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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshiki Miyasaka, Urawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/24 ;
Abstract
A wireless communication device to be removably held in a host apparatus. The wireless communication device comprises a printed circuit board, a cover, and a planar antenna module. The printed circuit board comprises electronic components configured to perform wireless communication. The cover covers the electronic components and the upper surface of the board. The planar antenna module has an electromagnetic radiation surface and is provided in the upper surface of the cover such that it is substantially flush with an outer surface of the host apparatus during operation of the wireless communication device.