Method and apparatus for tuning a communication device
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1. An apparatus operably coupled with a mobile communication device, the apparatus comprising:
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a controller coupled with the memory, wherein the controller performs operations comprising;
adjusting an antenna pattern of a steerable antenna of the mobile communication device to reduce obstruction in a near field of the steerable antenna in response to a determination of an antenna mismatch, wherein the adjusting of the antenna pattern of the steerable antenna is based on a received signal strength indicator; and
adjusting a matching network of the mobile communication device,wherein the adjusting of the antenna pattern of the steerable antenna and the adjusting of the matching network are based on closed loop iterations.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer instructions to obtain at least one operational parameter associated with a communication device and to adjust a steerable antenna of the communication device when the communication device does not satisfy an impedance threshold, where the satisfying of the impedance threshold is determined based on the at least one operational parameter. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus operably coupled with a mobile communication device, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a controller coupled with the memory, wherein the controller performs operations comprising; adjusting an antenna pattern of a steerable antenna of the mobile communication device to reduce obstruction in a near field of the steerable antenna in response to a determination of an antenna mismatch, wherein the adjusting of the antenna pattern of the steerable antenna is based on a received signal strength indicator; and adjusting a matching network of the mobile communication device, wherein the adjusting of the antenna pattern of the steerable antenna and the adjusting of the matching network are based on closed loop iterations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus operably coupled with a mobile communication device, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and a controller coupled with the memory, wherein the controller performs operations comprising; adjusting an antenna pattern of a steerable antenna of the mobile communication device to reduce obstruction in a near field of the steerable antenna in response to a determination of an antenna mismatch; and adjusting a matching network of the mobile communication device, wherein the adjusting of the matching network is performed while an antenna steering position is held constant.
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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obtaining at least one operational parameter associated with a communication device; adjusting an antenna pattern of a steerable antenna of the communication device responsive to a determination that the communication device does not satisfy an impedance threshold, wherein satisfying of the impedance threshold is determined based on the at least one operational parameter; and adjusting a matching network of the communication device based on the at least one operational parameter, wherein the adjusting of the matching network is performed while an antenna steering position is held constant, wherein the adjusting of the steerable antenna is performed without using proximity sensors, and wherein the adjusting of the steerable antenna includes moving a steerable lobe pattern associated with the steerable antenna.
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