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Electronic device having multiple antennas with shared structures for near-field communications and non-near-field communications

  • US 10,644,758 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2019
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device comprising:

  • a housing having peripheral conductive structures;

    first, second, and third dielectric-filled gaps in the peripheral conductive structures, wherein a first segment of the peripheral conductive structures extends between the first and third dielectric-filled gaps and a second segment of the peripheral conductive structures extends between the third and second dielectric-filled gaps;

    an antenna ground, wherein the first dielectric-filled gap separates the first segment from the antenna ground and the second dielectric-filled gap separates the second segment from the antenna ground;

    an inductor coupled between the first and second segments across the third dielectric filled-gap; and

    near-field communications transceiver circuitry configured to convey near-field communications signals over a conductive loop path that includes the first and second segments, the inductor, and a portion of the antenna ground.

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