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Mobile wireless communications device providing pattern/frequency control features and related methods

  • US 9,130,640 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2011
  • Issued: 09/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless communications device comprising:

  • a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver;

    a plurality of antennas configured to operate at different respective operating frequencies and having different respective gain patterns, each gain pattern being defined by a maximum gain along a common boresight direction; and

    a controller configured to cooperate with said WLAN transceiver to preferentially weight received signals from each of said plurality of antennas and to operate said plurality of antennas based upon the preferentially weighted received signals, and said plurality of antennas to preferentially switch said plurality of antennas on and off based upon a given operating frequency.

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