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Patent No.:

US 8761296 B1

PDFFull Text
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Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2013

Method and apparatus for antenna tuning and transmit path selection

Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Xiangdong Zhang, Westford, MA (US);

Jay Rodney Walton, Carlisle, MA (US);

Mark S. Wallace, Boxborough, MA (US);

Puay Hoe See, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorneys:

QUALCOMM IP Department

James Hunt Yancey, Jr.

Primary Examiner:

Juan A Torres

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/02 (2006.01); H04B 7/04 (2006.01); H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0404 (2013.01); H04B 1/0458 (2013.01); H04B 7/0808 (2013.01); H04B 7/0608 (2013.01); H04B 17/0022 (2013.01); H04B 17/0007 (2013.01); H04B 7/082 (2013.01);
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose a method and an apparatus for antenna tuning and transmit path selection in an RF system. A method may include antenna diversity path selection by (optionally) diagnosing damaged antennas, tuning antennas, and selecting an antenna with better performance. Embodiments can be used in wireless radio-frequency (RF) front-ends. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Zhang, Xiangdong. (2014). Method and apparatus for antenna tuning and transmit path selection (U.S. Patent No. 8761296). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8761296

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