The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2008
Nobuo Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Gyoda, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Shibuya, Kobe, JP;
Takehiro Onomatsu, Osaka, JP;
Hideto Yoshimura, Osaka, JP;
Nobuo Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Gyoda, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Shibuya, Kobe, JP;
Takehiro Onomatsu, Osaka, JP;
Hideto Yoshimura, Osaka, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Daito-shi, Osaka, JP;
The University of Electro-Communications, Choufu-shi, Tokyo, JP;
DX Antenna Company, Limited, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Abstract
With a power supply provided for a smart antenna, whether the antenna is connected is determined according to whether the power supply is connected. When it is determined that the smart antenna is not connected, power supply to units related only to controlling of the smart antenna is stopped, whereby power saving is realized. Further, user's setting for discriminating kinds of antennas becomes unnecessary and, when a smart antenna is not connected, power supply for the same can be prevented.