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US 2004/0204077 A1Published application
Internal accessory antenna system and method for wireless network
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorPhillip N. Ballai
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Abstract
Described is a method and system which includes an arrangement including an internal wireless communication antenna and a wireless communication device couplable to one of an external wireless communication antenna and the arrangement. When the arrangement is attached to the device, the device is capable of unitizing either first or second wireless channels. When the arrangement is not attached to the device, the device utilizes only the second channel.
Claims24
A system, comprising:
- an arrangement including an internal wireless communication antenna;
- and
- a wireless communication device couplable to one of an external wireless communication antenna and the arrangement,
- wherein, when the arrangement is attached to the device, the device is capable of utilizing one of at least one first wireless channel and at least one second wireless channel, and
- wherein, when the external antenna is attached to the device, the device utilizes only the at least second channel.
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A method, comprising the steps of:
- determining whether an arrangement is attached to a wireless communication device, the arrangement including an internal antenna, the device couplable to one of an external wireless communication antenna and the internal antenna;
- utilizing by the device one of at least one first wireless channel and at least one second wireless channel when the arrangement is attached to the device;
- and
- utilizing by the device only the at least one second channel when the arrangement is not attached to the device.
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An arrangement, comprising:
- an internal wireless communication antenna,
- wherein a wireless communication device is couplable to one of an external wireless communication antenna and the arrangement,
- wherein when the arrangement is attached to the device, the device is capable of utilizing one of at least one first wireless channel and at least one second wireless channel, and
- wherein when the arrangement is not attached to the device, the device utilizes only the at least one second channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.