ARTICLUATING INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM HOUSING WIRELESS NETWORK ANTENNAE SUPPORTING BEAMFORMING

摘要

First and second antenna disposed in an information handling system selectively support communication through a wireless frequency using beamforming. The first or second antenna is selected for initiating communication based upon alignment with a beamforming axis for establishing beamforming with a distal wireless device. For example, the first antenna is selected if the information handling system articulates to a tablet configuration and the second antenna is selected if the information handling system articulates to a clamshell open configuration.

主权项

1. An information handling system comprising:
a housing having a main portion and a display portion; an articulation device coupled to the main portion and display portion and operable to position the main portion and display portion relative to each other in at least a tablet configuration and an open configuration; a processor disposed in the main portion and operable to process information; a display disposed in the display portion and operable to present information as visual images; a wireless network device disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the wireless network device operable to support wireless network communication with a distal wireless network device; first and second antennae interfaced with the wireless network device and operable to establish wireless communication with the distal wireless network device using beamforming along a beamforming axis, the first antenna aligned along a first axis, the second antenna aligned along a second axis, the first axis aligned with the beamforming axis in the tablet configuration, the second axis aligned with the beamforming axis in the open configuration.