Method and Apparatus For an Adaptive Multi-Antenna System
AssigneeMotorola Mobility LLC
InventorsIstvan J. Szini, Eric L. Krenz
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Abstract
A method is used for reconfiguring an electronic device, having at least three antenna elements, between different antenna modes. The method includes configuring, by a controller, the electronic device into a first antenna mode, wherein at least two of the antenna elements are coupled together to operate as a single antenna. The method further includes, reconfiguring, by the controller, the electronic device from the first antenna mode into a second antenna mode, wherein at least one antenna configured for use during the second antenna mode includes only a single antenna element.
Claims20
A method for reconfiguring an electronic device, having at least three antenna elements, between different antenna modes, the method comprising:
- configuring, by a controller, the electronic device into a first antenna mode, wherein at least two of the antenna elements are coupled together to operate as a single antenna;
- and
- reconfiguring, by the controller, the electronic device from the first antenna mode into a second antenna mode, wherein at least one antenna configured for use during the second antenna mode includes only a single antenna element.
An electronic device comprising:
- at least three antenna elements;
- and
- a controller operative to:
- configure the antenna elements into a first antenna configuration comprising at least two of the antenna elements coupled together to operate as a single antenna;
- and
- reconfigure the antenna elements into a second antenna configuration, wherein at least one antenna in the second antenna configuration includes only a single antenna element, which is configured to individually operate as a separate antenna.
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