Personal communication terminal with a slot antenna
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1. A personal communications terminal comprising:
- a) a housing made of a conductive material;
b) a telephone unit including a long-range RF transceiver for communicating with a cellular network;
c) a long-range antenna coupled to said long-range RF transceiver for transmitting and receiving RF signals;
d) an application processing unit operatively connected with the telephone unit for running application programs;
e) a wireless network interface operatively connected to said application processing unit including a short-range RF transceiver for wireless communication with a nearby computing device; and
f) a short-range antenna coupled to said short-range RF transceiver for transmitting signals to, and receiving signals from, said nearby computing device, said short-range antenna comprising a slot antenna formed by a slot in said conductive housing of said personal communications terminal so that said housing functions as a ground plane for said slot antenna.
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Abstract
A personal communications terminal includes a telephone unit and an application processing unit that are operatively connected. The telephone unit includes a first RF transceiver for communicating with a cellular communications network via an external dipole antenna. The application processing unit includes a short range transceiver and antenna for connecting the computing device with an external computer or local area network. The short range antenna is a slot antenna formed by a slot in the housing of the personal communications terminal.
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1. A personal communications terminal comprising:
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a) a housing made of a conductive material;
b) a telephone unit including a long-range RF transceiver for communicating with a cellular network;
c) a long-range antenna coupled to said long-range RF transceiver for transmitting and receiving RF signals;
d) an application processing unit operatively connected with the telephone unit for running application programs;
e) a wireless network interface operatively connected to said application processing unit including a short-range RF transceiver for wireless communication with a nearby computing device; and
f) a short-range antenna coupled to said short-range RF transceiver for transmitting signals to, and receiving signals from, said nearby computing device, said short-range antenna comprising a slot antenna formed by a slot in said conductive housing of said personal communications terminal so that said housing functions as a ground plane for said slot antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A personal communications terminal comprising:
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a) a housing made of a conductive material;
b) an electronic circuit contained in said housing, said electronic circuit including a short-range RF transceiver for wireless communication with a nearby computing device;
c) a short-range antenna coupled to said short-range RF transceiver for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from said nearby computing device, said short-range antenna including a slot formed in said conductive housing of said personal communications terminal; and
d) an infrared module disposed within said housing forming an infrared link between said electronic circuit and said nearby computing device, said module being positioned within said housing so that infrared signals transmitted and received by said infrared module pass through said slot. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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