Enhanced antenna utilization

US11411615B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Stefan Freisleben · Neubiberg, DE
• Patric Heide · Vaterstetten, DE
• Alexander Chernyakov · Munich, DE
• Mykola Shevelov · Munich, DE
• Wai San Wong · San Diego, US
• Oleksandr Gavryliuk · San Diego, US
• Petro Komakha · Santee, US
• Georgiy Sevskiy · Munich, DE
• Steve Beaudin · Ottawa, CA
• David Maldonado · La Verne, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2019
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2022
• Expiry date: Mar 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B1/40
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In an example, an apparatus includes first and second antennas and a switched extractor coupled to the first antenna. The switched extractor includes an extractor configured to extract an extraction frequency band, a bypass line, and switching circuitry. The switching circuitry is configured to selectively establish a bypass signal path including the bypass line or a concurrent signal path including the extractor. The apparatus also includes first and second transceiver units (TRXUs) and a processor. The first TRXU is coupled to the first antenna via the switched extractor. The second TRXU is coupled to the first antenna via the switched extractor and coupled to the second antenna. The processor is configured to cause the switching circuitry to selectively connect the first TRXU to the first antenna via the bypass or the concurrent signal path based on the extraction frequency band and an operational frequency band associated with the first TRXU.