ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,851, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (Stockholm).
"Mechanisms for adjusting atoms of an intelligent reflective surface" was invented by Raihan Rafique (Lund, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mechanisms for adjusting atoms of an Intelligent Reflective Surface (IRS) are provided. A method is performed by a controller configured to control an IRS comprising an array of atoms, each having an individually adjustable phase shift and gain. At least some of the atoms are provided with a measurement sensor. The method comprises obtaining, from the measurement sensors, measurements of received pow...