Radio communication using tunable antennas and an antenna tuning apparatus
US9680510B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q9/20
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for radio communication using one or more tunable antennas and an antenna tuning apparatus, and to an apparatus for radio communication using one or more tunable antennas and an antenna tuning apparatus. An apparatus for radio communication of the invention comprises: 4 antennas, each of the antennas being a tunable passive antenna; a radio device; an antenna tuning apparatus having 4 antenna ports, each of the antenna ports being coupled to one of the antennas through a feeder, the antenna tuning apparatus having 4 radio ports, each of the radio ports being coupled to the radio device through an interconnection; and a tuning control unit, the tuning control unit receiving a tuning instruction generated automatically within the apparatus for radio communication, the tuning control unit delivering a plurality of tuning control signals to the antenna tuning apparatus and to the tunable passive antennas.
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