1. A MIMO terminator system comprising:
a base for providing a signal source; and
two terminators fixed to the base such that a longest length of each of each terminator is substantially perpendicular to the base and parallel with each other, each terminator comprising:
four radiating fins running the longest length of the terminator and spaced at approximately 90 degree intervals relative to each other, each radiating fin comprising a metallic layer substantially running the longest length of each terminator along an intersection of the radiating fins and radiator plates located at the top and bottom of an outer edge of the radiating fin, a non-radiating portion of each fin separating the top and bottom radiating plates from each other and from the metallic layer; and
a control circuit disposed within the metallic layer for selectively supplying the signal source to the radiating plates of only one of the radiating fins;
wherein the radiating fin of each terminator comprising the radiating plates supplied the signal source are substantially parallel and extend in substantially the same direction.
2. The terminator system of claim 1 wherein the control circuit comprises a switch for selecting the radiating fin supplied the signal source.
3. The terminator system of claim 2 wherein the control circuit further comprises a microprocessor coupled to the switch and to a memory.
4. The terminator system of claim 2 wherein for each terminator, the four radiating fins form two substantially perpendicular pairs of parallel surfaces, each pair formed out of single sheet of planar material.
5. The terminator system of claim 4 wherein the planar material is PCB.
6. The terminator system of claim 4 wherein two sheets of the planar material form the four radiating fins of each terminator, and the two sheets are fitted together by interlocking slots formed partway along the longest length of each sheet to form the four radiating fins.
7. The terminator system of claim 1 wherein the radiating fins make an angle that is about 45 degrees plus a non-zero integer multiple of 90 degrees with an imaginary line connecting the centers of the two terminators.
8. A method of MIMO terminator construction comprising:
providing a base for supplying a signal source;
forming a metallic layer on a central portion of both sides of each of two sheets of PCB;
forming a control circuit in the metallic layer on at least one of the two sheets of PCB;
forming radiating plates on portions of each end of two longest edges of each of the two sheets and a non-radiating central portion separating the radiating plates from each other and from the metallic layer;
interconnecting the two sheets such that the two sheets are substantially perpendicular and an intersection of the two sheets substantially bisects each of the two sheets along the longest length;
forming a first terminator substantially identical to a second terminator; and
fixing the first and second terminators to the base such that the intersections of the two sheets of each terminator are substantially perpendicular to a surface of the base coupling the control circuit to the source signal.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein forming the control circuit comprises forming wires respectively coupled to each of the radiating plates for coupling only selected radiating plates to the source signal.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein forming the control circuit comprises forming a switch coupled to each of the radiating plates for coupling only selected radiating plates to the source signal.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A computer-implemented method of acquiring social information about a called party comprising:
initiating a telephone call to a called number associated to the called party;
including a request for the social information in call information sent to the called number;
receiving an identity of each of one or more social information repositories associated to the called party in a call response sent on behalf of the called party;
when an identity of more than one social information repository is received, selecting one of said social information repositories based on information available to a calling party;
sending an access request to the selected one of said social information repositories; and
receiving social information sent on behalf of the called party.
2. A computer-implemented method according to claim 1 further including selecting one social information repository based on call properties when more than one social repository is identified.
3. A computer-implemented method according to claim 1 further including selecting one social information repository when more than one social repository is identified by:
displaying information about all identified social information repositories to the calling party; and
receiving a selection of one of the social information repositories from the calling party.
4. A computer-implemented method according to claim 2 further including updating a social information repository associated to the calling party using received social information sent on behalf of the called party.
5. A computer-implemented method according to claim 3 further including updating a social information repository associated to the calling party using received social information sent on behalf of the called party.
6. A computer-implemented method according to claim 4 further including displaying received social information about the called party on a display device being used by the calling party.
7. A computer-implemented method according to claim 5 further including displaying received social information about the called party on a display device being used by the calling party.
8. A computer-implemented method according to claim 7 further including deferring completion of a voice connection to the called number until received social information is made available to the calling party.
9. A non-transitory tangible computer medium having computer program code embodied therewith for acquiring social information about a called party, said non-transitory tangible computer medium comprising:
computer program code configured to initiate a telephone call to a called number associated to the called party;
computer program code configured to include a request for the social information in call information sent to the called number;
computer program code configured to receive an identity of each of one or more social information repositories associated to the called party in a call response sent on behalf of the third party;
computer program code for determining when identities are received for more than one social information repository associated to the called party;
computer program code responsive to a determination that identities for more than one social information repository have been received to select one of said social information repositories based on information available to a calling party;
computer program code configured to send an access request to the selected one of said social information repositories; and
computer program code configured to receive social information sent from the selected one of said social information repositories on behalf of the called party.
10. A non-transitory tangible computer medium according to claim 9 further including computer program code configured to select one social information repository based on call properties when more than one social repository is identified.
11. A non-transitory tangible computer medium according to claim 9 further including computer program code configured to select one social information repository when more than one social repository is identified, said computer usable program code further comprising:
computer program code configured to generate a display of information about all identified social information repositories; and
computer program code configured to receive a selection of one of the social information repositories from the calling party.
12. A non-transitory tangible computer medium according to claim 10 further including computer program code configured to update a social information repository associated to the calling party using received social information sent on behalf of the called party.
13. A non-transitory tangible computer medium according to claim 11 further including computer program code configured to update a social information repository associated to the calling party using received social information sent on behalf of the called party.
14. A non-transitory tangible computer medium according to claim 12 further including computer program code configured to display received social information about the called party on a display device being used by the calling party.
15. A non-transitory tangible computer medium according to claim 13 further including computer program code configured to display received social information about the called party on a display device being used by the calling party.
16. A non-transitory tangible computer medium according to claim 15 further including computer program code configured to defer completion of a voice connection to the called number until received social information is made available to the calling party.
17. A computer-based system for acquiring social information about a called party in response to a telephone call from a calling party to a called telephone number associated to the called party, said system comprising:
a detector for detecting a social information acquisition prefix in calling data received from the calling party;
logic for including a request for the social information in call information sent to the called telephone number, the request including a request for identification of one or more accessible social information repositories associated to the called party;
logic for determining when there is more than one social information repository associated to the called party and for selecting one of said social information repositories based on information available to a calling party;
logic for sending a request for access to the selected social information repository; and
logic for receiving social information sent on behalf of the called party.
18. A computer-based system according to claim 17 further including logic for selecting one social information repository based on call properties when more than one social repository is identified.
19. A computer-based system according to claim 18 further including update logic for updating a social information repository associated to the calling party using received social information sent on behalf of the called party.
20. A computer-based system according to claim 19 further including a display device and display logic for generating a display of received social information sent on behalf of the called party.