Intelligent multiple antenna and radio interconnect optimizer and method

A device, comprising:

• an antenna port comprising a radio frequency (RF) connector configured to be connected to an RF antenna;
• a radio port comprising an RF connector configured to be connected to a radio;
• a machine readable identifier coupled to one of the antenna port, the radio port and a combination thereof, the machine readable identifier comprising:
• a first wire having one end thereof being attached to a shield of an RF connector in the antenna port and a second end thereof being connectable to the RF antenna,
• a second wire having one end thereof being attached to a center RF pin of the RF connector in the antenna port and a second end thereof being connectable to the RF antenna,
• a capacitor disposed within the second wire,
• a resistor electrically connected to each of the first and second wires, a value of the resistor being selected to match a unique RF antenna, and
• a coil electrically connected, in a series with a resistor, to each of the first and second wires,
• the machine readable identifier configured to identify a feature in the RF antenna connected to the antenna port;
• a sensor designed to sense information in the machine readable identifier;
• a sensor controller electrically connected to the sensor;
• an RF switch configured to enable RF communication between the antenna port and the radio port in a response to a control signal when a feature in the radio matches a feature in the RF antenna;
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• a controller electrically connected to each of the sensor controller and the RF switch, the controller designed to receive the information from the sensor controller, the controller being further designed to output the control signal in a response to received information.

A portable device, comprising:

• a housing;
• a plurality of radio frequency (RF) antenna connectors mounted for access from an exterior surface of the housing, each RF antenna connector configured to be connected to an RF antenna;
• a plurality of RF radio connectors mounted for access from the exterior surface of the housing, each RF radio connector configured to be connected to a radio;
• a plurality of sensors, each sensor from the plurality of sensors disposed at the each RF antenna connector and at the each RF radio connector, the each sensor designed to read information in a machine readable identifier of the RF antenna connected to a respective RF antenna connector and the machine readable identifier of the radio connected to a respective RF radio connector, wherein the machine readable identifier comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;
• an RF switch disposed within a hollow interior of the housing, the RF switch comprising a plurality of multi-contact switches, each multi-contact switch is coupled to the each RF antenna connectors and the each RF radio connector, each pole in a multi-contact switch connected to the each RF radio connector is coupled to one contact in each multi-contact switch connected to the each RF antenna connector, each pole in the multi-contact switch connected to the each RF antenna connector is coupled to one pole in each multi-contact switch connected to the each RF radio connector, the RF switch configured to selectively enable an RF communication between an RF antenna port from a plurality of RF antenna ports and an RF radio port from a plurality of RF radio ports in a response to a control signal;
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• a controller disposed within the hollow interior of the housing, the controller electrically connected to the plurality of sensors and to the RF switch, the controller configured to output the control signal in a response to received information from the plurality of sensors and radio and port locations, when a feature in the information from the radio matches a feature in the information from the RF antenna.