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Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013

Filed:

May. 01, 2012
Applicants:

Yang Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);

Jack Steenstra, San Diego, CA (US);

Ernest T. Ozaki, San Diego, CA (US);

Jui-yao Lin, San Diego, CA (US);

Kirk S. Taylor, San Diego, CA (US);

Liren Chen, San Diego, CA (US);

Guilherme Luiz Karnas Hoefel, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yang Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);

Jack Steenstra, San Diego, CA (US);

Ernest T. Ozaki, San Diego, CA (US);

Jui-Yao Lin, San Diego, CA (US);

Kirk S. Taylor, San Diego, CA (US);

Liren Chen, San Diego, CA (US);

Guilherme Luiz Karnas Hoefel, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/00 (2006.01); H01Q 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Techniques for adjusting one or more antenna parameters to optimize the performance of a wireless device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a variable antenna electrical length module is provided with a control signal for selecting a preferred antenna electrical length. Further techniques for accommodating multiple antennas are disclosed.


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