Antenna to transceiver mapping of a multimode wireless device

A method for mapping antennas to transceivers, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more antennas of a plurality of antennas likely to serve as an effective electromagnetic transducer for a first radio technology of a plurality of radio technologies, wherein
• each antenna of the plurality of antennas is configured to receive radio signals in accordance with the plurality of radio technologies;
• receiving touch indications from a plurality of touch sensors, wherein
• each touch indication indicates whether a corresponding antenna of the plurality of antennas is in contact with a physical entity, and wherein the identifying is based at least in part on the received touch indications;
• and
• mapping the one or more antennas to a first transceiver of a plurality of transceivers, wherein:
• the first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is configured to utilize the first radio technology of the plurality of radio technologies.

A computer readable medium comprising instructions configured to cause a computer to:

• identify one or more antennas of a plurality of antennas likely to serve as an effective electromagnetic transducer for a first radio technology of a plurality of radio technologies, wherein
• each antenna of the plurality of antennas is configured to receive radio signals in accordance with the plurality of radio technologies;
• receive touch indications from a plurality of touch sensors, wherein
• each touch indication indicates whether a corresponding antenna of the plurality of antennas is in contact with a physical entity;
• and
• map the one or more antennas to a first transceiver of a plurality of transceivers, wherein:
• the first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is configured to utilize the first radio technology of the plurality of radio technologies.

An apparatus for mapping antennas to transceivers, the apparatus comprising:

• means for identifying one or more antennas of a plurality of antennas likely to serve as an effective electromagnetic transducer for a first radio technology of a plurality of radio technologies, wherein
• each antenna of the plurality of antennas is configured to receive radio signals in accordance with the plurality of radio technologies;
• means for collecting touch indications, wherein
• each touch indication indicates whether a corresponding antenna of the plurality of antennas is in contact with a physical entity;
• and
• means for mapping the one or more antennas to a first transceiver of a plurality of transceivers, wherein the first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is configured to utilize the first radio technology of the plurality of radio technologies.

A system for mapping antennas to transceivers, the system comprising:

• a plurality of antennas, wherein each antenna of the plurality of antennas is configured to receive radio signals in accordance with a plurality of radio technologies;
• a plurality of transceivers, wherein at least one transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is configured to utilize a first radio technology different from a second radio technology utilized by at least one other transceiver of the plurality of transceivers;
• a selector circuit that is configured, based on input from a processor, to map antennas of the plurality of antennas with transceivers of the plurality of transceivers;
• the processor that is configured to control mapping the plurality of antennas to the plurality of transceivers;
• a plurality of touch sensors, wherein each touch sensor of the plurality of touch sensors indicates whether a corresponding antenna of the plurality of antennas is in contact with an external object;
• and
• a plurality of signal to noise measurement collectors, wherein each signal to noise measurement collector corresponds to a transceiver of the plurality of transceivers and determines a signal to noise measurement for the corresponding transceiver,
• wherein the processor is further configured to
• use a signal-to-noise measurement from at least one of the plurality of signal to noise measurement collectors and an indication from at least one of the plurality of touch sensors to determine a modification to a mapping of at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas with at least one transceiver of the plurality of transceivers.