranged in Y-shaped; Three beam steering module 841,842 and 843; And radiation item control module 860.In radio communication device 800, control circuit 124 can control the partial radiation bar of radiation item control module 860 at one time in a selective radiation bar 851 to 853 and send and Received signal strength, but does not select other radiation items to send and Received signal strength.Meanwhile, control circuit 124 can control the wave beam adjustment element that at least one beam steering module conducting in beam steering module 841 to 843 couples, but the wave beam adjustment element that the beam steering module not conducting controlling other couples.
Each radiation item in aforementioned different embodiment and each wave beam adjustment element can be all the flat metal bars be formed on substrate 102.In fact, can all radiation items in aforementioned intelligent type antenna assembly and wave beam adjustment element be all arranged on the same plane of substrate 102, such as plane 104.Or, also can the radiation item of part and wave beam adjustment element be arranged in a certain plane of substrate 102, such as plane 104, and another plane other radiation item and wave beam adjustment element being arranged on substrate 102, such as plane 106, to increase the layout flexibility of Antenna Design.In addition, aforesaid each beam steering module and radiation item control module can be then the switching circuits realized by diode, transistor or MEMS (micro electro mechanical system) (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS).
The intelligent antenna device of the beam switchable that the present invention proposes can be applicable in various radio communication device, household appliances (as TV or DVD) of such as wireless network card, radio base station (AP) and various support of wireless communication function etc.And, due to the structure that the radiation item in aforesaid intelligent antenna device and wave beam adjustment element can be flat, therefore, the overall structure of antenna is very flat, be applicable to very much being applied in various slim radio communication device, such as notebook computer, flat computer, e-book etc.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present invention, all equivalent variations of doing according to claims of the present invention and modification, all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.

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1. an intelligent antenna device for beam switchable, it includes:
One first, one second, 1 the 3rd, one the 4th, one the 5th, one the 6th, one the 7th and 1 the 8th wave beam adjustment element;
One first, one second, 1 the 3rd and one the 4th radiation item, is arranged in the region that the described first to the 8th wave beam adjustment element surrounds;
One radiation item control module, sends signal with first and second radiation item described for selecting or selects with the described 3rd and the 4th radiation item to send signal;
One first beam steering module, is coupled to described first and second wave beam adjustment elements;
One second beam steering module, is coupled to described third and fourth wave beam adjustment element;
One the 3rd beam steering module, is coupled to the described 5th and the 6th wave beam adjustment element; And
One the 4th beam steering module, is coupled to the described 7th and the 8th wave beam adjustment element;
Wherein when described in described first beam steering module conducting, the first and second wave beams adjust element, described 3rd beam steering module can not the 5th and the 6th wave beam adjustment element described in conducting, and when described in described second beam steering module conducting during the third and fourth wave beam adjustment element, described 4th beam steering module can not the 7th and the 8th wave beam adjustment element described in conducting.
2. the intelligent antenna device of beam switchable according to claim 1, wherein when described in described first beam steering module conducting, the first and second wave beams adjust element, the third and fourth wave beam adjustment element described in described second beam steering module meeting conducting.
3. the intelligent antenna device of beam switchable according to claim 1, wherein said first wave beam adjustment element equivalent current path be less than or equal to described first and second radiation items equivalent current path and, but described first and second wave beams adjustment elements equivalent current path and be greater than described first and second radiation items equivalent current path and.
4. the intelligent antenna device of beam switchable according to claim 3, the equivalent current path of wherein said first wave beam adjustment element is greater than the equivalent current path of described first radiation item.
5. the intelligent antenna device of beam switchable according to claim 4, wherein said first radiation item is arranged between described first wave beam adjustment element and described 6th wave beam adjustment element, described 3rd radiation item is arranged between described 3rd wave beam adjustment element and described 8th wave beam adjustment element, and the spacing that the spacing of described first radiation item and described first wave beam adjustment both elements and described first radiation item and described 6th wave beam adjust both elements is substantially equal.
6. the intelligent antenna device of beam switchable according to claim 5, wherein said first radiation item is vertical with described 3rd radiation item, also vertical with described 4th radiation item.
7. the intelligent antenna device of beam switchable according to claim 6, part wave beam adjustment element in wherein said first to the 8th wave beam adjustment element is arranged at a plane of a circuit board, and the wave beam adjustment element of another part is then arranged at another plane of described circuit board.
8. the intelligent antenna device of beam switchable according to claim 7, at least one radiation item in wherein said first to fourth radiation item is arranged at a plane of described circuit board, and the radiation item of another part is then arranged at another plane of described circuit board.
9. the intelligent antenna device of beam switchable according to claim 4, also includes:
One first, second, one the 3rd and 1 the 4th outer ring wave beam adjustment element, be arranged at the periphery of the described first to the 8th wave beam adjustment element;
The equivalent current path of wherein said first outer ring wave beam adjustment element and described 3rd outer ring wave beam adjust the equivalent current path of element, all be less than described first and second radiation items equivalent current path and, and the equivalent current path of described second outer ring wave beam adjustment element and described 4th outer ring wave beam adjust the equivalent current path of element, the equivalent current path being all less than described third and fourth radiation item with.
10. the intelligent antenna device of beam switchable according to claim 9, wherein said first to fourth outer ring wave beam adjustment element is respectively a bonding jumper.
The intelligent antenna device of 11. beam switchables according to claim 1, the wherein said first to the 8th wave beam adjustment element is respectively a bonding jumper.
The intelligent antenna device of 12. 1 kinds of beam switchables, it includes:
Multiple wave beam adjustment element;
Multiple beam steering module, each beam steering module is coupled to two wave beam adjustment elements in described multiple wave beam adjustment element;
Multiple radiation item, is arranged in the region that described multiple wave beam adjustment element defines, and the arrangement in Y-shaped, T font or L-type; And
One radiation item control module, is coupled to described multiple radiation item, for only selecting partial radiation bar in described multiple radiation item to send signal at one time;
Wherein when described radiation item control module selects the partial radiation bar in described multiple radiation item to send signal, at least one beam steering module in described multiple beam steering module can the wave beam adjustment element that couples of conducting, but other beam steering module then can not the wave beam adjustment element that couples of conducting.
The intelligent antenna device of 13. beam switchables according to claim 12, the equivalent current path of one first wave beam adjustment element in wherein said multiple wave beam adjustment element be less than or equal to one first and 1 second radiation item in described multiple radiation item equivalent current path and, but the equivalent current path of described first wave beam adjustment element and an adjacent wave beam adjustment element and be greater than described first and second radiation items equivalent current path and.
The intelligent antenna device of 14. beam switchables according to claim 13, the equivalent current path of wherein said first wave beam adjustment element is greater than the equivalent current path of described first radiation item.
The intelligent antenna device of 15. beam switchables according to claim 14, also includes:
Multiple outer rings wave beam adjustment element, is arranged at the periphery of described multiple wave beam adjustment element;
The equivalent current path of one first outer ring wave beam adjustment element in wherein said multiple outer rings wave beams adjustment element be less than described first and second radiation items equivalent current path and.
The intelligent antenna device of 16. beam switchables according to claim 12, wherein said multiple wave beam adjustment element is respectively a bonding jumper.
17. 1 kinds of radio communication circuits, be used for by the intelligent antenna device Received signal strength of a beam switchable, described intelligent antenna device includes: one first, one second, one the 3rd, one the 4th, one the 5th, one the 6th, one the 7th and 1 the 8th wave beam adjustment element, be arranged in one first of the region that the described first to the 8th wave beam adjustment element surrounds, one second, one the 3rd and 1 the 4th radiation item, one radiation item control module, be coupled to one first beam steering module of described first and second wave beam adjustment elements, be coupled to one second beam steering module of described third and fourth wave beam adjustment element, be coupled to one the 3rd beam steering module of the described 5th and the 6th wave beam adjustment element, and be coupled to one the 4th beam steering module of the described 7th and the 8th wave beam adjustment element, described radio communication circuit includes:
One signal processing circuit, in order to process the signal received by described intelligent antenna device; And
One control circuit, be coupled to described signal processing circuit, select first and second radiation item described to send signal or to select the described 3rd and the 4th radiation item to send signal for controlling described radiation item control module, and control the running of described first to fourth beam steering module;
Wherein when described control circuit controls the first and second wave beam adjustment element described in described first beam steering module conducting, described control circuit can control the 5th and the 6th wave beam adjustment element described in described 3rd beam steering module not conducting, and when described control circuit controls the third and fourth wave beam adjustment element described in described second beam steering module conducting, described control circuit can control the 7th and the 8th wave beam adjustment element described in described 4th beam steering module not conducting.
18. 1 kinds of radio communication circuits, be used for by the intelligent antenna device Received signal strength of a beam switchable, described intelligent antenna device includes: multiple wave beam adjustment element, multiple beam steering module, be arranged in described multiple wave beam and adjust the region that element defines and the multiple radiation items arranged in Y-shaped, T font or L-type, and a radiation item control module, wherein each beam steering module is coupled to two wave beam adjustment elements in described multiple wave beam adjustment element, and described radio communication circuit includes:
One signal processing circuit, in order to process the signal received by described intelligent antenna device; And
One control circuit, is coupled to described signal processing circuit, only selects partial radiation bar in described multiple radiation item to send signal at one time, and control the running of described multiple beam steering module for controlling described radiation item control module;
Wherein when described radiation item control module selects the partial radiation bar in described multiple radiation item to send signal, described control circuit can control the wave beam adjustment element that at least one beam steering module conducting in described multiple beam steering module couples, but the wave beam adjustment element that the beam steering module not conducting controlling other couples.
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