	US 12,259,461 B2
	Edge device and method for sensor-assisted beamforming
Venkat Kalkunte, Saratoga, CA (US); Mehdi Hatamian, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Arman Rofougaran, Newport Coast, CA (US); and Puya Rofougaran, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to PELTBEAM INC., Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Filed by PELTBEAM INC., Sherman Oaks, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/903,356.
Application 18/903,356 is a continuation of application No. 18/677,714, filed on May 29, 2024, granted, now 12,140,659.
Application 18/677,714 is a continuation of application No. 17/644,750, filed on Dec. 16, 2021, granted, now 12,111,388.
Application 17/644,750 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/444,219, filed on Aug. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,275,147, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0020791 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01S 13/66 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01)

CPC G01S 13/66 (2013.01) [H04W 16/28 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. An edge device, comprising:

an antenna array that includes:

a first portion; and

one or more second portions different from the first portion; and

control circuitry configured to:

control the first portion of the antenna array to:

sense a surrounding area of the edge device;

detect a first user equipment (UE) in the surrounding area of the edge device; and

track the detected first UE in the surrounding area of the edge device; and

control the one or more second portions of the antenna array to:

direct a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal in a first direction towards the tracked first UE; and

direct a second beam of RF signal in a second direction towards a second UE concomitant to the directed first beam of RF signal in the first direction towards the first UE.