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Granted Patent B2
US 12,750,171 · App. 18/649,198 · Granted Sep 29, 2026

Method and system for a repeater network that utilizes distributed transceivers with array processing

Inventor: Mehran Moshfeghi (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)
Assignee: Peltbeam Inc.
H04L5/0032H04B1/40H04B7/024H04B7/0408H04B7/0413H04B7/043H04B7/0689H04B7/0897H04L27/12H04W4/80H04W24/08H04W72/0453H04W72/046H04W72/0473H04W72/542H04W88/02H04W88/06H04W84/12Y02D30/70
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Patent No.
US 12,750,171
App. No.
18/649,198
Granted
Sep 29, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system comprising a relay device that establishes a first link between the relay device and a source device. Further, the relay device performs phase shifting of a signal by a different value for each element within a first set of antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays corresponding to the first link. A mode of relay operation of the plurality of antenna arrays is selected based on an analysis of communication environment information from end-user application devices, the mode of relay operation being an active mode or a passive mode of operation. The relay device receives a data stream from the source device through the first link based on the selection of the mode of relay operation and is forwarded to the destination device through a second link between the relay device and a destination device based on a selection of the mode of relay operation.

Claims (27)

1 . A method, comprising: in a relay device that comprises a plurality of antenna arrays: establishing a first link between the relay device and a source device; phase shifting a signal by a different value for each element within a first set of antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays corresponding to the first link; selecting a mode of relay operation of the plurality of antenna arrays based on an analysis of communication environment information from end-user application devices, wherein the mode of relay operation comprises an active mode of relay operation and a passive mode of relay operation; and receiving a data stream from the source device through the first link based on the selection of the mode of relay operation, wherein the data stream is forwarded to a destination device through a second link between the relay device and the destination device based on a selection of one of the passive mode of relay operation or the active mode of relay operation, wherein the passive mode of relay operation comprises down-converting a received radio frequency (RF) waveform of the data stream to an intermediate frequency (IF) waveform of the data stream, re-amplifying the down-converted RF waveform of the data stream, and then up-converting the IF waveform for transmission without requiring any data demodulation, the active mode of relay operation comprises demodulating the IF waveform and then remodulating for transmission, and the method further comprises switching between the passive mode of relay operation or the active mode of relay operation based on at least one of a condition of a channel that receives and forwards the data stream or changes in traffic associated with at least one antenna array of the plurality of antenna arrays.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising

configuring a first beamforming setting for the first set of antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays of the relay device to establish the first link between the relay device and the source device; and

configuring a second beamforming setting for a second set of antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays of the relay device to establish the second link between the relay device and the destination device,

wherein configuring the first beamforming setting and the second beamforming setting comprises the phase shifting of the signal for each element within the first set of antenna arrays and the second set of antenna arrays.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving the data stream concurrently with the forwarding of the data stream, wherein the data stream is processed by at least one processor that is connected to the plurality of antenna arrays.

4 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising configuring at least one relay node of a plurality of relay nodes based on at least one of the first beamforming setting of the first set of antenna arrays or the second beamforming setting of the second set of antenna arrays.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one relay node of the plurality of relay nodes comprises the passive mode of relay operation and the active mode of relay operation.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising down-converting the data stream received from the source device from a first carrier frequency to a baseband signal.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising generating a digital data stream based on the data stream; and

sending the digital data stream to at least one processor for processing the digital data stream.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising processing the data stream in analog domain based on the IF waveform of the data stream.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising sharing resources of the relay device among the plurality of antenna arrays.

10 . A system, comprising: a relay device that comprises a plurality of antenna arrays, wherein the relay device is configured to: establish a first link between the relay device and a source device; phase shift a signal by a different value for each element within a first set of antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays corresponding to the first link; select a mode of relay operation of the plurality of antenna arrays based on an analysis of communication environment information from end-user application devices, wherein the mode of relay operation comprises an active mode of relay operation and a passive mode of relay operation; and receive a data stream from the source device through the first link based on the selection of the mode of relay operation, wherein the data stream is forwarded to a destination device through a second link between the relay device and the destination device based on a selection of one of the passive mode of relay operation or the active mode of relay operation, wherein the passive mode of relay operation comprises down-converting a received radio frequency (RF) waveform of the data stream to an intermediate frequency (IF) waveform of the data stream, re-amplifying the down-converted RF waveform of the data stream, and then up-converting the IF waveform for transmission without requiring any data demodulation, the active mode of relay operation comprises demodulating the IF waveform and then remodulating for transmission, and the relay device is further configured to switch between the passive mode of relay operation or the active mode of relay operation based on at least one of a condition of a channel that receives and forwards the data stream or changes in traffic associated with at least one antenna array of the plurality of antenna arrays.

11 . The system according to claim 10 , wherein the relay device is further configured to:

configure a first beamforming setting for the first set of antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays of the relay device to establish the first link between the relay device and the source device; and

configure a second beamforming setting for a second set of antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays of the relay device to establish the second link between the relay device and the destination device,

wherein the configuration of the first beamforming setting and the second beamforming setting comprises the phase shifting of the signal for each element within the first set of antenna arrays and the second set of antenna arrays.

12 . The system according to claim 10 , wherein the relay device is further configured to receive the data stream concurrently with the forward of the data stream, and wherein the data stream is processed by at least one processor that is connected to the plurality of antenna arrays.

13 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the relay device is further configured to configure at least one relay node of a plurality of relay nodes based on at least one of the first beamforming setting of the first set of antenna arrays or the second beamforming setting of the second set of antenna arrays.

14 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one relay node of the plurality of relay nodes comprises the passive mode of relay operation and the active mode of relay operation.

15 . The system according to claim 10 , wherein the relay device is further configured to down-convert the data stream received from the source device from a first carrier frequency to a baseband signal.

16 . The system according to claim 10 , wherein the relay device is further configured to:

generate a digital data stream based on the data stream; and

send the digital data stream to the at least one processor for processing the digital data stream.

17 . The system according to claim 10 , wherein the relay device is further configured to process the data stream in analog domain based on the IF waveform of the data stream.

18 . The system according to claim 10 , wherein the relay device is further configured to share resources of the relay device among the plurality of antenna arrays.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2026
From: GOLBA, LLC
To: PELTBEAM INC.
Reel/Frame 073793/0273 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18083756 · Dec 19, 2022
Continuation 17230566 · Apr 14, 2021
Continuation 16451998 · Jun 25, 2019
Continuation 16153735 · Oct 6, 2018
Continuation 15853537 · Dec 22, 2017
Continuation 13473144 · May 16, 2012
Provisional Application 61548201 · Oct 17, 2011
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