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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020

Filed:

May. 10, 2018
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Puayhoe See, San Diego, CA (US);

David Maldonado, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);

Gurkanwal Sahota, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/44 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 5/50 (2015.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01); H04B 1/58 (2006.01); H04B 1/525 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/44 (2013.01); H01Q 5/50 (2015.01); H04B 1/006 (2013.01); H04B 1/0057 (2013.01); H04B 1/0064 (2013.01); H04B 1/0067 (2013.01); H04B 1/525 (2013.01); H04B 1/58 (2013.01); H04B 7/0602 (2013.01); H04B 7/0693 (2013.01); H04B 7/0814 (2013.01); H04B 7/0877 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes: controllably configuring at least one antenna diversity switch in a wireless device to establish conductive paths between at least one transceiver of the wireless device and multiple antennas each disposed at a respective one of a multiple areas of a housing of the wireless device; and routing signals between the at least one transceiver and the multiple antennas, via the at least one antenna diversity switch, such that a signal is routed to either of at least two of the multiple antennas disposed at a first end area of the multiple areas of the housing of the wireless device or to either of at least two other antennas disposed at a second end area of the multiple areas of the housing of the wireless device.


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