SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TUNING AN ANTENNA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
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1. A wireless communication element, comprising:
- a receive path configured to receive a first wireless communication signal and convert the first wireless communication signal into a first digital signal based at least on an oscillator signal;
a transmit path configured to convert a second digital signal into a second wireless communication signal based at least on the oscillator signal;
an antenna coupled to the receive path and the transmit path and configured to transmit the second wireless communication signal;
an antenna tuner coupled to the transmit path and the antenna; and
a control path coupled to the antenna and the antenna tuner, the control path configured to;
receive one or more environment parameter signals indicative of an environment of the wireless communication element; and
based on the one or more environment parameter signals, communicate one or more control signals to the antenna tuner for controlling an impedance of the antenna tuner.
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Abstract
In accordance with the present disclosure, method may include receiving one or more environment parameter signals indicative of an environment of a wireless communication element. The method may also include communicating one or more control signals to an antenna tuner of the wireless communication element for controlling an impedance of the antenna tuner based on the one or more environment parameter signals.
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21 Claims
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1. A wireless communication element, comprising:
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a receive path configured to receive a first wireless communication signal and convert the first wireless communication signal into a first digital signal based at least on an oscillator signal; a transmit path configured to convert a second digital signal into a second wireless communication signal based at least on the oscillator signal; an antenna coupled to the receive path and the transmit path and configured to transmit the second wireless communication signal; an antenna tuner coupled to the transmit path and the antenna; and a control path coupled to the antenna and the antenna tuner, the control path configured to; receive one or more environment parameter signals indicative of an environment of the wireless communication element; and based on the one or more environment parameter signals, communicate one or more control signals to the antenna tuner for controlling an impedance of the antenna tuner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A control path for control of an antenna tuner, comprising:
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a control module coupled to an antenna tuner, the control path configured to; receive one or more environment parameter signals indicative of an environment of a wireless communication element; and based on the one or more environment parameter signals, communicate one or more control signals to the antenna tuner for controlling an impedance of the antenna tuner; and a memory communicatively coupled to the control module, the memory configured to store one or more entries, each entry associating an antenna tuner setting for the antenna tuner to one or more environment parameter signals. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving one or more environment parameter signals indicative of an environment of a wireless communication element; and based on the one or more environment parameter signals, communicating one or more control signals to an antenna tuner of the wireless communication element for controlling an impedance of the antenna tuner. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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