Internal diversity antenna architecture
First Claim
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
- a housing enclosing a printed circuit board;
a first diversity antenna; and
a second diversity antenna internal to said housing, said second diversity antenna positioned substantially near a bottom of said housing or a bottom of said printed circuit board.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of an internal diversity antenna architecture are described. In one embodiment, a wireless device may include a housing enclosing a printed circuit board, a first diversity antenna, and a second diversity antenna internal to the housing. The second diversity antenna may be positioned substantially near the bottom of the housing or the bottom the printed circuit board. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
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a housing enclosing a printed circuit board;
a first diversity antenna; and
a second diversity antenna internal to said housing, said second diversity antenna positioned substantially near a bottom of said housing or a bottom of said printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless device, comprising:
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a housing enclosing a printed circuit board;
a first diversity antenna internal to said housing; and
a second diversity antenna internal to said housing, said second diversity antenna positioned substantially at a bottom of said housing or a bottom of said printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A communications system comprising a wireless node, said wireless node comprising:
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a primary receiver;
a secondary receiver;
a first antenna;
a second antenna; and
a switching system to automatically select one of said first antenna and said second antenna as a primary antenna and the other of said first antenna and said second antenna as a secondary antenna. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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