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Antenna transmission coupling arrangement

US6112106A · kind A · utility

27Cited by
11References
19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 20, 1998
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/3833
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention comprises a docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line, the portable communication device having an external radiative antenna, the system comprising a shielded housing for receivably enclosing at least a portion of the external radiative antenna of the portable communication device and a coupling probe mounted within the shielded housing for radiatively coupling between the external antenna of the portable communication device and the further signal transmission line via radio frequency energy therebetween.

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