Communication apparatus equipped with switchable antenna
US9380640B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0805
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication apparatus equipped with switchable antenna mechanism is provided, where the communication apparatus includes at least a portion of a portable electronic device, which includes a plurality of wireless communication functions respectively corresponding to different communication standards, and the wireless communication functions include a mobile phone function and at least one other wireless communication function. The communication apparatus includes: an antenna; a processing circuit; a plurality of processing modules arranged to provide the portable electronic device with a plurality of functions, respectively, where the functions include at least a portion of the wireless communication functions; and a switching unit. It is an advantage that, by utilizing the switching unit, different portions of the communication apparatus can share the antenna to achieve the best beneficial result through the limited area of a printed circuit board (PCB).
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