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Coil sharing method and device

US10680322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 2017
Grant dateJun 9, 2020
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device comprises: a first cover constituting the front surface of the electronic device; a second cover constituting the rear surface of the electronic device; a memory included in a space formed between the first cover and the second cover; a processor included in the space and electrically connected with the memory; a first antenna and a second antenna included in the space and electrically connected with the processor; and a switch included in the space and connected to the first antenna and/or the second antenna, wherein the memory can include, during execution, instructions for: allowing the first antenna and the second antenna to be connected by shorting the switch when the processor executes a function corresponding to the first antenna; and allowing the first antenna and the second antenna to transmit magnetic field signals together. Other examples are also possible.

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