DUAL BAND ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
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1. A dual band antenna comprising:
- a far field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave band;
a near field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of second data with a remote device via near field signaling in a near field band, wherein the near field band is a frequency band that is lower than the millimeter wave band and wherein the near field antenna structure includes a coil having at least one turn;
wherein the far field antenna structure and the near field antenna structure share at least one common antenna element and wherein the at least one common antenna element includes a first portion of the coil.
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Abstract
A dual band antenna includes a far field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave band. A near field antenna structure facilitates the communication of second data with a remote device via near field signaling in a near field band. The far field antenna structure and the near field antenna structure share at least one common antenna element.
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19 Claims
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1. A dual band antenna comprising:
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a far field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave band; a near field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of second data with a remote device via near field signaling in a near field band, wherein the near field band is a frequency band that is lower than the millimeter wave band and wherein the near field antenna structure includes a coil having at least one turn; wherein the far field antenna structure and the near field antenna structure share at least one common antenna element and wherein the at least one common antenna element includes a first portion of the coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A dual band antenna comprising:
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a far field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave band; and a near field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of second data with a remote device via near field signaling in a near field band, wherein the near field band is a frequency band that is lower than the millimeter wave band; wherein the far field antenna structure and the near field antenna structure share at least one common antenna element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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facilitating communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave band via a dual band antenna structure; and facilitating the communication of second data with the remote device via near field signaling in a near field band via the dual band antenna structure, wherein the near field band includes one of;
a 900 MHz frequency band, and a 13.5 MHz frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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