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Selecting an optimal antenna according to an operating state of a device

  • US 20060205368A1
  • Filed: 03/14/2005
  • Published: 09/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A device, comprising:

  • a housing assembly having a plurality of housing portions which can shift relative to each other;

    a plurality of antennas distributed among the plurality of housing portions;

    a receiver coupled to the plurality of antennas for receiving signals carrying information from a source; and

    a processor coupled to the receiver, wherein the processor is programmed to;

    sense one or more operating states of the device; and

    identify from the one or more operating states an antenna from the plurality of antennas having a probability higher than the other antennas for receiving information from the source.

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