{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8463191","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8463191","title":"Beamforming options with partial channel knowledge","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2010-03-30T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-06-11T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04B","H04B"],"num_claims":53,"abstract":"A method for transmission beamforming is disclosed. One or more channel knowledge metrics are obtained for one or more channels. A confidence level of each channel knowledge metric is determined. Beamforming specifications are selected based on the channel knowledge metrics and the confidence levels. A signal stream is transmitted on the one or more channels using the selected beamforming specifications."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Beamforming options with partial channel knowledge","description":"A method for transmission beamforming is disclosed. One or more channel knowledge metrics are obtained for one or more channels. A confidence level of each channel knowledge metric is determined. Beam","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8463191","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8463191","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Beamforming options with partial channel knowledge\" (US-8463191). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8463191","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8463191","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8463191","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-30T17:07:36.668Z"}