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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sonya Victoria Amos, Old Harlow, GB;
Julius George Robson, Great Dunmow, GB;
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Corporation, Montreal, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343702 ; 343901 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to an antenna operable in a multi-mode radio transceiver. One aspect of the present invention, provides a radio antenna having resonant frequencies operable to receive and transmit radio signals in different frequency bands according to two operating protocols. In accordance with another aspect of the invention the antenna is operable according to more than two operating protocols and frequency bands. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of operating the antenna.