Mobile communication system having multi-band antenna

• US 6,662,021 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2002
• Issued: 12/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Jun-Kyu, Park, Jung-Ho, Kim, Dong-Hwan, Choi, Wan-Jin, Ha, Dong-In
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Nay
• Assistant Examiner(s): Orgad, Edan
• Application Number:
  US10/272,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20030153279A1
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 455/90.1, 455/575.1, 455/550, 455/552.1, 455/553.1, 455/568.7, 455/73, 455/82, 455/403, 455/404.1, 343/702, 343/895, 343/725-728
• US Class Current: 455/553.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/244 extendable from a housing along a given path
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/362 for broadside radiating helical antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 11/08 Helical antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

A mobile communication system has a multi-band antenna capable of receiving and processing signals of GPS, CDMA, and PCS bands. In the system, a GPS processing section receives a signal of a first frequency band, so as to generate global positioning information. A communication signal processing section receives signals of a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band and a third frequency band higher than the first frequency band, demodulates the received signals , while modulating signals to be transmitted of the second frequency band and the third frequency band and outputting the modulated signals. The multi-band antenna has a dual-pitch helical antenna which includes first and second helical coil portions having different pitches, so that the first and second helical coil portions have different impedances for the signals of the first to third frequency bands. A frequency band separator section connected between the multi-band antenna and the GPS processing section and communication processing section supplies the signal of the first frequency band to the GPS processing section while supplying the signals of the second and third frequency bands to the communication processing section.

Claims

1. A mobile communication system having a multi-band antenna, comprising:

a GPS processing section for receiving a signal of a first frequency band, so as to generate global positioning information;

a communication signal processing section for receiving signals of a second frequency band and a third frequency band, demodulating the received signals, and signals to be transmitted of the second frequency band and the third frequency band and outputting the modulated signals, the second frequency band being lower than the first frequency band and the third frequency band being higher than the first frequency band;

a multi-band antenna for receiving and transmitting signals of multiple frequency bands including the first to third frequency bands, the multi-band antenna including a dual-pitch helical antenna which includes first and second helical coil portions connected in series to each other, the first and second helical coil portions having pitches different from each other, so that the first and second helical coil portions have different impedances for the signals of the first to third frequency bands;

a frequency band separator section connected between the multi-band antenna and the GPS processing section and communication signal processing section, the frequency band separator section supplying the signal of the first frequency band to the GPS processing section while supplying the signals of the second and third frequency bands to the communication signal processing section, the frequency band separator section supplying signals, which are outputted from the GPS processing section and the communication signal processing section, to the multi-band antenna; and

a control section for controlling the GPS processing section and the communication signal processing section.

2. A mobile communication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first frequency band is about 1.57 GHz, the second frequency band is about 800 to 900 MHz and the third frequency band is about 1.7 to 2.0 GHz.

3. A mobile communication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multi-band antenna is a retractable type antenna employing a dual-pitch helical antenna along with a whip antenna.

4. A mobile communication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multi-band antenna is a triple-band antenna capable of receiving signals of not only dual bands of CDMA/PCS but also a GPS band.

5. A mobile communication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frequency band separator section comprises:

a switch for electrically connecting the multi-band antenna to either the and the communication signal processing section or the GPS processing section in response to a path control signal outputted from the control section;

a separator for separating and outputting signals of the second and third frequency bands, and for supplying signals of the second and third frequency bands to the switch; and

a CDMA duplexer and a PCS duplexer for supplying signals of the second and third frequency bands, outputted from the separator, to CDMA and PCS RF sections in the communication signal processing section, respectively, and for supplying signals of the second and third frequency bands, outputted from the CDMA and PCS RF sections, to the separator, respectively.

6. A mobile communication system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the separator is disposed between and connected to the switch and the communication signal processing section.

7. A mobile communication system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control section sends the path control signal to the switch for a predetermined period of time in response to an E911 mode, and controls the GPS processing section and the communication signal processing section.

8. A mobile communication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frequency band separator section comprises:

a diplexer for separating signals received through an electric wave path of the multi-band antenna into signals of the second frequency band and signals of a frequency band higher than the second frequency band, the diplexer supplying the signal of the second frequency band to a CDMA RF section in the communication signal processing section;

a separator for separating the signals of the frequency band higher than the second frequency band into the signals of the first and third frequency bands, supplying the signal of the first frequency band to the GPS processing section, and synthesizing inputted signals of the first and third frequency bands;

a CDMA duplexer for supplying the signal of the second frequency band to CDMA FR section in the communication signal processing section; and

a PCS duplexer for supplying the signal of the third frequency band to a PCS RF section in the communication signal processing section.