Multiple-body-configuration multimedia and smartphone multifunction wireless devices

• US 9,099,773 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2014
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fractus SA
• Original Assignee: Fractus SA
• Inventors: Puente Baliarda, Carles, Mumbru, Josep, Ilario, Jordi
• Primary Examiner(s): Figueroa, Marisol
• Application Number:
  US14/246,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20140253395A1
• Time in Patent Office: 484 Days
• Field of Search: 455/562.1, 455/575.1, 455/550.1, 455/552.1, 455/553.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/243 with built-in antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/36 Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewithH01Q1/08, H01Q1/14 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/371 Branching current paths
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 5/40 Imbricated or interleaved structures; Combined or electromagnetically coupled arrangements, e.g. comprising two or more non-connected fed radiating elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0407 Substantially flat resonant element parallel to ground plane, e.g. patch antenna dipole H01Q9/285; monopole H01Q9/40
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 9/0421 with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element H01Q9/0414 takes precedence

Abstract

A multifunction wireless device having at least one of multimedia functionality and smartphone functionality, the multifunction wireless device including an upper body and a lower body, the upper body and the lower body being adapted to move relative to each other in at least one of a clamshell, a slide, and a twist manner. The multifunction wireless device further includes an antenna system disposed within at least one of the upper body and the lower body and having a shape with a level of complexity of an antenna contour defined by complexity factors F₂₁ having a value of at least 1.05 and not greater than 1.80 and F₃₂ having a value of at least 1.10 and not greater than 1.90.

Claims

1. A handheld multifunction wireless device comprising:

a touch screen;

a digital camera;

a component to reproduce digital music;

a microphone; and

an antenna system comprising a ground plane layer and at least two antennas within the handheld multifunction wireless device, the antenna system comprising;

a first antenna having a conductive plate configured to simultaneously support radiation modes for at least first, second and third frequency bands, the first antenna being proximate to a first short side of a ground plane rectangle defined by the ground plane layer, the first antenna defining an antenna box, an orthogonal projection of the antenna box along a normal to a face with a largest area of the antenna box defining an antenna rectangle, a perimeter of the first antenna defining a first antenna contour whose length is greater than four times a diagonal of the antenna rectangle; and

a second antenna configured to provide wireless connectivity in at least two frequency bands, wherein a perimeter of the second antenna element defines an antenna contour having a level of complexity defined by complexity factor F21 having a value of at least 1.20 and F32 complexity factor having a value of at least 1.35.

2. The handheld multifunction device of claim 1, wherein a perimeter of the first antenna element defines an antenna contour having a level of complexity defined by complexity factor F21 having a value of at least 1.2 and complexity factor F32 having a value less than 1.75.

3. The handheld multifunction device of claim 1, wherein a frequency band of the at least two frequency bands from the second antenna is contained within 2400-2480 MHz frequency range.

4. The handheld multifunction device of claim 3, wherein the second antenna is proximate to a second short side that is opposite to the first short side of the ground plane rectangle.

5. The handled multifunction device of claim 1, wherein the first frequency band is contained within 810-960 MHz frequency range, the second frequency band is contained within 1710-1990 MHz frequency range, and the third frequency band is contained within 1900-2170 MHz frequency range.

6. The handled multifunction device of claim 1, wherein the first antenna has a parasitic element comprising a contact terminal to connect the parasitic element to the ground plane layer, and a perimeter of the parasitic element defines a first parasitic element contour comprising at least ten segments.

7. The handled multifunction device of claim 1, wherein the perimeter of the first antenna element defines an antenna contour having a level of complexity defined by complexity factor F32 having a value of at least 1.35, and the first antenna contour comprises at least thirty-five segments.

8. A handheld multifunction wireless device comprising:

a touch screen;

a digital camera;

a component to reproduce digital music;

a microphone; and

an antenna system comprising a ground plane layer and at least three antennas within the handheld multifunction wireless device, the antenna system comprising;

a first antenna having a conductive plate configured to simultaneously support radiation modes for a frequency band used by a 3G communication standard and a frequency band used by a 4G communication standard, the first antenna being proximate to a first short side of a ground plane rectangle defined by the ground plane layer, a perimeter of the first antenna defining a first antenna contour comprising at least twenty segments;

a second antenna configured to receive signals from a geolocalization system, the second antenna being proximate to a second short side that is opposite to the first short side of the ground plane rectangle; and

a third antenna configured to receive signals from a 4G communication standard, the third antenna being proximate to the second short side, the third antenna defining an antenna box, an orthogonal projection of the antenna box along a normal to a face with a largest area of the antenna box defining an antenna rectangle, wherein a length of the third antenna contour is greater than four times a diagonal of the antenna rectangle.

9. The handheld multifunction device of claim 8, wherein the first antenna is configured to transmit and receive signals from a 2G communication standard.

10. The handheld multifunction wireless device according to claim 9, wherein the first antenna has a parasitic element comprising a contact terminal to connect the parasitic element to the ground plane layer, and a perimeter of the parasitic element defines a first parasitic element contour comprising at least ten segments.

11. The handheld multifunction device of claim 8, wherein the third antenna is proximate to the second short side that is opposite to the first short side of the ground plane rectangle.

12. The handheld multifunction wireless device according to claim 8, wherein the complexity factor F21 of the third antenna has a value less than 1.5.

13. The handheld multifunction wireless device according to claim 8, wherein the perimeter of the third antenna defines an antenna contour comprising at least twenty segments.

14. The handheld multifunction wireless device according to claim 13, wherein the complexity factor F32 of the third antenna has a value of at least 1.4.

15. A handheld multifunction wireless device comprising:

a touch screen;

a digital camera;

a module to reproduce digital music;

a microphone; and

an antenna system comprising a ground plane layer and at least four antennas within the handheld multifunction wireless device, the antenna system comprising;

a first antenna configured to transmit and receive signals in at least two frequency bands contained within 810-960 MHz frequency range, the first antenna being proximate to a first short side of a ground plane rectangle defined by the ground plane layer;

a second antenna configured to transmit and receive signals in a frequency band contained within 1710-1990 MHz frequency range and a frequency band contained within 1900-2170 MHz frequency range, the second antenna being proximate to the first short side of the ground plane rectangle;

a third antenna configured to receive signals from a 4G communication standard, the third antenna being proximate to a second short side that is opposite to the first short side of the ground plane rectangle, wherein a perimeter of the third antenna defines an antenna contour having a level of complexity defined by complexity factor F21 having a value of at least 1.20 and complexity factor F32 having a value less than 1.75; and

a fourth antenna configured to provide wireless connectivity in at least two frequency bands.

16. The handheld multifunction device of claim 15, wherein a frequency band of the at least two frequency bands used by the fourth antenna is contained within 2400-2480 MHz frequency range, and the fourth antenna is proximate to the second short side.

17. The handheld multifunction device of claim 15, wherein the first antenna has a parasitic element comprising a contact terminal to connect the parasitic element to the ground plane layer, and a perimeter of the parasitic element defines a first parasitic element contour comprising at least ten segments.

18. The handheld multifunction device of claim 15, wherein the second antenna has a parasitic element comprising a contact terminal to connect the parasitic element to the ground plane layer.

19. The handheld multifunction device of claim 15, wherein a perimeter of the first antenna element defines an antenna contour having a level of complexity defined by complexity factor F21 having a value of at least 1.2 and complexity factor F32 having a value less than 1.75.

20. The handheld multifunction device of claim 15, wherein a perimeter of the second antenna element defines an antenna contour having a level of complexity defined by complexity factor F21 having a value of at least 1.2 and complexity factor F32 having a value less than 1.75.