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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2016
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Ajay Chandra Venkata Gummalla, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Huan Liao, Mountain View, CA (US);
GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computing device may include a conductive member, a slot antenna including a slot defined by the conductive member, and an antenna pattern portion disposed proximate to the slot. The computing device includes an antenna switch configured to switch the antenna pattern portion. The antenna switch has a first terminal coupled to the antenna pattern portion and a second terminal coupled to a ground contact. The antenna switch is switchable between a first configuration in which the first and second terminals are electrically connected and a second configuration in which the first and second terminals are not electrically connected. The computing device includes a switching controller configured to switch the antenna switch between the first and second configurations.