Combination lanyard and external antenna for wireless communication device
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a wireless telephony device;
a lanyard antenna including at least one antenna conductive element and a flexible strength member, wherein the at least one antenna conductive element is enbedded in the flexible strength member and coupled to at least one of a transmitter and a receiver of the wireless telephony device, and the at least one antenna conductive element has a length that is a function of at least a frequency range operation of the wireless telephony device and a desired gain; and
wherein the flexible strength member is substantially non-twisting and includes one end coupled to the wireless telephony device and the other end adapted to be connected to an article of clothing of a user in a manner that allows the flexible strength member at least partially to suspend the wireless telephony device from said clothing, said flexible strength member being a single, continuous member and said antenna conductive element being a single, continuous element, said other end being unsecured to said one end to be connected to said article of clothing independent of said one end.
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Abstract
A combination lanyard and external antenna for use with wireless communication devices such as interactive pagers or telephones. The lanyard antenna is connected to wireless communication devices to improve radio frequency transmission and reception performance for wireless communication devices. The device increases the gain and maximizes radiation efficiency. An antenna conductive element is embedded within, runs alongside, or is woven into a flexible strength member to form the lanyard antenna. The antenna conductive element is formed from a wire, wire braid, or wire mesh produced from a flexible, conductive material, while the flexible strength member is non-binding, non-twisting, and produced from nonconductive material.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless telephony device;
a lanyard antenna including at least one antenna conductive element and a flexible strength member, wherein the at least one antenna conductive element is enbedded in the flexible strength member and coupled to at least one of a transmitter and a receiver of the wireless telephony device, and the at least one antenna conductive element has a length that is a function of at least a frequency range operation of the wireless telephony device and a desired gain; and
wherein the flexible strength member is substantially non-twisting and includes one end coupled to the wireless telephony device and the other end adapted to be connected to an article of clothing of a user in a manner that allows the flexible strength member at least partially to suspend the wireless telephony device from said clothing, said flexible strength member being a single, continuous member and said antenna conductive element being a single, continuous element, said other end being unsecured to said one end to be connected to said article of clothing independent of said one end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a wireless telephony device;
a lanyard antenna including at least one antenna conductive element and a flexible strength member, wherein the at least one antenna conductive element is embedded in the flexible strength member and coupled to at least one of a transmitter and a receiver of the wireless telephony device, and the at least one antenna conductive element includes a half-wave dipole; and
wherein the flexible strength member is substantially non-twisting and includes one coupled to the wireless telephony device and the other end adapted to be connected to an article of clothing of a user in a manner that allows the flexible strength member at least partially to suspend the wireless telephony device from said clothing, said flexible strength member being a single, continuous member and said antenna conductive element being a single, continuous element, said other end being secured to said one end to be connected to said article of clothing independent of said one end. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
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an interactive messaging pager;
a lanyard antenna including at least one antenna conductive element and a flexible strength member wherein the at least one antenna conductive element is embedded in the flexible strength transmitter and coupled to at least one of a transmitter and a receiver of the interactive messaging pager with a matching circuitry that includes components selected from a group consisting of an inductive component, a capacitative component, or both, the at least one antenna conductive element comprising a half-wave dipole; and
wherein the flexible strength member is substantially non-twisting and includes one end coupled to the interactive messaging pager and the other end adapted to be connected to an article of clothing of a user in a manner that allows the flexible strength member at least partially to suspend the interactive messaging pager from said clothing, said flexible strength member being a single, continuous member and said antenna conductive element being a single, continuous element, said other end being unsecured to said one end to be connected to said article of clothing independent of said one end. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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