Mobile wireless communications device comprising a satellite positioning system antenna and electrically conductive director element therefor
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsYIHONG QI, YING TONG MAN, PERRY JARMUSZEWSKI, ADRIAN MATTHEW COOKE
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Abstract
A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, at least one wireless transceiver carried by the portable housing, and a satellite positioning signal receiver carried by the portable housing. An antenna may also be carried by the portable housing and connected to the satellite positioning signal receiver. Further, at least one electrically conductive director element may be carried by the portable housing in spaced apart relation from the antenna and inductively coupled thereto for directing a beam pattern thereof.
Claims22
1-25. (canceled)
A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a dielectric extension extending outwardly from said circuit board;
- wireless transceiver circuitry on said circuit board;
- satellite positioning signal receiver circuitry on said circuit board;
- an antenna on said dielectric extension and coupled to said satellite positioning signal receiver circuitry;
- and
- a passive antenna beam pattern director associated with said antenna and comprising at least one electrically conductive director element in spaced apart relation from said antenna.
A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a dielectric extension extending outwardly from said circuit board adjacent an upper portion thereof;
- cellular transceiver circuitry on said circuit board;
- a cellular antenna adjacent a lower portion of said circuit board and coupled to said cellular transceiver circuitry;
- satellite positioning signal receiver circuitry on said circuit board;
- a satellite positioning system antenna on said dielectric extension and coupled to said satellite positioning signal receiver circuitry;
- and
- a passive antenna beam pattern director associated with said satellite positioning system antenna comprising at least one electrically conductive director element in spaced apart relation from said satellite positioning system antenna.
A method for making a mobile wireless communications device comprising:
- forming a circuit board having satellite positioning signal receiver circuitry and wireless transceiver circuitry thereon;
- forming a dielectric extension extending outwardly from the circuit board and having an antenna thereon;
- coupling the antenna on the dielectric extension to the satellite positioning signal receiver circuitry;
- and
- positioning a passive antenna beam pattern director comprising at least one electrically conductive director element in spaced apart relation from the antenna.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.