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A wearable system can include an electronic device configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a patient and a wearable device configured to operably position the electronic device. The electronic device can have at least one light emitter and at least one light detector and be configured to measure at least a pulse oximetry measurement. The wearable device can have a main body with a cavity configured to position the electronic device, a securement portion connected to the main body and configured to secure the main body to the patient, and storage component configured to store patient identification data associated with the patient. When the electronic device and the wearable device are secured to one another, the patient identification data can be transferred from the wearable device to the electronic device.

A system configured to facilitate monitoring a patient when the patient transitions between environments. The system can have an in-room display terminal configured to display indicia of a health of the patient for electronically monitoring the health of the patient within a healthcare environment. The system can receive, via the in-room display terminal, a request to initiate monitoring the patient with the in-room display terminal at the healthcare environment; access historical physiological data associated with the patient and generated by a home monitoring device before the patient enters the healthcare environment; access real-time physiological data associated with the patient and originating from a physiological monitoring device coupled to the patient within the healthcare environment; generate one or more physiological parameters from the real-time physiological data and the historical physiological data; and cause the in-room display terminal to display indicia of the one or more physiological parameters.

Radiating elements comprise a first dipole radiator that includes a first dipole arm and a second dipole arm, a second dipole radiator that includes a third dipole arm and a fourth dipole arm and first through fourth electromagnetic bandgap structures that are coupled to distal end portions of the respective first through fourth dipole arms.

An ultra wide band (UWB) antenna formed from a single piece of material includes: a planar portion arranged above a ground plane; an aperture through the planar portion; a ground connecting portion formed from cutting of the aperture and configured to electrically connect the UWB antenna to the ground plane; and a tapered portion configured to be electrically connected to a feed, the tapered portion extending around at least 40 percent of a periphery of the planar portion and extending from the planar portion toward the ground plane, where a height of the tapered portion decreases around the periphery of the planar portion moving away from the feed, and where a lower edge of the tapered portion is spaced from the ground plane by a gap.

An antenna structure includes a feeding radiation element, a connection radiation element, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a first shorting radiation element, a second shorting radiation element, and a carrier element. The feeding radiation element has a feeding point. The connection radiation element is coupled to the feeding radiation element. The first radiation element is coupled to the connection radiation element. The second radiation element is coupled to the connection radiation element. The second radiation element and the first radiation element substantially extend in opposite directions. The feeding radiation element and the connection radiation element are coupled through the first shorting radiation element to a first grounding point. The second shorting radiation element is adjacent to the second radiation element. The connection radiation element and the first radiation element are coupled through the second shorting radiation element to a second grounding point.

A radio frequency (RF) circuit is provided for use with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner to transmit an RF receive signal to an amplifier circuit, the RF circuit comprising: a transmission line; an antenna electrically connected to a first end portion of the transmission line; an impedance transformation circuit; an impedance matching and detuning circuit electrically connected between the transmission line and the impedance transformation circuit, wherein the impedance matching and detuning circuit includes: multiple reactive impedance elements; and two or more switches operable to controllably switch between configuring the multiple reactive impedance elements to cause matching of overall impedance of the RF circuit to a prescribed input impedance seen at the amplifier circuit at a prescribed RF frequency during a receive mode of the MRI scanner, and to cause an increase of impedance at the antenna, to reduce sensitivity of the antenna to RF signals at the prescribed frequency during an excitation mode of the MRI scanner.

Backplane architectures for metasurface antennas and methods for driving amplifiers with the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, the metasurface antenna includes: a plurality of radio-frequency radiating antenna elements; a plurality of tuning elements coupled to the plurality of radio-frequency radiating antenna elements, wherein each tuning element of the plurality of tuning elements is associated with one antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements; a plurality of amplifiers coupled to the plurality of radio-frequency radiating antenna elements, wherein each amplifier of the plurality of amplifiers is associated with one antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements; and drive circuitry coupled to the plurality of antenna elements, the plurality of amplifiers and the plurality of tuning elements, configured to drive individually each of the plurality of antenna elements and the plurality of amplifiers.

A wireless communication network such as a 5G communication network can use MIMO technologies to enhance bandwidth between a wireless communications base station and one or more user equipment devices within a service area of the base station. RF signal repeaters can be utilized to provide one or more additional physical channels for communication between the MIMO base station and the MIMO user equipment. These RF signal repeaters can be regarded as increasing the MIMO channel diversity within the ambient environment.

Radio frequency antenna designs for mobile devices are provided. An example patch antenna element includes an active element comprising a square metallic patch disposed on a first plane, a plurality of metallic patches disposed on a second plane that is above and parallel to the first plane, wherein each of the plurality of metallic patches are separated from one another in the second plane by a gap, and a plurality of via structures disposed between the first plane and the second plane, wherein each of the plurality of via structures is configured to electrically couple a respective one metallic patch of the plurality of metallic patches with the active element.

UE positioning is added by use of a reconfigurable reflecting surface (e.g., IRS). The IRS is configured to adjust elements of the surface. The configuration may include signal switching on or off, signal phase, group delay, or signal amplitude. Positioning reference signal transmissions are performed that have line of sight to the UE and that reflect off the IRS. The UE takes measurements for the transmissions and can determine measurement(s) of angle of arrival or time of arrival or reference signal received power, and / or determine a channel estimation. Multiple methods are proposed to provide UE positioning.

A centralized occupancy detection system enables monitoring of multiple seats, or more generally, multiple stations, with a single sensor. One illustrative vehicle includes: one or more stations each configured to accommodate an occupant of the vehicle, a radar-reflective surface, and a radar transceiver configured to use the radar-reflective surface to detect an occupant of at least one of the stations. Another illustrative vehicle includes: multiple stations to each accommodate an occupant of the vehicle, and a radar transceiver configured to examine each of the multiple stations to determine whether that station has an occupant.

A horizontally polarized omnidirectional multi-band antenna structure includes a substrate and two structurally-symmetric radiators, each being provided on a layout area on one of the two opposite sides of the substrate, and including a X-shaped primary microstrip line, four secondary microstrip lines, four primary stubs, four secondary stubs and four resonators. The primary microstrip line has four end points arranged with the secondary microstrip lines along different extending directions. The primary stubs extend along different directions from four sections of the primary microstrip line. Each secondary microstrip line is provided with one of the secondary stubs. Resonators are provided between four end points of the primary microstrip line and the primary stubs. The antenna structure supports WiFi 6E / WiFi 7 frequency bands including the 2 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands, has characteristics of horizontal polarization and omnidirectionality, and effectively satisfies the needs for miniaturized multi-band and wide band antennas.

RF absorbing structures include a dielectric layer, such as polycarbonate, and one or more layers of a carbon resistive material, such as carbon ink. The RF absorbing structures can further include one or more layers of a conductive material, such as silver ink.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Some wireless communications systems may support orbital angular momentum (OAM) communications between a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting device may generate signals for transmission to the receiving device via a transmitter circle that includes a first quantity of antenna arrays. The transmitting device may transmit the signals using the transmitter circle based on multiple sets of OAM weights, where each signal may be associated with a respective set of OAM weights. The receiving device may receive the signals using a receiver circle that includes a second quantity of antenna arrays that is different than the first quantity. The receiving device may decode the signals based on multiple sets of OAM weights. The sets of OAM weights at the transmitting device and the receiving device may be based on the first quantity being different than the second quantity.

A system includes a distributed ledger storing one or more smart contracts; one or more 5G small cells, each having one or more antennas mounted on a housing, each small cell sending packets of data trackable with the distributed ledger; and a processor to control a directionality of the antennas in communication with a predetermined target using 5G protocols.

An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry and a housing having peripheral conductive housing structures. The wireless circuitry may include first and second antennas. The first antenna may have a resonating element arm formed from a first segment of the peripheral conductive housing structures. The second antenna may have a resonating element arm formed from a second segment of the peripheral conductive housing structures separated from the first segment by a gap. Switchable short paths may be coupled between the second segment and ground on opposing sides of an antenna feed for the second antenna and / or may be coupled between the first and second segments and ground on opposing sides of the gap. Additionally or alternatively, a switch may be coupled between the first and second segments across the gap and a tuning component may couple the second segment to the ground structures.

A radar based, fill level measuring device for determining fill levels in containers, wherein the fill level measuring device can be applied for a large number of different applications, includes a signal production unit designed to produce a first transmitted radar signals within a first frequency band and supplementally a second transmitted radar signal within a second frequency band that does not overlap with the first frequency band and is clearly separated therefrom. The evaluation unit of the fill level measuring device can determine a first fill level value based on the first received signal. Based on the second received signal potentially another fill level value can be determined. In this way, the fill level measuring device can be adapted as regards frequency band to the particular application. The ascertained fill level can be checked for plausibility by comparing the fill level values ascertained in different frequency bands.

Example embodiments relate to corrugated radomes for protecting and concealing components of radar units. An example radar system may include a radar unit that includes at least one antenna having a radiation pattern. The radar unit is configured to transmit a radar signal based on the radiation pattern and receive radar signals. In addition, the radar system further includes a radome located in a direction of transmission of the radiation pattern. Particularly, the radome includes a stepped surface having at least one step that includes a height equal to one-quarter of a wavelength at a frequency of operation of the radar unit. The least one step is positioned on the radome such that the at least one step causes deconstructive interference of reflections of the transmitted radar signal caused by the radome.

Methods, systems, and devices for codebook-based beamforming considerations for reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are described. For example, an RIS may transmit, to a first wireless device, an indication of a capability of using different types of precoders for generating a codebook for the RIS for redirecting wireless signals. The codebook may include codewords associated with weights for respective elements of the RIS. In some cases, the RIS may receive, from the first wireless device, a type of precoder for generating the codebook. As such, the RIS may adjust one or more elements using the weights for the respective elements based on receiving the indication and in accordance with training a communication link between the first wireless device and a second wireless device via the plurality of elements. In some examples, the RIS may receive, from the first wireless device, an index corresponding to a codeword.

The present application provides a frequency selective surface structure, an antenna system, and a base station. The frequency selective surface structure comprises a frequency selective surface, a feed network, and a phase shifter. The frequency selective surface comprises a metal layer, the phase shifter is electrically connected to the feed network, and the phase shifter and the feed network are integrated into the metal layer of the frequency selective surface. When the phase shifter does not obstruct an antenna beam, the frequency selective surface structure may reduce transmission loss, and both coverage range and transmission quality of an antenna signal may be considered, solving the problem of difficult layout of a phase shifter in a multi-band integrated antenna system.

The embodiment of the invention provides a phase shifter and a base station antenna. The phase shifter comprises a fixed frame, a phase shifting strip line and a sliding medium. The fixed frame comprises a guide rail. The phase shift strip line is fixed on the guide rail. The sliding medium is in sliding connection with the guide rail and is separated from the phase-shifting strip line through the guide rail. The guide rail can guide the movement of the sliding medium relative to the phase-shifting strip line, thereby facilitating the improvement of the smoothness of the movement of the sliding medium relative to the phase-shifting strip line. As the sliding medium is separated from the phase-shifting strip line through the guide rail, and the sliding medium is not contacted with the phase-shifting strip line, friction between the sliding medium and the phase-shifting strip line is avoided in the process that the sliding medium moves relative to the phase-shifting strip line, the resistance of the sliding medium in the process of moving relative to the phase-shifting strip line is reduced, and the service life of the phase-shifting strip line is prolonged. The smoothness of the sliding medium relative to the phase-shifting strip line movement is further improved, the pulling force for driving the sliding medium relative to the phase-shifting strip line movement is reduced, and the requirement for a driving piece for driving the sliding medium relative to the phase-shifting strip line movement is lowered.

A lighting device (2), in particular for a motor vehicle, is provided, comprising: at least one first segment (100) for the visible display of at least one first ornament (104), and at least one second segment (200a-b) for the visible display of a plurality of second ornaments (204#1-n).

A tunable or dual-band antenna includes a ground plane, top plane, a cage structure, first and second half-loops, and a hybrid phase shifter. The cage structure is attached to the ground plane and the top plane that includes four leg structures in electrically-conductive contact with the top plane. The top plane is one of a cross-element with four equilateral elements, a cross-element with eight equilateral elements, or a disc element. The first and second half-loops are independent from each other, located diagonally to each other within the cage structure, and support transmitting and receiving an electromagnetic field orthogonal to each other. The hybrid phase shifter shifts a frequency of the first and second half-loops to 90° from each other. The ground plane has an inner ground plane with two or more capacitors embedded therein.

A game table reading system comprises: a game table having a plurality of read areas including a plurality of betting areas; a plurality of read antennas installed corresponding to each of the plurality of read areas for reading RFID tags embedded in game tokens; a read-restricted antenna that restricts reading by the read antennas so that the read antennas do not read the RFID tags of the game tokens other than the read area corresponding to the read antennas; a read control device that acquires the information stored in the RFID tag; a read restriction control device that controls the read restriction antenna; a database that stores information on RFID tags; and a management control device that updates the database based on the relationship between the information on the RFID tag read by the read antenna and the read area where the RFID tag was read.

An antenna includes a cross-polarized feed signal network configured to convert first and second RF input feed signals to first and second pairs of cross-polarized feed signals at respective first and second pairs of feed signal output ports. A patch radiating element is provided, which is electrically coupled to the first and second feed signal output ports. The patch radiating element includes an electrically conductive forward-facing surface thereon, which is segmented into four quadrants by four generally L-shaped slots within the electrically conductive forward-facing surface. These four generally L-shaped slots are positioned back-to-back relative each other so that a cross-shaped portion of the electrically conductive forward-facing surface extends between the four generally L-shaped slots and radially outward towards four respective points on a perimeter of the patch radiating element.

A self-deployable mast, typically for supporting a payload. The mast has top longerons, bottom longerons, and hinge linkages that form a series of moveable parallelograms operable to fold and unfold. The mast further has springs and trusses, with at least one spring and one truss associated with each of the parallelograms. The springs are operable to deploy the mast from a folded position to a deployed position. Each truss is operable to become in tension diagonally across its associated parallelogram once the mast is deployed into a final position. In other embodiments, motors may be used instead of springs.

The disclosed computer-implemented method may include accessing various portions of contextual information based on at least one touch input from a touch-based sensor on a mobile electronic device. The method may next include determining, based on the contextual information, which of different operational antenna parameters associated with at least one antenna of the mobile electronic device are to be changed. The method may then include changing the specified operational parameters associated with the antenna on the mobile electronic device according to the determination. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Embodiments generally relate to small satellites. Example small satellites may include a satellite body having a rectangular tile shape, with a substantially flat front side having a length and width and being separated from a substantially parallel back side by a depth, wherein the depth is equal to or less than a third of the length and the width. A patch antenna array may be positioned on the front side and / or a large patch antenna may be positioned centrally on the front side. A solar panel may be positioned on or coupled to the back side.

Devices and systems for increasing the gain and / or offering multiple antenna frequencies while conserving space on the antenna are provided. According to various aspects of the technology, panels with antenna elements are stacked to create a MIMO antenna array with more antenna elements while conserving space. In some aspects, the antenna elements are the same size and produce the same frequency while their physical configuration increases the gain of the antenna. In alternative aspects, the antenna elements are different sizes and produces different frequencies such that the antenna offers a greater variety or bandwidth of frequencies while conserving physical space on the antenna (i.e., maximizing a total quantity of antenna elements associated with the antenna). Using an antenna system and device with an increased quantity of antenna elements increases one or more of the system capacity, data rates, reliability, gain, coverage range, and the like.