Dual band antenna and methods for use therewith
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1. A dual band antenna comprising:
- a far field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave frequency band;
a near field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of second data with a remote device via near field signaling in a high frequency (HF) band, wherein the near field antenna structure includes a coil having at least one turn;
wherein the far field antenna structure and the near field antenna structure share at least one common antenna element and wherein the at least one common antenna element includes a first portion of the coil.
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Abstract
A dual band antenna includes a far field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave band. A near field antenna structure facilitates the communication of second data with a remote device via near field signaling in a near field band. The far field antenna structure and the near field antenna structure share at least one common antenna element.
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1. A dual band antenna comprising:
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a far field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave frequency band; a near field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of second data with a remote device via near field signaling in a high frequency (HF) band, wherein the near field antenna structure includes a coil having at least one turn; wherein the far field antenna structure and the near field antenna structure share at least one common antenna element and wherein the at least one common antenna element includes a first portion of the coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A dual band antenna comprising:
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a far field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave frequency band; a near field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of second data with a remote device via near field signaling in a high frequency (HF) band; wherein the far field antenna structure and the near field antenna structure share at least one common antenna element; wherein the near field antenna structure includes a coil having at least one turn and wherein at least one common antenna element includes a first portion of the coil, and wherein the coil further includes at least one inductive element that isolates the first portion of the coil from a remainder of the coil at the millimeter wave frequency band and that conducts in the HF band. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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facilitating communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave frequency band via a dual band antenna structure; and facilitating the communication of second data with the remote device via near field signaling in a high frequency (HF) band via the dual band antenna structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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