Expandable antenna structure
First Claim
1. A mobile device comprising:
- a housing configured to expand from a first position to a second position; and
an antenna structure comprising two or more antenna elements coupled to the reconfigurable housing, wherein;
when the housing is in the first position, the antenna structure has an omnidirectional radiation pattern and operates at a first frequency; and
when the housing is in the second position, the antenna structure has a directional radiation pattern and operates at a second frequency, wherein the second position is an expanded position and wherein the second frequency is greater than the first frequency.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to the use of a mobile device in connection with a balloon network. A disclosed method includes communicating with an antenna structure coupled to the housing of a mobile device. Additionally, the antenna structure may have an omnidirectional radiation pattern when the housing in a first position. The method may also include detecting a reconfiguration the housing of the mobile device. Further, the method also includes communicating with the antenna structure with the reconfigured housing. The antenna structure may have as directional radiation pattern when the housing in a second position. When in the second position the mobile device may be configured to communicate with a balloon network and when the mobile device is in the first position the mobile device may be configured to communicate with a cellular network.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a housing configured to expand from a first position to a second position; and an antenna structure comprising two or more antenna elements coupled to the reconfigurable housing, wherein; when the housing is in the first position, the antenna structure has an omnidirectional radiation pattern and operates at a first frequency; and when the housing is in the second position, the antenna structure has a directional radiation pattern and operates at a second frequency, wherein the second position is an expanded position and wherein the second frequency is greater than the first frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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communicating with an antenna structure coupled to the housing of a mobile device, wherein the antenna structure has an omnidirectional radiation pattern and wherein the housing in a first position and operates at a first frequency; detecting a reconfiguration the housing of a mobile device; and communicating with the antenna structure with the reconfigured housing, wherein the antenna structure has a directional radiation pattern and wherein the housing in a second position and operates at a second frequency, wherein the second position is an expanded position and wherein the second frequency is greater than the first frequency. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An antenna system comprising:
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an antenna array; and an antenna support structure located within a mobile device, wherein; the antenna support structure is configured to extend from a first position to a second position, wherein the antenna array operates in a first frequency band when the antenna support structure is in the first position and wherein the antenna array operates in a second frequency band when the antenna support structure is in the second position and wherein the second frequency band is greater than the first frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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