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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Vijendrakumar K. Ashiwal, San Jose, CA (US);
Dikshit Garg, San Jose, CA (US);
Vijay Gadde, San Jose, CA (US);
Sharad Garg, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jia Tang, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhu Ji, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohit Narang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tiberiu Muresan, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to opportunistically selecting an antenna in an electronic device having multiple antennas. A baseband processor of the electronic device may connect to a first cellular tower providing cellular service at a first frequency using a first antenna of the electronic device. The baseband processor may then receive an indication of a handover event to a second cellular tower operating at a second frequency. The baseband processor may determine signal measurements of the second cellular tower for each antenna of the electronic device that is capable of operating at the second frequency. The baseband processor may execute a handover to the second cellular tower using the antenna associated with the best performing signal measurements. In this manner, an antenna may be opportunistically selected based on performance of the antenna, improving operation of the electronic device and quality of cellular service.