Mobile wireless communications device with human interface diversity antenna and related methods
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1. A mobile wireless communication device comprising:
- a portable handheld housing;
a wireless transceiver carried by said portable handheld housing;
a plurality of antennas positioned in side-by-side relation in said portable handheld housing; and
a human interface diversity controller connected to said wireless transceiver to preferentially operate with the plurality of antennas based upon a relative position of said portable handheld housing with respect to a hand of a human user.
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Abstract
A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable handheld housing, and a wireless transceiver carried by the housing. A pair of an antennas are positioned in side-by-side relation preferably in the upper portion of the portable handheld housing. A human interface diversity controller is connected to the wireless transceiver to preferentially operate with the plurality of antennas based upon a relative position of the portable handheld housing with respect to a hand of a human user. The device can select or weight the antennas based upon the position of the device when being held by a user.
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1. A mobile wireless communication device comprising:
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a portable handheld housing;
a wireless transceiver carried by said portable handheld housing;
a plurality of antennas positioned in side-by-side relation in said portable handheld housing; and
a human interface diversity controller connected to said wireless transceiver to preferentially operate with the plurality of antennas based upon a relative position of said portable handheld housing with respect to a hand of a human user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19)
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16. A mobile wireless communication device comprising:
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a portable handheld housing having opposing parallel front and back surfaces;
a wireless transceiver carried by said portable handheld housing;
a pair of antennas positioned in side-by-side relation extending in a plane parallel to the front and back surfaces of said portable handheld housing; and
a human interface diversity controller connected to said wireless transceiver to preferentially operate with the pair of antennas based upon a relative position of said portable handheld housing with respect to a hand of a human user. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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- 20. A method of operating a mobile wireless communications device to account for different human interface, the mobile wireless communications device having a portable handheld housing and a wireless transceiver therein, and a pair of antennas side-by-side in an upper portion of the portable handheld housing and connected to the wireless transceiver, the method comprising controlling the wireless transceiver to preferentially operate with the pair of antennas based upon a relative position of the portable handheld housing with respect to a hand of a human user.
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