Multiple band wireless telephone with multiple antennas

• US 6,694,150 B1
• Filed: 02/12/2000
• Issued: 02/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Burke, Joseph P., Standke, Randolph E., Heidmann, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): WASHINGTON, ERIKA ALISE
• Application Number:
  US09/503,076
• Time in Patent Office: 1,466 Days
• Field of Search: 455/573.1, 455/41, 455/456, 455/78, 455/552.1, 455/553.1, 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/456.1, 455/456.6, 455/82, 455/575.7, 342/357.12, 343/702, 343/850, 343/858
• US Class Current: 455/552.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/36 relating to the receiver frond end
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/242 specially adapted for hand-held use
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/28 Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems multiple beam H01Q25/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 21/30 Combinations of separate antenna units operating in different wavebands and connected to a common feeder system
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/00 Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/406 with more than one transmission mode, e.g. analog and digital modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A wireless telephone (102) includes a telephone transceiver (104), GPS receiver (106), and Bluetooth transceiver (108). The telephone antenna (110) is external, and the Bluetooth antenna (120) is internal. The GPS receiver (106) may be driven by its own internal antenna (326), or via a signal separator (116), (216), by either of the other antennas ((110), (120).

Claims

1. A wireless telephone, wherein:

a. the telephone includes

i. a telephone transceiver;

ii. an external antenna connected to the telephone transceiver; and

iii. a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver connected to an internal antenna; and

b. the telephone is characterized in that the telephone also includes a Bluetooth transceiver connected to the internal antenna and the telephone further includes a signal separator connected to;

c. receive Bluetooth signals and GPS signals from the internal antenna;

d. separate the Bluetooth signals and the GPS signals;

e. apply the Bluetooth signals to the Bluetooth transceiver; and

apply the GPS signals to the GPS receiver.