MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20170358843A1
• Filed: 09/23/2016
• Published: 12/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Huang, Chin-Cheng, Huang, Hsin-Chih
• Granted Patent: US 10,103,425 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/00 Antenna arrays or systems arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system H01Q3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/24 varying the orientation by switching energy from one active radiating element to another, e.g. for beam switching
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0686 Hybrid systems, i.e. switching and simultaneous transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0817 with multiple receivers and antenna path selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0868 Hybrid systems, i.e. switching and combining

Abstract

A mobile device includes a diversity antenna, a radio-frequency antenna, a first wireless communication circuit, a second wireless communication circuit and a first switching circuit. The second wireless communication circuit is electrically connected to the radio-frequency antenna. The first switching circuit is electrically connected to the diversity antenna, the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit. In a first mode, the diversity antenna is conducted to the first wireless communication circuit through the first switching circuit, and the first wireless communication circuit receives a wireless signal through the diversity antenna. In a second mode, the diversity antenna is conducted to the second wireless communication circuit through the first switching circuit, and the second wireless communication circuit executes a multi-input multi-output transmission through the diversity antenna and the radio-frequency antenna.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a diversity antenna and a radio-frequency antenna;

a first wireless communication circuit and a second wireless communication circuit, wherein the second wireless communication circuit is electrically connected to the radio-frequency antenna; and

a first switching circuit, electrically connected to the diversity antenna, the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit, wherein in a first mode, the diversity antenna is conducted to the first wireless communication circuit through the first switching circuit, and the first wireless communication circuit receives a wireless signal through the diversity antenna, and

in a second mode, the diversity antenna is conducted to the second wireless communication circuit through the first switching circuit, and the second wireless communication circuit executes a multi-input multi-output transmission through the radio-frequency antenna and the diversity antenna.

2. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the first switching circuit comprises a first end electrically connected to the diversity antenna, a second end electrically connected to the first wireless communication circuit and a third end electrically connected to the second wireless communication circuit, in the first mode, the first end and the second end of the first switching circuit are electrically connected, and in the second mode, the first end and the third end of the first switching circuit are electrically connected.

3. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, wherein the radio-frequency antenna covers a first band and a second band, an operating band of the diversity antenna and the first band partially overlap, and a frequency doubling band of the operating band and the second band partially overlap.

4. The mobile device as recited in claim 3, wherein the first band is a 2.4 GHz band, and the second band is a 5 GHz band.

5. The mobile device as recited in claim 4, wherein the operating band of the diversity antenna comprises a 2.1 GHz band and a 2.6 GHz band.

6. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a first front-end circuit, disposed between the first switching circuit and the second wireless communication circuit, and comprising a first power amplifier, a first low noise amplifier and a first switch, wherein

when the second wireless communication circuit executes an emitting operation in the multi-input multi-output transmission, the first power amplifier is conducted to the first switching circuit through the first switch, and when the second wireless communication circuit executes a receiving operation in the multi-input multi-output transmission, the first low noise amplifier is conducted to the first switching circuit through the first switch.

7. The mobile device as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

a second front-end circuit, disposed between the radio-frequency antenna and the second wireless communication circuit, and comprising a second power amplifier, a second low noise amplifier and a second switch, wherein

when the second wireless communication circuit executes the emitting operation in the multi-input multi-output transmission, the second power amplifier is conducted to the radio-frequency antenna through the second switch, and when the second wireless communication circuit executes the receiving operation in the multi-input multi-output transmission, the second low noise amplifier is conducted to the radio-frequency antenna through the second switch.

8. The mobile device as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a main antenna, electrically connected to the first wireless communication circuit, wherein in the first mode, the first wireless communication circuit further receives the wireless signal through the main antenna.

9. The mobile device as recited in claim 8, wherein the main antenna comprises a first antenna and a second antenna, and the mobile device further comprises:

a second switching circuit, electrically connected to the first antenna, the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit, and the second antenna being electrically connected to the first wireless communication circuit, wherein in the first mode, the first antenna is conducted to the first wireless communication circuit through the second switching circuit, and the first wireless communication circuit further receives the wireless signal through the first antenna and the second antenna, and

in the second mode, the first antenna is conducted to the second wireless communication circuit through the second switching circuit, and the second wireless communication circuit further executes the multi-input multi-output transmission through the first antenna.

10. The mobile device as recited in claim 9, wherein the radio-frequency antenna covers a first band and a second band, an operating band of the first antenna and the first band partially overlap, and a frequency doubling band of the operating band and the second band partially overlap.

11. The mobile device as recited in claim 10, wherein the first band is a 2.4 GHz band, and the second band is a 5 GHz band.

12. The mobile device as recited in claim 11, wherein the operating band of the first antenna comprises a 2.1 GHz band and a 2.6 GHz band.

13. The mobile device as recited in claim 9, wherein the second switching circuit comprises a first end electrically connected to the first antenna, a second end electrically connected to the first wireless communication circuit and a third end electrically connected to the second wireless communication circuit, in the first mode, the first end and the second end of the second switching circuit are electrically connected, and in the second mode, the first end and the third end of the second switching circuit are electrically connected.

14. The mobile device as recited in claim 9, further comprising:

a first front-end circuit, disposed between the first switching circuit and the second wireless communication circuit, and comprising a first power amplifier, a first low noise amplifier and a first switch; and

a second front-end circuit, disposed between the second switching circuit and the second wireless communication circuit, and comprising a second power amplifier, a second low noise amplifier and a second switch, wherein

when the second wireless communication circuit executes an emitting operation in the multi-input multi-output transmission, the first power amplifier is conducted to the first switching circuit through the first switch, and the second power amplifier is conducted to the second switching circuit through the second switch, and

when the second wireless communication circuit executes a receiving operation in the multi-input multi-output transmission, the first low noise amplifier is conducted to the first switching circuit through the first switch, and the second low noise amplifier is conducted to the second switching circuit through the second switch.

15. The mobile device as recited in claim 14, further comprising:

a third front-end circuit, disposed between the radio-frequency antenna and the second wireless communication circuit, and comprising a third power amplifier, a third low noise amplifier and a third switch, wherein

when the second wireless communication circuit executes the emitting operation in the multi-input multi-output transmission, the third power amplifier is conducted to the radio-frequency antenna through the third switch, and when the second wireless communication circuit executes the receiving operation in the multi-input multi-output transmission, the third low noise amplifier is conducted to the radio-frequency antenna through the third switch.