Configurable antenna structure and applications thereof
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1. A configurable antenna structure comprises:
- a plurality of switches;
a plurality of antenna components; and
a configuration module operable to;
configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a first antenna for receiving a multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) signal to correspond with a MFBMS mask that includes the MFBMS signal;
when the MFBMS signal is received, identify a signal component of interest of a plurality of signal components of interest within the MFBMS signal, wherein the signal component of interest corresponds to a standard of a plurality of standards, and wherein the plurality of standards span a plurality of frequency bands; and
configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a second antenna to correspond with a second mask that includes the signal component of interest, wherein the second antenna has at least one of;
a resonant frequency corresponding to a frequency of the signal component of interest and a directional radiation pattern based on the signal component of interest and wherein a frequency band of the second mask is a subset of a frequency band of the MFBMS mask.
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Abstract
A configurable antenna structure includes a plurality of switches, a plurality of antenna components, and a configuration module. The configuration module is operable to configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a first antenna for receiving a MFBMS signal. The configuration module continues processing by identify a signal component of interest of a plurality of signal components of interest within the MFBMS signal. The configuration module continues processing by configuring the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a second antenna.
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1. A configurable antenna structure comprises:
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a plurality of switches; a plurality of antenna components; and a configuration module operable to; configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a first antenna for receiving a multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) signal to correspond with a MFBMS mask that includes the MFBMS signal; when the MFBMS signal is received, identify a signal component of interest of a plurality of signal components of interest within the MFBMS signal, wherein the signal component of interest corresponds to a standard of a plurality of standards, and wherein the plurality of standards span a plurality of frequency bands; and configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a second antenna to correspond with a second mask that includes the signal component of interest, wherein the second antenna has at least one of;
a resonant frequency corresponding to a frequency of the signal component of interest and a directional radiation pattern based on the signal component of interest and wherein a frequency band of the second mask is a subset of a frequency band of the MFBMS mask. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A configurable antenna structure comprises:
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a plurality of switches; a plurality of antenna components; and a configuration module operable to; configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into an antenna that corresponds with a multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) mask; identify a signal component of interest of a plurality of signal components of interest, wherein the plurality of signal components of interest corresponds to a plurality of standards and are within the MFBMS mask; and configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into an antenna for transmitting or receiving the signal component of interest to correspond with a second mask that includes the signal component of interest wherein a frequency band of the second mask is a subset of a frequency band of the MFBMS mask. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A radio frequency (RF) transceiver comprises:
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a configurable antenna structure that includes; a plurality of switches; a plurality of antenna components; and a configuration module operable to; configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a first antenna for receiving a multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) signal to correspond with a first mask that includes the MFBMS signal; when the MFBMS signal is received, identify a signal component of interest of a plurality of signal components of interest, wherein the plurality of signal components corresponds to a plurality of standards and are within a multiple frequency band multiple standard (MFBMS) mask; and configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into an antenna for transmitting or receiving the signal component of interest to produce a transmit signal component of interest or a received signal component of interest that corresponds to a second mask wherein the second mask corresponds to a frequency band that is a portion of a frequency band of the MFBMS mask; a low noise amplifier operable to amplify the received signal component of interest to produce an amplified received signal component of interest; a down conversion module coupled to convert the amplified received signal component of interest into an inbound symbol stream in accordance with a corresponding standard of the plurality of standards; an up conversion module coupled to convert an outbound symbol stream into an up converted signal in accordance with the corresponding standard; and a power amplifier coupled to amplify the up converted signal to produce the transmit signal component of interest. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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