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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 19, 2009
Atsushi Yamamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroshi Iwai, Osaka, JP;
Satoru Amari, Osaka, JP;
Tsutomu Sakata, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Yamamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Hiroshi Iwai, Osaka, JP;
Satoru Amari, Osaka, JP;
Tsutomu Sakata, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A MIMO antenna apparatus is provided with: an upper housing having slits; first feed points through which the upper housing itself is excited as first antennas; second feed points through which the slits are excited as second antennas; switch, each of which is connected to one of the first feed points and one of the second feed points, and connects one of the two feed points to an A/D converter circuit-; a signal level detector circuit detecting signal levels of received radio signals; and a controller that controls the switches to change a feed point connected to the A/D converter circuit, when the detected signal level is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. The slits are located between the first antennas.