Antenna Assembly For A Vehicle

Abstract

A method and system for activating and deactivating a communication module for an apparatus is disclosed herein. The method includes monitoring a power activity state for the apparatus, monitoring a power activity state for a router for the apparatus, and maintaining an activation state for the communication module as long as the power activity state of the apparatus or the router is active.

Description

Claims

1. An antenna assembly for a vehicle, the antenna assembly comprising: a base comprising an interior surface, a sidewall and a plurality of heat dissipation elements outward from the sidewall;a modem disposed within the base;an antenna board disposed within the base and comprising a plurality of antenna elements;a housing for covering the base; anda sleep sense command configured to activate the antenna assembly from a low power sleep mode when an ignition input of the vehicle is received by the antenna assembly.

2. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of antenna elements comprises at least one LTE antenna element, at least one WiFi antenna element, and at least one Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System (GPS/GNSS) antenna element.

3. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle device is a vehicle internal router.

4. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a communication cable connected to the modem at one end and extending to and connected to the vehicle device at another end.

5. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of heat dissipation elements comprises a plurality of stepped surfaces extending outward from the sidewall.

6. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a thermal insulation pad attached to a bottom surface of the base.

7. The antenna assembly according to claim 1 wherein the sleep sense input is synchronized with a power mode of the vehicle device.

8. A wireless communication assembly for a vehicle, the wireless communication assembly comprising: a base comprising an interior surface, a sidewall and a plurality of heat dissipation elements outward from the sidewall;a modem disposed within the base;an antenna assembly disposed within the base and comprising a plurality of antenna elements;a housing for covering the base; anda sleep sense command configured to activate the antenna assembly from a low power sleep mode when an ignition input of the vehicle is received by the antenna assembly.

9. The wireless communication assembly according to claim 8 wherein the plurality of antenna elements comprises at least one LTE antenna element, at least one WiFi antenna element, and at least one Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System (GPS/GNSS) antenna element.

10. The wireless communication assembly according to claim 8 wherein the vehicle device is a vehicle internal router.

11. The wireless communication assembly according to claim 8 further comprising a communication cable connected to the modem at one end and extending to and connected to the vehicle device at another end.

12. The wireless communication assembly according to claim 8 wherein the plurality of heat dissipation elements comprises a plurality of stepped surfaces extending outward from the sidewall.

13. The wireless communication assembly according to claim 8 further comprising a thermal insulation pad attached to a bottom surface of the base.

14. The wireless communication assembly according to claim 8 wherein the sleep sense input is synchronized with a power mode of the vehicle device.

15. A method for activating and deactivating a modem for an antenna assembly for a vehicle, the method comprising; receiving an activation signal at the processor from an ignition input of the vehicle or a vehicle device USB port voltage when a modem of the antenna assembly is in a low power sleep mode; andactivating the modem from the low power sleep mode.

16. The method according to claim 15 further comprising receiving an input deactivation signal at the processor from the ignition input of the vehicle and the router USB port voltage and deactivating the modem into the low power sleep mode.

17. The method according to claim 15 wherein the antenna assembly comprises a base comprising an interior surface, a sidewall and a plurality of heat dissipation elements outward from the sidewall,the modem disposed within the base,an antenna board disposed within the base and comprising a plurality of antenna elements; and a housing for covering the base.

18. The method according to claim 17 wherein the plurality of antenna elements comprises at least one LTE antenna element, at least one WiFi antenna element, and at least one Global Positioning System/Global Navigation Satellite System (GPS/GNSS) antenna element.