System for antenna extension and method thereof
AssigneeAcer Incorporated
InventorYu-Kai Hung
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Abstract
A system for antenna extension and a method adapted for antenna extension operation under a specific communication protocol are provided. The antenna extension system combines a handheld communication device with a base device, and determines if the total antenna number of the handheld communication device and the base device matches the standard antenna number of the specific communication protocol. If the total antenna number of the handheld communication device and the base device matches the standard antenna number of the specific communication protocol, the antenna extension system enables the antenna extension operation.
Claims11
An antenna extension system adapted for an antenna extension operation in a communication protocol, wherein the communication protocol requires P sets of transmitting antennae and Q sets of receiving antennae, and P and Q are positive integers respectively, the antenna extension system comprising:
- a handheld communication device, comprising M sets of transmitting antennae, N sets of receiving antennae, and a first extension connector, wherein M and N are positive integers respectively;
- a base device, comprising J sets of transmitting antennae, K sets of receiving antennae, and a second extension connector, wherein J and K are positive integers respectively;
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- the handheld communication device determines if J is equal to P-M and if K is equal to Q-N when the handheld communication device detects that the first extension connector and the second extension connector are connected;
- when the handheld communication device determines that J is equal to P-M and K is equal to Q-N, the handheld communication device activates the M sets of transmitting antennae and the N sets of receiving antennae and sends an enabling command to the base device to enable the J sets of transmitting antennae and the K sets of receiving antennae.
An antenna extension method adapted for enabling an antenna extension operation under a communication protocol by combining a handheld communication device with a base device, wherein the communication protocol requires P sets of transmitting antennae and Q sets of receiving antennae;
- the handheld communication device includes M sets of transmitting antennae, N sets of receiving antennae, and a first extension connector;
- and the base device includes J sets of transmitting antennae, K sets of receiving antennae, and a second extension connector, wherein P, Q, M, N, J, and K are positive integers respectively, the antenna extension method comprising:
- detecting if the first extension connector and the second extension connector are connected;
- determining whether J is equal to P-M and K is equal to Q-N when detecting that the first extension connector and the second extension connector are connected;
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- wherein the handheld communication device activates the M sets of transmitting antennae and the N sets of receiving antennae and sends an enabling command to the base device to enable the J sets of transmitting antennae and the K sets of receiving antennae when the handheld communication device determines that J is equal to P-M and K is equal to Q-N.
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