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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Isaac Lagnado, Houston, TX (US);
Timothy Neill, Houston, TX (US);
Ravindra P. Malalasekera, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Isaac Lagnado, Houston, TX (US);
Timothy Neill, Houston, TX (US);
Ravindra P. Malalasekera, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04W 52/42 (2009.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/72519 (2013.01); H04M 1/72583 (2013.01); H04M 1/72522 (2013.01); H04W 52/42 (2013.01); H04B 7/0617 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of devices and methods employ usage mode based antenna selection. One disclosed method embodiment comprises determining a usage mode of a device, and selecting a subset of the available antennas in the device. The subset that is selected corresponds to the usage mode.