Methods and systems for implementing and operating antennas, particularly multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antennas, for radio telecommunications. An antenna configured for MIMO communications may comprise a planar dielectric substrate, a first conductive annulus on a first surface of the substrate, a first conductive land on the first surface, and a second conductive land provided on the first surface. The first conductive land may lie in a region of the first surface bounded by the first conductive annulus and an edge of the first conductive land that is adjacent to, and parallel to, a portion of an inward edge of the first conductive annulus. An edge of the second conductive land may be adjacent to, and parallel to, a portion of an outward edge of the first conductive annulus.

An access system for a vehicle is provided and includes antennas and an access module. The antennas are configured to each receive a signal transmitted from a portable access device to the vehicle. One of the antennas is a circular polarized antenna. The access module is configured to: downconvert the received signal to generate an in-phase signal and a quadrature phase signal; execute a music algorithm to determine angles of arrival of the received signal as received at the antennas; determine a distance between the portable access device and the vehicle based on the angles of arrival; and permit access to the vehicle based on the distance.

An antenna comprises a planar radiating structure, a ground plane and a feed structure. The radiation structure comprises a plurality of slots arranged symmetrically in concentric rings around an inner portion of the radiating structure. The slots are arranged to create a meandering current path on the radiating structure. The antenna produces an omnidirectional, monopole-like radiation field, and is relatively small with relatively high performance making it suitable for use in a wide variety of applications including those with challenging environments.

A wearable device which is mountable on a wrist of a user includes a housing including a metal structure, a display positioned within the housing, wherein the display includes a metal layer positioned within the metal structure and spaced apart from the metal structure by a given gap, a printed circuit board (PCB) positioned within the housing and including a ground region, and a control circuit positioned on the PCB and configured to feed a first point of the metal structure. The metal layer is electrically connected with the ground region of the PCB at a second point spaced from the first point by a given angle.

A system for includes master and sniffer devices. The master device includes: first antennas with different polarized axes; a transmitter transmitting a challenge signal via the first antennas from the vehicle to a slave device, where the slave device is a portable access device; and a receiver receiving a response signal in response to the challenge signal from the slave device. The sniffer device includes: second antennas with different polarized axes; and a receiver receiving, via the second antennas, the challenge signal from the transmitter and the response signal from the slave device. The sniffer device measures when the challenge signal and the response signal arrive at the sniffer device to provide arrival times. The master or sniffer device estimates at least one of a distance from the vehicle to the slave device or a location of the slave device relative to the vehicle based on the arrival times.

An antenna system includes: a patch radiator being electrically conductive and configured to radiate energy in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, different from the first frequency band; a parasitic patch radiator overlapping with the patch radiator, the parasitic patch radiator being electrically conductive and being configured to radiate energy in the first frequency band; and at least one parasitic element including a conductor sized and disposed relative to the parasitic patch radiator such that a combination of the parasitic patch radiator and the at least one parasitic element will radiate energy in the second frequency band.

A compact dual-band triple-polarized antenna based on shielded mushroom structures includes a vertically-polarized radiator and a horizontally-polarized radiator. Two parts are fixedly connected in a disc-shaped structure. The vertically-polarized radiator and the horizontally-polarized radiator are both multilayer structures. Each multilayer structure includes a plurality of concentric circles, and the plurality of concentric circles include a plurality of dielectric substrates. The vertically-polarized radiator and horizontally-polarized radiator each include a plurality of shielded mushroom cell structures. Each shielded mushroom cell structure includes at least three metal layers and a metallic shorting pin, and the metallic shorting pin connects at least two of the at least three metal layers. By controlling dispersion properties of the each shielded mushroom cell structure, a multi-frequency pattern diversity device possessing both vertical polarization and dual horizontal polarization radiation characteristics in two pre-defined frequencies is designed.

A portable electronic device and a plate antenna module thereof are provided. The plate antenna module includes an antenna carrying structure, an inner surrounding radiation structure, a first inner feeding structure, an outer surrounding radiation structure, and a first outer feeding structure. The first inner feeding structure is surrounded by the inner surrounding radiation structure. The inner surrounding radiation structure is surrounded by the outer surrounding radiation structure and separate from the outer surrounding radiation structure. The first outer feeding structure corresponds to the first inner feeding structure. The inner surrounding radiation structure and the first inner feeding structure can cooperate with each other to form a first antenna assembly for generating a first antenna operating frequency, and the outer surrounding radiation structure and the first outer feeding structure can cooperate with each other to form a second antenna assembly for generating a second antenna operating frequency.

A compact dual-band triple-polarized antenna based on shielded mushroom structures includes a vertically-polarized radiator and a horizontally-polarized radiator. Two parts are fixedly connected in a disc-shaped structure. The vertically-polarized radiator and the horizontally-polarized radiator are both multilayer structures. Each multilayer structure includes a plurality of concentric circles, and the plurality of concentric circles include a plurality of dielectric substrates. The vertically-polarized radiator and horizontally-polarized radiator each include a plurality of shielded mushroom cell structures. Each shielded mushroom cell structure includes at least three metal layers and a metallic shorting pin, and the metallic shorting pin connects at least two of the at least three metal layers. By controlling dispersion properties of the each shielded mushroom cell structure, a multi-frequency pattern diversity device possessing both vertical polarization and dual horizontal polarization radiation characteristics in two pre-defined frequencies is designed.

A first conductive plate (110) is located at a first surface (302) side of a substrate (300) away from the first surface (302) of the substrate (300). The first conductive plate (110) has an opening (112). A first conductive part (120) electrically connects the first conductive plate (110) and the substrate (300) to each other. A second conductive plate (210) is located at the first surface (302) side of the substrate (300) away from the first surface (302) of the substrate (300). A second conductive part (220) electrically connects the second conductive plate (210) and the substrate (300) to each other. The second conductive plate (210) is located inside the opening (112) of the first conductive plate (110).