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Samsung patents antenna system that shapes signals using a lookup table

Samsung has been granted a patent for an electronic device that uses a specific type of antenna called an array antenna. The system includes a component called an I/O expander, which is a network of dividers and couplers, to help direct radio frequency signals. A processor controls this process by referring to a stored list of settings known as an input/output table.

Why it mattersThis filing describes a method for managing how radio signals are sent, which is a standard part of developing wireless communication hardware for devices like phones or routers.

In the filing’s own words

An example electronic device may include a memory; a processor; a communication circuit; an input/output expander (I/O expander); and an array antenna. The processor may control to store an input/output table in the memory and to radiate an RF signal through the array antenna based on the input/output table.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device comprising: memory; at least one processor comprising processing circuitry; a communication circuit; an input/output (I/O) expander; and an array antenna, wherein the I/O expander comprises a plurality of dividers and a plurality of couplers cross-arranged in a chain structure, and the memory stores an I/O table and the at least one processor is configured to control the electronic device to radiate an RF signal through the array antenna via the I/O expander based on the I/O table.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Electronic device including antenna and antenna control method
Patent number
US12738641B2
Application number
18482415
Filed
Oct 6, 2023
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
15

Classified under

H01Q 3/26 Electricity & electronicsH01Q 3/385 Electricity & electronicsH01Q 3/40 Electricity & electronicsH01Q 21/06 Electricity & electronicsH01Q 23/00 Electricity & electronics
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