Reconfigurable antenna for multiband operation
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1. An antenna assembly for a mobile communication device, comprising:
- a RF connection feed point;
a first arm having an end coupled to the RF connection feed point;
a second arm having an end coupled to the RF connection feed point; and
tuning circuitry selectively coupled to the opposite end of the first arm from the RF connection point.
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Abstract
An antenna assembly for a mobile communication device. The antenna assembly can include a RF connection feed point and a planar radiating element including a conductive area split by a nonconductive gap which divides the planar radiating element into a first arm having an end coupled to the RF connection feed point and a second arm having an end coupled to the RF connection feed point. The antenna assembly can also include a first connection point coupled to the opposite end of the first arm from the RF connection feed point, the first connection point being selectively coupled to an impedance.
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23 Claims
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1. An antenna assembly for a mobile communication device, comprising:
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a RF connection feed point;
a first arm having an end coupled to the RF connection feed point;
a second arm having an end coupled to the RF connection feed point; and
tuning circuitry selectively coupled to the opposite end of the first arm from the RF connection point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
means for selectively eliminating the effects of the second arm on the antenna assembly.
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5. The antenna assembly according to claim 4, wherein the means for selectively eliminating comprises an impedance coupled to the opposite end of the second arm from the RF connection point.
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6. The antenna assembly according to claim 4, wherein the means for selectively eliminating comprises a second connection point coupled to the opposite end of the second arm from the RF connection point, the second connection point being selectively coupled to a ground.
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7. The antenna assembly according to claim 1, further comprising:
a connection leg in close proximity to the RF connection feed point, the connection leg being selectively coupled to a ground.
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8. The antenna assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second arm is longer than the first arm.
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9. The antenna assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first arm is longer than the second arm.
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10. The antenna assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first arm includes a section folded substantially perpendicular to the first arm along a length of the first arm.
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11. The antenna assembly according to claim 1,
wherein the first arm includes a section folded substantially perpendicular to the first arm at the end of the first arm, and wherein the tuning circuitry is coupled to the section folded substantially perpendicular to the first arm. -
12. The antenna assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second arm includes a section folded substantially perpendicular to the second arm at the end of the second arm.
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13. The antenna assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first arm resonates in the same band as the second arm.
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14. A planar inverted-F antenna comprising:
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a RF connection feed point;
a short arm having an end coupled to the RF connection feed point;
a long arm having an end coupled to the RF connection feed point; and
tuning circuitry selectively coupled to a distal end on the planar inverted-F antenna from the RF connection feed point. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An antenna assembly for a mobile communication device, comprising:
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a RF connection feed point;
a planar radiating element including a conductive area split by a nonconductive gap which divides the planar radiating element into a first arm having an end coupled to the RF connection feed point, and a second arm having an end coupled to the RF connection feed point; and
a first connection point coupled to the opposite end of the first arm from the RF connection feed point, the first connection point being selectively coupled to a ground. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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