CONFIGURABLE ANTENNA STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. A configurable antenna structure comprises:
- a plurality of switches;
a plurality of antenna components; and
a configuration module operable to configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a first antenna corresponding to a multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) mask, the configuration module further operable to;
when a MFBMS signal is received by the first antenna, identify a signal component of interest within the MFBMS signal; and
configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a second antenna based on the signal component of interest, wherein the second antenna has at least one of;
a resonant frequency corresponding to a frequency of the signal component of interest, and a directional radiation pattern based on the signal component of interest.
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Abstract
A configurable antenna structure includes a plurality of switches, a plurality of antenna components, and a configuration module. The configuration module is operable to configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a first antenna for receiving a multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) signal. The configuration module continues processing by identify a signal component of interest of a plurality of signal components of interest within the MFBMS signal. The configuration module continues processing by configuring the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a second antenna.
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1. A configurable antenna structure comprises:
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a plurality of switches; a plurality of antenna components; and a configuration module operable to configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a first antenna corresponding to a multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) mask, the configuration module further operable to; when a MFBMS signal is received by the first antenna, identify a signal component of interest within the MFBMS signal; and configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a second antenna based on the signal component of interest, wherein the second antenna has at least one of;
a resonant frequency corresponding to a frequency of the signal component of interest, and a directional radiation pattern based on the signal component of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A configurable antenna structure comprises:
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a plurality of switches; a plurality of antenna components; and a configuration module operable to; configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into an antenna that corresponds with a multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) mask; identify a signal component of interest of a plurality of signal components of interest, wherein the plurality of signal components of interest corresponds to a plurality of standards that are within the MFBMS mask; and configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into another antenna for transmitting or receiving the signal component of interest based on the signal component of interest. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A radio frequency (RF) transceiver comprises:
- a configurable antenna structure that includes;
a plurality of switches; a plurality of antenna components; and a configuration module operable to; configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a first antenna corresponding to a first mask based on a multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) signal; identify a signal component of interest of a plurality of signal components of interest from the MFBMS signal, wherein the plurality of signal components corresponds to a plurality of standards that are within a MFBMS mask; and configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into an antenna for transmitting or receiving the signal component of interest to produce a transmit signal component of interest or a received signal component of interest that corresponds to a second mask; and a low noise amplifier operable to amplify the received signal component of interest to produce an amplified received signal component of interest; a down conversion module coupled to convert the amplified received signal component of interest into an inbound symbol stream in accordance with a corresponding standard of the plurality of standards; an up conversion module coupled to convert an outbound symbol stream into an up converted signal in accordance with the corresponding standard; and a power amplifier coupled to amplify the up converted signal to produce the transmit signal component of interest. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a configurable antenna structure that includes;
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