WIDEBAND ANTENNA FOR MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device, including:
- a dielectric based antenna that includes a dielectric element and at least first and second antenna elements, wherein the first and second antenna elements are respectively wrapped about first and second portions of the dielectric element;
an antenna feed coupled to the dielectric based antenna; and
a communication module coupled to the antenna feed.
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Abstract
A dielectric based antenna provides for relatively wide band communications. In this regard, the dielectric based antenna may provide communications across a variety of mobile telephone communication types and frequencies, such as GSM850, EGSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900, and UMTS. In one embodiment, the dielectric based antenna includes a dielectric element and at least first and second antenna elements. The dielectric element may be configured into a volumetric shape from a material with a relatively high permittivity. The first and second antenna elements are respectively wrapped about first and second portions of the dielectric element and may provide for respective first and second frequency bands of the dielectric based antenna. An antenna feed port couples the dielectric based antenna to a communication module via an antenna feed such that radio signals may be transmitted and/or received through the dielectric based antenna.
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32 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device, including:
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a dielectric based antenna that includes a dielectric element and at least first and second antenna elements, wherein the first and second antenna elements are respectively wrapped about first and second portions of the dielectric element; an antenna feed coupled to the dielectric based antenna; and a communication module coupled to the antenna feed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A dielectric based antenna, including:
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a dielectric element; a conductive antenna element wrapped about at least a portion of the dielectric element; and an antenna feed port galvanically coupled to the conductive antenna element.
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17. A dielectric based antenna, including:
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a substrate; a ground plane affixed to a first layer of the substrate; a dielectric element having a first permittivity and a surface, wherein the dielectric element is mounted on the first layer of a substrate proximate to the ground plane; an antenna module affixed to at least a portion of the surface of the dielectric element; and an antenna feed coupled to the antenna module. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of transmitting radio signals, including:
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providing a dielectric based antenna having a first antenna element and a second antenna element wrapped about a dielectric element that configures a frequency range of operability for the dielectric based antenna; transmitting a first radio signal at a first frequency within the frequency range of operability; and after transmitting the first radio signal at the first frequency, transmitting a second radio signal at a second frequency within the frequency range of operability, wherein the first frequency differs from the second frequency. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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