Wireless communication device capable of switching to an external antenna module or an internal antenna module

• US 7,466,999 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2006
• Issued: 12/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Wu, Wen-Chieh, Chen, Yin-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh; Sonny
• Application Number:
  US11/382,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20070213017A1
• Time in Patent Office: 950 Days
• Field of Search: 455/82, 455/562.1, 455/575.7, 455/121, 455/129, 455/193.1, 455/550.1, 455/90.3, 455/19, 455/25, 455/101
• US Class Current: 455/575.7
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3877 Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters

Abstract

A wireless communication device includes an internal antenna module, a DC power source, a signal processing module, a first low noise amplifier coupled to the internal antenna module including a signal input end, a power input end, and a signal output end. The wireless communication device further includes a switch including a first terminal for coupling to an external antenna module, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The wireless communication device further includes a first equivalent inductor coupled to the DC power source and the second terminal, a second equivalent inductor coupled to the input end of the first low noise amplifier and the third terminal, a first capacitor coupled to the signal output end of the first low noise amplifier and the third terminal, and a second capacitor coupled to the signal processing module and the second terminal.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device capable of switching to an external antenna module or an internal antenna module, the wireless communication device comprising:

a housing;

an internal antenna module installed within the housing for transmitting wireless communication signals;

a direct current (D/C) power source for providing power;

a signal processing module installed within the housing for processing the wireless communication signals;

a first low noise amplifier coupled to the internal antenna module for amplifying the wireless communication signal received by the internal antenna module, the first low noise amplifier comprising;

a signal input end coupled to the internal antenna module for receiving the wireless communication signals transmitted from the internal antenna module;

a power input end for receiving direct current provided from the D/C power source; and

a signal output end for outputting the amplified wireless communication signals;

a switch comprising;

a first terminal coupled to a second low noise amplifier of an external antenna module;

a second terminal coupled to the signal processing module, the D/C power source, and the first terminal; and

a third terminal coupled to the signal output end of the first low noise amplifier, the power input end, and the second terminal;

a first equivalent inductance coupled to the D/C power source and the second terminal for blocking wireless communication signals;

a second equivalent inductance coupled to the power input end of the first low noise amplifier and the third terminal for blocking wireless communication signals;

a first capacitance coupled to the signal output end of the first low noise amplifier and the third terminal for blocking direct current; and

a second capacitance coupled to the signal processing module and the second terminal for blocking direct current.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 further comprising a first surface acoustic wave filter coupled to the internal antenna module and the signal input end of the first low noise amplifier for filtering the wireless communication signals transmitted from the internal antenna module to the signal input end of the first low noise amplifier.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 1 further comprising a second surface acoustic wave filter coupled to the signal processing module and the second capacitance for filtering the wireless communication signals transmitted from the external antenna module to the signal processing module.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the signal processing module is a mixer for mixing wireless communication signals.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 1 wherein the signal processing module is a global positioning system (GPS) signal processing module.

6. A wireless communication device capable of switching to an external antenna module or an internal antenna module, the wireless communication device comprising:

a housing;

an internal antenna module installed within the housing for transmitting wireless communication signals;

a direct current (D/C) power source for providing power;

a signal processing module installed within the housing for processing the wireless communication signals;

a first low noise amplifier coupled to the internal antenna module for amplifying the wireless communication signal received by the internal antenna module, the first low noise amplifier comprising;

a signal input end coupled to the internal antenna module for receiving the wireless communication signals transmitted from the internal antenna module;

a power input end for receiving direct current provided from the D/C power source; and

a signal output end for outputting the amplified wireless communication signals;

an external antenna module comprising;

an antenna unit for transmitting wireless communication signals; and

a second low noise amplifier for amplifying the wireless communication signals received by the antenna unit;

a switch comprising;

a first terminal coupled to the second low noise amplifier;

a second terminal coupled to the signal processing module, the D/C power source, and the first terminal; and

a third terminal coupled to the signal output end of the first low noise amplifier, the power input end, and the second terminal;

a first equivalent inductance coupled to the D/C power source and the second terminal for blocking wireless communication signals;

a second equivalent inductance coupled to the power input end of the first low noise amplifier and the third terminal for blocking wireless communication signals;

a first capacitance coupled to the signal output end of the first low noise amplifier and the third terminal for blocking direct current; and

a second capacitance coupled to the signal processing module and the second terminal for blocking direct current.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 6 further comprising a first surface acoustic wave filter coupled to the internal antenna module and the signal input end of the first low noise amplifier for filtering the wireless communication signals transmitted from the internal antenna module to the signal input end of the first low noise amplifier.

8. The wireless communication device of claim 6 comprising a second surface acoustic wave filter coupled to the signal processing module and the second capacitance for filtering the wireless communication signals transmitted from the external antenna module to the signal processing module.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 6 wherein the signal processing module is a mixer for mixing wireless communication signals.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 6 wherein the signal processing module is a global positioning system (GPS) signal processing module.