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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2007
Yong Hua Lin, Beijing, CN;
Hong Hua Song, Beijing, CN;
Yu Dong Yang, Beijing, CN;
Yu Yuan, Beijing, CN;
You Zhou, Beijing, CN;
Yong Hua Lin, Beijing, CN;
Hong Hua Song, Beijing, CN;
Yu Dong Yang, Beijing, CN;
Yu Yuan, Beijing, CN;
You Zhou, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a multimode communication terminal which contains at least a first separate channel module and a second separate channel module. The multimode communication terminal can be configured to communicate by using the first channel module and/or the second channel module. The channel modules communicate according to different communication protocols. The multimode communication terminal further comprises: channel switch layer means for switching the first channel module to have parameter characteristics consistent with those of the second channel module, so that the multimode communication terminal enables the MIMO operation mode by using the first channel module and the second channel module at the same time. The present invention further provides a method for enabling a MIMO operation mode in a multimode communication terminal. By using a relatively small number of RF communication modules, the present invention implements a wireless mobile multimode communication terminal which enables various operation modes including the MIMO operation mode. Compared with the existing solutions, the present invention greatly reduces the size required by the terminal.