Electronic device having multiple antennas with shared structures for near-field communications and non-near-field communications
US10200092B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0413
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device may include a peripheral conductive wall. A gap in the wall may divide the wall into first and second segments. The device may include a first antenna having a first resonating element arm formed from the first segment and a second antenna having a second resonating element arm formed from the second segment. A non-near-field communications transceiver may perform multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) operations using the first and second antennas. The gap may provide satisfactory isolation between the first and second antennas while the first and second antennas perform MIMO operations. Near-field communications circuitry may convey near-field communications signals over a conductive loop path that includes portions of the first and second segments and the antenna ground. The volume of the conductive loop path may extend across substantially all of a width of the electronic device.
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