DEVICES FOR SWITCHING AN ANTENNA
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1. A switchplexer, comprising:
- switches that are coupled to an antenna;
ports, wherein each of the switches is separately coupled to one of the ports; and
controlling circuitry coupled to the switches, wherein the controlling circuitry concurrently closes at least two of the switches when indicated by a control signal.
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Abstract
A switchplexer is described. The switchplexer includes switches that are coupled to an antenna. The switchplexer also includes ports. Each of the switches is separately coupled to one of the ports. The switchplexer also includes controlling circuitry coupled to the switches. The controlling circuitry concurrently closes at least two of the switches when indicated by a control signal.
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44 Claims
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1. A switchplexer, comprising:
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switches that are coupled to an antenna; ports, wherein each of the switches is separately coupled to one of the ports; and controlling circuitry coupled to the switches, wherein the controlling circuitry concurrently closes at least two of the switches when indicated by a control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for switching an antenna, comprising:
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obtaining a control signal; generating switch signals based on the control signal; and controlling switches that are coupled to an antenna based on the switch signals, wherein each of the switches is separately coupled to one of multiple ports, and wherein the switch signals concurrently close at least two of the switches when indicated by the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for switching an antenna, comprising:
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means for obtaining a control signal; means for generating switch signals based on the control signal; and means for controlling switches that are coupled to an antenna based on the switch signals, wherein each of the switches is separately coupled to one of multiple ports, and wherein the means for controlling switches concurrently closes at least two of the switches when indicated by the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer-program product for switching an antenna, comprising a non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
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code for causing a switchplexer to obtain a control signal; code for causing the switchplexer to generate switch signals based on the control signal; and code for causing the switchplexer to control switches that are coupled to an antenna based on the switch signals, wherein each of the switches is separately coupled to one of multiple ports, and wherein the switch signals concurrently close at least two of the switches when indicated by the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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