Wireless terminal and antenna switching control method for wireless terminal

• US 10,333,563 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2015
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yuan, Linghua, Tu, Dongxing, Chen, Zhijun
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Sonny
• Application Number:
  US16/067,719
• Publication Number:
  US 20190007072A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,272 Days
• Field of Search: 455 73, 455450, 4554522, 455 633, 455 62, 4555521
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0057 using diplexing or multiplexing filters for selecting the desired band
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/006 using switches for selecting the desired band H04B1/0057 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0064 with separate antennas for the more than one band H04B1/0053 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/401 for selecting or indicating operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A wireless terminal and an antenna switching control method for a wireless terminal, where the wireless terminal includes a main antenna, a first antenna, and a second antenna. The main antenna is connected to a first radio frequency circuit and configured to receive and transmit a first standard signal. A frequency band of the first standard signal includes a first frequency band with a super high frequency and a second frequency band with a high frequency. The first antenna is configured to receive a first standard signal of the first frequency band, and receive and transmit a second standard signal. The second antenna is connected to the first radio frequency circuit and configured to receive a first standard signal of the second frequency band. Hence an overall size of the wireless terminal can be reduced using the second antenna.

Claims

1. A wireless terminal, comprising:

a main antenna coupled to a first radio frequency circuit and configured to receive and transmit a first standard signal, a frequency band of the first standard signal comprising a first frequency band with a super high frequency and a second frequency band with a high frequency;

a first antenna coupled to an antenna end of a frequency isolation circuit, a high frequency end of the frequency isolation circuit being coupled to the first radio frequency circuit, a low frequency end of the frequency isolation circuit being coupled to a second radio frequency circuit, and the first antenna being configured to;

receive the first standard signal of the first frequency band; and

receive and transmit a second standard signal, a frequency band of the second standard signal is not overlapping the first frequency band; and

a second antenna coupled to the first radio frequency circuit and configured to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band.

2. The wireless terminal of claim 1, further comprising a switching circuit coupled to the first antenna, the second antenna, the antenna end of the frequency isolation circuit, and the first radio frequency circuit and configured to switch the first antenna to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band.

3. The wireless terminal of claim 2, wherein the switching circuit comprises:

a first single-pole double-throw switch, a non-movable end of the first single-pole double-throw switch being coupled to the first antenna, and a movable end of the first single-throw double-throw switch being configured to switch between the antenna end of the frequency isolation circuit and a second single-pole double-throw switch, and

the second single-pole double-throw switch coupled to the first single-pole double-throw switch, a non-movable end of the second single-pole double-throw switch being coupled to the first radio frequency circuit, and a movable end of the second single-pole double-throw switch being configured to switch between the first single-pole double-throw switch and the second antenna.

4. The wireless terminal of claim 2, wherein the switching circuit comprises a double-pole double-throw switch, two non-movable ends of the double-pole double-throw switch being respectively coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna, and two movable ends of the double-pole double throw switch being respectively coupled to the antenna end of the frequency isolation circuit and the first radio frequency circuit.

5. The wireless terminal of claim 2, wherein the switching circuit comprises a double-pole double-throw switch, two movable ends of the double-pole double-throw switch being respectively coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna, and two non-movable ends of the double-pole double-throw switch being respectively coupled to the antenna end of the frequency isolation circuit and the first radio frequency circuit.

6. The wireless terminal of claim 1, wherein the frequency isolation circuit comprises a diplexer.

13. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

detecting antenna signal strength of the first antenna and the second antenna in a process in which the first radio frequency circuit receives the first standard signal of the second frequency band; and

controlling the first antenna to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band when it is detected that the antenna signal strength of the second antenna is less than the specified value and the second radio frequency circuit comprises in an idle state.

7. An antenna switching control method for a wireless terminal, comprising:

controlling a first antenna to receive and transmit a second standard signal when it is detected that a second radio frequency circuit receives and transmits the second standard signal and a first radio frequency circuit receives and transmits a first standard signal of a second frequency band, the wireless terminal comprising a main antenna, the first antenna, a second antenna, the first radio frequency circuit being configured to receive and transmit the first standard signal comprising a first frequency band with super high frequency and the second frequency band with high frequency, a frequency isolation circuit, and the second radio frequency circuit being configured to receive and transmit the second standard signal not overlapping the first frequency band of the first standard signal; and

controlling the second antenna to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising controlling the first antenna to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band when it is detected that the second radio frequency circuit comprises an idle state.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein when it is detected that the second radio frequency circuit receives and transmits the second standard signal and the first radio frequency circuit receives and transmits the first standard signal of the second frequency band, the method comprises:

controlling the first antenna to receive and transmit the second standard signal, and controlling the second antenna to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band in a communication process in which the second radio frequency circuit receives and transmits the second standard signal; and

controlling the first antenna to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band in a communication interval in which the second radio frequency circuit does not receive or transmit the second standard signal.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein when it is detected that the second radio frequency circuit receives and transmits the second standard signal and the first radio frequency circuit receives and transmits the first standard signal of the second frequency band, the method further comprises:

controlling the first antenna to receive and transmit the second standard signal, and controlling the second antenna to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band when the first standard signal comprises a data service signal and in a communication process in which the second radio frequency circuit receives and transmits the second standard signal; and

controlling the first antenna to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band in a communication interval in which the second radio frequency circuit does not receive or transmit the second standard signal.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

detecting antenna signal strength of the first antenna and the second antenna in a process in which the first radio frequency circuit receives the first standard signal of the second frequency band; and

controlling the second antenna to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band when it is detected that the antenna signal strength of the first antenna is less than a specified value.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein when it is detected that the second radio frequency circuit receives and transmits the second standard signal and the first radio frequency circuit receives and transmits the first standard signal of the second frequency band, the method further comprises:

controlling the first antenna to receive and transmit the second standard signal, and controlling the second antenna to receive the first standard signal of the second frequency band when the first standard signal comprises a data service signal and in a communication process in which the second radio frequency circuit receives and transmits the second standard signal; and

controlling the first antenna to receive and transmit only the second standard signal, and controlling the second antenna to receive only the first standard signal of the second frequency band when the first standard signal comprises a voice service signal.