MULTI-BAND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20090312050A1
• Filed: 06/02/2009
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: LIAO, KUO-CHU, TANG, CHING-CHUNG
• Application Number:
  US12/476,625
• Publication Number:
  US 20090312050A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/553.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/006 using switches for selecting the desired band H04B1/0057 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/0064 with separate antennas for the more than one band H04B1/0053 takes precedence

Abstract

A multi-band communication device includes a first wireless signal processing circuit, a second wireless signal processing circuit, an antenna switch module, a first antenna unit and a second antenna unit. The first wireless signal processing circuit is used for operating multiple first band signals. The second wireless signal processing circuit is used for operating multiple second band signals. The antenna switch module is in communication with the first wireless signal processing circuit and the second wireless signal processing circuit for switching the first band signals and a first portion of the second band signals. The first antenna unit is in communication with the antenna switch module. The second antenna unit is in communication with the second wireless signal processing circuit.

Claims

1. A multi-band communication device comprising:

a first wireless signal processing circuit for operating multiple first band signals;

a second wireless signal processing circuit for operating multiple second band signals;

an antenna switch module in communication with the first wireless signal processing circuit and the second wireless signal processing circuit for switching the first band signals and a first portion of the second band signals;

a first antenna unit in communication with the antenna switch module; and

a second antenna unit in communication with the second wireless signal processing circuit.

2. The multi-band communication device according to claim 1 wherein the first wireless signal processing circuit is a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) wireless signal processing circuit.

3. The multi-band communication device according to claim 1 wherein the second wireless signal processing circuit is a WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) wireless signal processing circuit.

4. The multi-band communication device according to claim 1 wherein the second antenna unit transmits and receives the second band signals in the highest frequency band.

5. The multi-band communication device according to claim 1 wherein the second antenna unit supports a second portion of the second band signals.

6. The multi-band communication device according to claim 1 wherein the first antenna unit supports the first band signals and the first portion of the second band signals.

7. The multi-band communication device according to claim 1 wherein the second antenna unit is a single-band antenna.

8. The multi-band communication device according to claim 1 wherein the first antenna unit is a multi-band antenna.

9. The multi-band communication device according to claim 1 wherein the multi-band communication device is selected from a mobile phone, a smart phone or a personal digital assistant.