Antenna transmission coupling arrangement
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1. A docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line, said portable communication device having an external radiative antenna, said system comprising:
- a shielded housing for receivably enclosing at least a portion of said external radiative antenna of said portable communication device; and
a coupling probe mounted within said shielded housing for radiatively coupling between said external antenna of said portable communication device and said further signal transmission line via radio frequency energy therebetween.
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An arrangement for permitting the safe, shielded use of a hand held cellular telephone in a structure such as a building or a vehicle or airplane through the use of a dock which receives the cellular telephone and its short external antenna. The dock includes a housing which encloses the antenna and couples it to a more distant antenna external to the structure through a sheilded transmission cable, where the RF signals may be sent and received without harm to the person using the cellular telephone.
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1. A docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line, said portable communication device having an external radiative antenna, said system comprising:
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a shielded housing for receivably enclosing at least a portion of said external radiative antenna of said portable communication device; and a coupling probe mounted within said shielded housing for radiatively coupling between said external antenna of said portable communication device and said further signal transmission line via radio frequency energy therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of coupling a portable communication device having an external radiative antenna, to a signal transmission line for the purpose of effecting radio signal transmission therebetween, said method comprising the steps of:
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arranging a shielded housing in attachment with said signal transmission line; mounting a coupling probe within said shielded housing and in communication with said signal transmission line; and inserting said external radiative antenna of said portable communication device into said shielded housing so as to permit radiative communication between said external radiative antenna and said signal transmission line via said coupling probe. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for coupling a cellular telephone having an external radiative antenna, to a separate signal transmission line, said system comprising:
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a shielded housing arranged to confiningly contain radio frequency energy; and a coupling probe mounted within said housing, which probe is also in electrical communication with said separate signal transmission line; said coupling probe arranged to radiatively transfer radio frequency energy between an external radiative antenna of a cellular telephone placed a spaced distance there adjacent, and said separate signal transmission line, to effectuate coupling thereof when said cellular telephone is energized. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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