Antenna Structure with Bracket Antenna and Methods for Use Therewith
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsHenrik Tholstrup Jensen, Zhijiang Dong
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Abstract
An antenna section includes a bracket antenna configured to send and receive RF communications of a mobile communication device having a back side that is enclosed by a back cover, wherein the bracket antenna forms a structural portion of the back cover of the mobile communication device that encloses at least one portion of an edge of the mobile communication device and at least one portion of the back side. A booster plate is coupled to the mobile communication device and is configured to electromagnetically interact with the bracket antenna to modify the antenna beam pattern.
Claims20
An antenna section comprising:
- a bracket antenna configured to send and receive RF communications of a mobile communication device having a back side that is enclosed by a back cover, wherein the bracket antenna forms a structural portion of the back cover of the mobile communication device that encloses at least one portion of an edge of the mobile communication device and at least one portion of the back side;
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- a booster plate coupled to the mobile communication device and configured to electromagnetically interact with the bracket antenna to modify an antenna beam pattern.
An antenna section comprising:
- a bracket antenna configured to send and receive RF communications of a mobile communication device having a back side that is enclosed by a back cover, wherein the bracket antenna forms a portion of the back cover of the mobile communication device that encloses at least one portion of an edge of the mobile communication device and at least one portion of the back side;
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- a booster plate coupled to the mobile communication device and configured to electromagnetically interact with the bracket antenna to modify an antenna beam pattern.
A method comprising:
- sending and receiving RF communications of a mobile communication device via a bracket antenna configured to form a structural portion of a back cover of the mobile communication device, wherein bracket antenna encloses at least one portion of an edge of the mobile communication device and at least one portion of a back side of the mobile communication device;
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- providing a booster plate coupled to the mobile communication device and configured to electromagnetically interact with the bracket antenna to modify an antenna beam pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.