Dynamically configured antenna for multiple frequencies and bandwidths
OwnerDominik J. Schmidtinventor
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Abstract
A wireless communication device includes a reconfigurable antenna and one or more wireless transceivers coupled to the antenna. The reconfigurable antenna can be dynamically configured to transmit and receive wireless signals at a plurality of frequencies and bandwidths. A processor core is coupled to the reconfigurable antenna and the wireless transceivers. The processor core dynamically controls the configurations of the reconfigurable antenna and processes the wireless signals transmitted and received at the plurality of frequencies.
Claims31
An apparatus comprising:
- an active antenna portion including at least a first member and a second member;
- a first switch configured to selectively couple the first member and the second member;
- a passive antenna portion;
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- a shield coupled between the active antenna portion and the passive antenna portion, the shield including an aperture permitting a signal received by the active antenna portion to propagate to the passive antenna portion.
A method performed by an apparatus comprising an active antenna portion coupled to a passive antenna portion, the method comprising:
- selectively controlling an electrical connection between a primary antenna body of the active antenna portion and a first one of a plurality of secondary antenna bodies of the active antenna portion;
- the active antenna portion receiving a signal, wherein the active antenna portion is coupled to the passive antenna portion via a shield having an aperture that permits the propagation of the received signal to the passive antenna portion;
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- the passive antenna portion outputting the received signal to a transceiver via a transmission line.
An apparatus comprising:
- a first substrate including a plurality of antenna bodies, adjacent ones of which are selectively coupleable via a corresponding switch;
- a second substrate including a transmission line and a plurality of passive antennas configured to resonate at fixed frequencies;
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- a shield layer located between the first and second substrates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.