Method and apparatus for managing operations of a communication device
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
- a matching network including a variable reactance element; and
a controller coupled with the matching network for tuning of the matching network, wherein the controller performs operations comprising;
initiating a wireless communication link with a communication element that is remote from the wireless communication device;
selecting a profile from among a plurality of profiles based on an identification of the communication element that corresponds to the profile, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles includes tuning information associating a plurality of desired tuning states for a matching network with a plurality of frequency bands and a plurality of use cases, wherein the plurality of profiles does not include settings for the variable reactance element of the matching network;
determining an operating frequency band for the wireless communication link;
determining a physical orientation of the wireless communication device;
determining a use case for the wireless communication device according to the physical orientation that is determined;
determining a tuning state for the matching network via the tuning information of the profile according to a combination of the operating frequency band and the use case for the wireless communication device; and
adjusting the variable reactance element according to the tuning state to perform impedance matching.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to provision a matching network that controls one or more operational characteristics of one of a receiver portion and a transmitter portion of the communication device according to a profile describing one or more characteristics of a communication system from which the communication device operates. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a matching network including a variable reactance element; and a controller coupled with the matching network for tuning of the matching network, wherein the controller performs operations comprising; initiating a wireless communication link with a communication element that is remote from the wireless communication device; selecting a profile from among a plurality of profiles based on an identification of the communication element that corresponds to the profile, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles includes tuning information associating a plurality of desired tuning states for a matching network with a plurality of frequency bands and a plurality of use cases, wherein the plurality of profiles does not include settings for the variable reactance element of the matching network; determining an operating frequency band for the wireless communication link; determining a physical orientation of the wireless communication device; determining a use case for the wireless communication device according to the physical orientation that is determined; determining a tuning state for the matching network via the tuning information of the profile according to a combination of the operating frequency band and the use case for the wireless communication device; and adjusting the variable reactance element according to the tuning state to perform impedance matching. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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initiating, by a controller of a wireless communication device, a wireless communication link with a communication element that is remote from the wireless communication device; selecting, by the controller, a profile from among a plurality of profiles based on an identification of the communication element that corresponds to the profile, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles includes tuning information associating a plurality of desired tuning states for a matching network with a plurality of frequency bands and a plurality of use cases, wherein the plurality of profiles does not include settings for a variable reactance element of the matching network; determining, by the controller, an operating frequency band for the wireless communication link; determining, by the controller, a physical orientation of the wireless communication device; determining, by the controller, a use case for the wireless communication device according to the physical orientation that is determined; determining, by the controller, a tuning state for the matching network via the tuning information of the profile according to a combination of the operating frequency band and the use case for the wireless communication device; and adjusting, by the controller, the variable reactance element according to the tuning state to perform impedance matching. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device, comprising computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor of a wireless communication device, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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initiating a wireless communication link with a communication element that is remote from the wireless communication device; selecting a profile from among a plurality of profiles based on an identification of the communication element that corresponds to the profile, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles includes tuning information associating a plurality of desired tuning states for a matching network with a plurality of frequency bands and a plurality of use cases, wherein the plurality of profiles does not include settings for a variable reactance element of the matching network; determining an operating frequency band for the wireless communication link; determining a physical orientation of the wireless communication device; determining a use case for the wireless communication device according to the physical orientation that is determined; determining a tuning state for the matching network via the tuning information of the profile according to a combination of the operating frequency band and the use case for the wireless communication device; and adjusting the variable reactance element according to the tuning state to perform impedance matching. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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