Multiple-body-configuration multimedia and smartphone multifunction wireless devices

• US 9,899,727 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2015
• Issued: 02/20/2018
• 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): Hong, Dung
• Application Number:
  US14/738,090
• Publication Number:
  US 20160099496A1
• Time in Patent Office: 984 Days
• 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 F 32 having a value of at least 1.10 and not greater than 1.90.

Claims

1. A multifunction wireless device comprising:

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

a first antenna configured to transmit and receive signals in at least three frequency bands contained within two separate frequency ranges, the first antenna simultaneously receiving frequency signals in the at least three frequency bands, the first antenna being proximate to a first short side of a ground plane rectangle enclosing the ground plane, the first antenna defining a first antenna box, an orthogonal projection of the first antenna box along a normal to a face with a largest area of the first antenna box defining a first antenna rectangle, a length of a contour of the first antenna being greater than four times a diagonal of the first antenna rectangle;

a second antenna configured to receive signals in at least two of the at least three frequency bands, the second antenna being proximate to the first short side of the ground plane rectangle;

a third antenna configured to receive signals in at least two of the at least three frequency bands, the third antenna being proximate to a second short side that is opposite to the first short side of the ground plane rectangle; and

a fourth antenna configured to receive signals in at least two of the at least three frequency bands, the fourth antenna being proximate to the second short side.

2. The multifunction device of claim 1, wherein a frequency band of the at least three frequency bands used by the first antenna is contained within a frequency range of 1710-2170 MHz.

3. The multifunction device of claim 2, wherein the third antenna 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.

4. The multifunction device of claim 2, wherein the second antenna defines a second antenna box, an orthogonal projection of the second antenna box along a normal to a face with a largest area of the second antenna box defining a second antenna rectangle, a length of a contour of the second antenna being greater than four times a diagonal of the second antenna rectangle.

5. The multifunction device of claim 2, wherein the first antenna 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.

6. The multifunction device of claim 2, wherein the fourth antenna defines a fourth antenna box, an orthogonal projection of the fourth antenna box along a normal to a face with a largest area of the fourth antenna box defining a fourth antenna rectangle, a length of a contour of the fourth antenna being greater than four times a diagonal of the fourth antenna rectangle.

7. The multifunction device of claim 1, wherein a frequency band of the at least three frequency bands used by the first antenna is contained within a frequency range of 1710-2170 MHz.

8. The multifunction device of claim 7, wherein the first antenna element defines an antenna contour having a level of complexity defined by a complexity factor F21 having a value of at least 1.2 and a complexity factor F32 having a value less than 1.75.

9. The multifunction wireless device of claim 8, wherein the second antenna defines an antenna contour comprising at least twenty segments.

10. The multifunction device of claim 7, wherein the third 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.

11. The multifunction wireless device according to claim 10, wherein the fourth antenna defines an antenna contour comprising at least twenty segments.

12. A multifunction wireless device comprising:

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

a first antenna configured to transmit and receive signals in at least three frequency bands contained within two separate frequency ranges, the first antenna simultaneously receiving frequency signals in the at least three frequency bands, the first antenna element defining 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;

a second antenna configured to simultaneously receive signals in at least two of the at least three frequency bands, the second antenna defining a second antenna box, an orthogonal projection of the second antenna box along a normal to a face with a largest area of the second antenna box defining a second antenna rectangle, a length of a contour of the second antenna being greater than four times a diagonal of the second antenna rectangle;

a third antenna configured to simultaneously receive signals in at least two of the at least three frequency bands, wherein 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 simultaneously receive signals in at least two of the at least three frequency bands, the fourth antenna defining a fourth antenna box, an orthogonal projection of the fourth antenna box along a normal to a face with a largest area of the fourth antenna box defining a fourth antenna rectangle, a length of a contour of the fourth antenna being greater than four times a diagonal of the fourth antenna rectangle.

13. The multifunction device of claim 12, wherein the first antenna is configured to transmit and receive signals in at least four frequency bands and a frequency band of the at least four frequency bands used by the first antenna is contained within a frequency range of 1710-2170 MHz.

14. The multifunction device of claim 13, wherein the first antenna is proximate to a first short side of a ground plane rectangle enclosing the ground plane.

15. The multifunction device of claim 14, wherein the first antenna is proximate to a first corner of the ground plane rectangle.

16. The multifunction device of claim 14, wherein the second antenna is proximate to the first short side of the ground plane rectangle.

17. The multifunction device of claim 16, wherein the second antenna is proximate to a second corner of the ground plane rectangle.

18. The multifunction device of claim 13, wherein the third antenna is proximate to a second short side that is opposite to the first short side of the ground plane rectangle.

19. The multifunction device of claim 18, wherein the fourth antenna is proximate to the second short side.

20. The multifunction device of claim 19, wherein the third antenna is proximate to a third corner of the ground plane rectangle and the fourth antenna is proximate to a fourth corner of the ground plane rectangle.