Combination antenna module and portable electronic device including same
AssigneeAmotech Co., Ltd.
InventorsJin Won Noh, Hyung-Il Baek, Jae-Il Park
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Abstract
Provided are a combination antenna module and a portable electronic device including same. There is provided a combo antenna module that includes an antenna unit and a switching unit. The antenna unit includes a circuit board, a first wireless power transmission antenna, and a second wireless power transmission antenna of which manner is different from that of the first wireless power transmission antenna. The switching unit is configured to be connected or disconnected the first antenna and the second antenna based on an operation mode of the antenna unit.
Claims10
A combo antenna module comprising;
- an antenna unit including a circuit board, a first antenna for wireless power transmission, and a second antenna for wireless power transmission of which having an inductance greater than that of the first antenna and manner is different from that of the first antenna;
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- a switching unit for connecting or disconnecting the first antenna and the second antenna in parallel based on a wireless power transmission operation mode of the antenna unit,
- wherein the first antenna is disposed at an outer portion of the circuit board, and the second antenna is disposed inside the first antenna of the circuit board,
- wherein the first antenna is a wireless power transmission antenna of a magnetic resonance manner, and wherein the second antenna is a wireless power transmission antenna of a magnetic induction manner,
- wherein when a performance of wireless power transmission through the first antenna is equal to or less than a reference value, the switching unit connects the first antenna with the second antenna in parallel.
A combo antenna module, comprising;
- an antenna unit including a circuit board and a plurality of antennas having different operating frequencies and inductances from each other;
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- a switching unit for connecting or disconnecting at least two of the plurality of antennas based on an operation mode of the antenna unit,
- wherein the antenna unit includes a first antenna disposed at an outermost portion of the circuit board, a second antenna disposed on a center area of the circuit board and at least one a third antenna disposed between the first antenna and the second antenna,
- wherein an operating frequency of the second antenna is lower than that of the first antenna and higher than that of the third antenna,
- wherein the first antenna includes any one of a wireless power transmission antenna of a magnetic resonance manner and a near field communication (NFC) antenna, and wherein the second antenna is a wireless power transmission antenna of a magnetic induction manner, and the third antenna is a magnetic secure transmission (MST) antenna,
- wherein a wireless performance through the first antenna is equal to or less than a reference value, the switching unit connects in parallel the first antenna with at least one of the second antenna and the third antenna.
A portable electronic device comprising;
- a combo antenna module including an antenna unit including a circuit board, a first antenna for wireless power transmission, and a second antenna for wireless power transmission of which having an inductance greater than that of the first antenna and manner is different from that of the first antenna, and a shielding unit disposed on a surface of the antenna unit to shield a magnetic field;
- a switching unit for connecting or disconnecting at least two of the plurality of antennas in parallel based on a wireless power transmission operation mode of the antenna unit;
- a plurality of wireless module coupled with the plurality of antennas, respectively;
- and a mode determination unit for determining which module of the plurality of wireless modules is operating and for controlling switching of the combo antenna module,
- wherein the first antenna is disposed at an outer portion of the circuit board, and the second antenna is disposed inside the first antenna of the circuit board,
- wherein the first antenna is a wireless power transmission antenna of a magnetic resonance manner, and wherein the second antenna is a wireless power transmission antenna of a magnetic induction manner,
- wherein when a performance of wireless power transmission through the first antenna is equal to or less than a reference value, the switching unit connects the first antenna with the second antenna in parallel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.