Mobile terminal
US8674886B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q3/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile terminal including an antenna device including an antenna element and a first non-feeding element, a radio-frequency unit that receives a signal from the antenna element, first and second matching circuits connected to the antenna element, a first switch that selectively connects one of the first and second matching circuits to the radio-frequency unit, a second switch that selectively grounds the first non-feeding element, an attitude-detection unit that detects an attitude of the mobile terminal, and a control unit that controls the first and second switches based on an output of the attitude-detection unit.
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