Dual antenna radiotelephone systems including an antenna-management matrix switch and associated methods of operation
First Claim
1. A radiotelephone for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals, comprising:
- a transmitter;
a first receiver;
a second receiver;
a user interface for coupling information between the user and said transmitter and said receiver;
first and second antennas;
a matrix switch which selectively couples said transmitter, said first receiver and said second receiver to said first and second antennas; and
control means associated with said matrix switch for configuring said radiotelephone in a plurality of configurations, said configurations comprising;
a first configuration wherein said first antenna is electrically coupled to said first receiver and electrically isolated from said transmitter and wherein said second antenna is electrically coupled to said transmitter and electrically isolated from said second receiver; and
a second configuration wherein during periods of reception said first antenna is electrically coupled to said first receiver and said second antenna is electrically coupled to said second receiver and wherein during periods of transmission said transmitter is electrically coupled to one of said first and second antennas and electrically isolated from the other of said first and second antennas.
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Abstract
Dual antenna radiotelephones which include antenna-management switching means that allow the radiotelephones to assume a plurality of different static and dynamic configurations, either adaptively or in response to user commands. These switching means may also provide a means for connecting the radiotelephone to one or more external antennas, and may facilitate use of diversity reception and or transmission techniques. In one embodiment of the present invention, the radiotelephone includes a transmitter, first and second receivers, a user interface, first and second antennas, and antenna switching means. These antenna switching means selectively couple the transmitter, the first receiver and the second receiver to the first and second antennas. The antenna switching means may be implemented as a matrix switch that selectively electrically connects (i) the transmitter to the first antenna, (ii) the transmitter to the second antenna, (iii) the first receiver to the first antenna and (iv) the second receiver to the second antenna.
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23 Claims
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1. A radiotelephone for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals, comprising:
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a transmitter; a first receiver; a second receiver; a user interface for coupling information between the user and said transmitter and said receiver; first and second antennas; a matrix switch which selectively couples said transmitter, said first receiver and said second receiver to said first and second antennas; and control means associated with said matrix switch for configuring said radiotelephone in a plurality of configurations, said configurations comprising; a first configuration wherein said first antenna is electrically coupled to said first receiver and electrically isolated from said transmitter and wherein said second antenna is electrically coupled to said transmitter and electrically isolated from said second receiver; and a second configuration wherein during periods of reception said first antenna is electrically coupled to said first receiver and said second antenna is electrically coupled to said second receiver and wherein during periods of transmission said transmitter is electrically coupled to one of said first and second antennas and electrically isolated from the other of said first and second antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of configuring a radiotelephone having a transmitter, a first receiver, a second receiver, a first antenna, a second antenna and an antenna management matrix switch, comprising the steps of:
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receiving configuration control instructions; in response to the configuration control instructions, selecting between; a first configuration wherein the first antenna is electrically coupled to the first receiver and electrically isolated from the transmitter and the second antenna is electrically coupled to the transmitter and electrically isolated from the second receiver; and a second configuration wherein the first antenna is electrically coupled to the transmitter and the first receiver and the second antenna is electrically isolated from the transmitter and the first receiver; and setting the matrix switch to implement the selected configuration. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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