Claims
- 1. An antenna assembly, comprising:a cone assembly comprising at least two structures of conductive material separated by a dielectric substance for generating electromagnetic signals, the cone assembly operative to passively feed the electromagnetic signals of the antenna assembly to an antenna element, the antenna element mounted to the cone assembly and operative to radiate the electromagnetic signals in response to passive feeding of the electromagnetic signals by the cone assembly; and a pound plane for increasing passive feeding of electromagnetic signals with the antenna.
- 2. The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the two structures form a bicone having a basal cone of conductive material and an upper cone of conductive material.
- 3. The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the ground plane comprises a conductive surface of a ceiling tile.
- 4. The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the pound plane comprises a conductive surface of a wall.
- 5. The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the pound plane comprises a grid.
- 6. The antenna assembly of claim 5, wherein one of the conductive structures further comprises a set screw.
- 7. The antenna assembly of claim 5, wherein the antenna assembly is mounted within a ceiling enclosure.
- 8. The antenna assembly of claim 5, wherein the antenna assembly is mounted within a wall enclosure.
- 9. The antenna assembly of claim 1, wherein the ground plane comprises an enclosure cover.
- 10. The antenna assembly of claim 9, wherein the enclosure cover comprises an HVAC enclosure cover.
- 11. The antenna assembly of claim 9, wherein the enclosure cover comprises a cover for a speaker of an audio system.
- 12. An antenna system comprising:a network; a central computer linked to the network; a client computer linked to the network; and an access point for linking the client computer to the network, the access point comprising: an antenna assembly comprising: a cone assembly comprising at least two structures of conductive material separated by a dielectric substance for generating electromagnetic signals, the cone assembly operative to passively feed the electromagnetic signals of the antenna assembly to an antenna element, the antenna element mounted to the cone assembly and operative to radiate the electromagnetic signals in response to passive feeding of the electromagnetic signals by the cone assembly; and a ground plane for increasing passive feeding of electromagnetic signals with the antenna.
- 13. The antenna system of claim 12, wherein the access point further comprises a communications device.
- 14. The antenna system of claim 12, wherein the two structures of the antenna assembly form a bicone having a basal cone of conductive material and an upper cone of conductive material.
- 15. The antenna system of claim 12, wherein the ground plane comprises a conductive surface of a ceiling tile.
- 16. The antenna system of claim 12, wherein the ground plane comprises a conductive surface of a wall.
- 17. The antenna system of claim 12, wherein the g round plane comprises a grid.
- 18. The antenna system of claim 12, wherein the network comprises a local area network.
- 19. A method for receiving and transmitting signals wit an antenna linked to a computer network comprising the steps of:generating data signals wit a central computer; modulating the data signals onto RE signals; separating at least two structures of conductive material with a dielectric substance; feeding the RE signals to a cone assembly comprising the at least two structures of conductive material; propagating the RE signals with the cone assembly to an antenna element mounted to the cone assembly, and radiating the RE signals with the antenna element in response to receiving the RE signals propagated from the cone assembly.
- 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of forming a bicone with the two structures of conductive material prior to feeding the RE signals.
- 21. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of positioning a ground plane adjacent to the cone assembly for increasing passive coupling of the RF signals wit the antenna.
- 22. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of receiving the radiated RE signals with a client computer.
- 23. The method of claim 19, further comprising the steps of:generating data signals with a client computer; modulating the client computer data signals onto RE signals; radiating the RE signals; and receiving RF signals generated by the client computer with die antenna element.
- 24. The method of claim 19, further comprising the step of mounting the antenna element within an interior of a building.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/461,689, filed Dec. 14, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,369,766 entitled Omnidirectional Antenna Utilizing An Asymmetrical Bicone as a Passive Feed for a Radiating Element.
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