Antenna sharing apparatus for mobile communication terminal and method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorWon-Jun Lee
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Abstract
A mobile communication terminal includes a first transceiver that transmits and receives signals, an RFID transceiver that transmits and receives signals, and a controller that stops the first transceiver while it is performing signal communication, and activates the RFID transceiver.
Claims19
A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- a first transceiver that selectively transmits and receives signals;
- an RFID transceiver that selectively transmits and receives signals;
- a controller that halts an operation of the first transceiver while said mobile communication terminal is performing a signal communication, and activates the RFID transceiver;
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- a duplexer that alternately connects an antenna to the first transceiver and the RFID transceiver,
- wherein the controller deactivates the RFID transceiver while the mobile communication terminal is in an idle mode, and activates the RFID transceiver for a predetermined time slot period when the mobile communication terminal is in a sleep mode.
A method for sharing an antenna of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- determining whether the mobile communication terminal is in a calling state;
- controlling a connection of an antenna to a first transceiver and a connection of the antenna to an RFID transceiver in response to the determination of whether the mobile communication terminal is in the calling state;
- deactivating the RFID transceiver while the mobile communication terminal is in an idle mode;
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- activating the RFID transceiver for a predetermined time slot period when the mobile communication terminal is in a sleep mode.
A method for sharing an antenna of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- temporarily stopping call traffic communication during a calling state of the mobile communication terminal;
- activating an RFID transceiver to perform RFID communication only while the call traffic communication is temporarily stopped;
- re-starting the call traffic communication when the RFID communication is completed;
- deactivating the RFID transceiver while the mobile communication terminal is in an idle mode;
- and
- activating the RFID transceiver for a predetermined time slot period when the mobile communication terminal is in a sleep mode.
A computer-readable storage medium which stores a program for sharing an antenna of a mobile communication terminal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:
- a determination code segment that determines whether the mobile communication terminal is in a calling state;
- a control code segment that controls a connection of an antenna to a first transceiver and a connection of the antenna to an RFID transceiver according to whether the mobile communication terminal is in the calling state;
- a code segment that deactivates the RFID transceiver while the mobile communication terminal is in an idle mode;
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- a code segment that activates the RFID transceiver for a predetermined time slot period when the mobile communication terminal is in a sleep mode.
A computer-readable storage medium which stores a program for sharing an antenna of a mobile communication terminal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising:
- a stopping code segment that temporarily stops call traffic communication during a calling state of the mobile communication terminal;
- an activating code segment that activates an RFID transceiver to perform RFID communication only while the call traffic communication is temporarily stopped;
- a re-starting code segment that re-starts the call traffic communication when the RFID communication is completed;
- a code segment that deactivates the RFID transceiver while the mobile communication terminal is in an idle mode;
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- a code segment that activates the RFID transceiver for a predetermined time slot period when the mobile communication terminal is in a sleep mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.