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Antenna with configurable shape/length

  • US 9,660,738 B1
  • Filed: 11/06/2015
  • Issued: 05/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile communications device antenna assembly comprising:

  • one or more matrix antennas comprising a plurality of conductor elements connected by a plurality of radio frequency (RF) switches;

    an antenna performance assessment component coupled to the one or more matrix antennas, the antenna performance assessment component configured to determine performance of the one or more matrix antennas and to receive control messages from another entity over a wireless communications network, the control messages comprising information about communication performance between the other entity and the mobile communications device over the wireless communications network; and

    control circuitry coupled to the one or more matrix antennas, the control circuitry configured to change a state of one or more of the RF switches based at least in part on the determined performance of the matrix antenna and the communication performance.

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