Communication device and electronic device including the same

• US 10,284,355 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2016
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yang, Dongil
• Primary Examiner(s): Clawson, Stephen J
• Application Number:
  US15/190,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20160381687A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,048 Days
• Field of Search: 370281
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/40 Automatic matching of load impedance to source impedance
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 9/725 Duplexers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex

Abstract

A communication device includes: a communication module configured to discover a network capable of communication; a processor configured to identify a first frequency band of the network and to output a control signal for changing a pass band of a band pass filter; a multiplexer configured to change the pass band of the band pass filter to correspond to the first frequency band of the network; and a tunable tuner circuit configured to change an impedance thereof according to the control signal.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a communication module configured to discover a network capable of communication;

a processor configured to identify a first frequency band of the network and to output a control signal for changing a pass band of a band pass filter;

a multiplexer configured to change the pass band of the band pass filter to correspond to the first frequency band of the network;

a tunable tuner circuit configured to change an impedance thereof according to the control signal; and

an antenna that comprises one or more antennas,

wherein the tunable tuner circuit comprises a variable inductor having an inductance that is changed according to the control signal and a variable capacitor having a capacitance that is changed according to the control signal,

wherein the multiplexer comprises a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter configured to filter a signal to or from the network corresponding to the frequency band of the network, and

wherein the tunable tuner circuit is located between the SAW filter and the antenna, between the SAW filter and a receiving end, and between the SAW filter and a transmitting end.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the multiplexer selectively separates signals transferred through the antenna according to a second frequency band capable of carrying communication to the receiving end.

3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the multiplexer forwards signals transferred from the transmitting end to the antenna.

4. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the multiplexer comprises a tunable duplexer configured to change the pass band of the band pass filter to correspond to a resonant frequency of the network according to the control signal.

5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

discover the network capable of communication, and

change the pass band of the band pass filter to correspond to the first frequency band of the network by changing the impedance of the tunable tuner circuit according to the control signal.

6. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to:

filter a signal to or from the network corresponding to the frequency band of the network.

7. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to:

selectively separate signals transferred through the antenna according to a second frequency band capable of carrying communication to a receiving end,

transfer the signals to the receiving end.

8. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

forward signals transferred from the transmitting end to the antenna.

9. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

change the pass band of the band pass filter to correspond to a resonant frequency of the network according to the control signal.