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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Lapoe Lynn, Los Altos, CA (US);
Hongbin Tong, Fremont, CA (US);
Lapoe Lynn, Los Altos, CA (US);
Hongbin Tong, Fremont, CA (US);
Telegent Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a solution for integrating a headset antenna and whip antenna together as a combined antenna for a mobile TV application. In certain embodiments, the invention can be applied to portable devices for both analog TV, FM radio, and digital TV applications and can be applied more generally to any wireless system which spans a broad frequency range, where the antenna gain of two antennas together can exceed the performance of either alone. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a connector module that is configured to connect to both a whip antenna and a headset antenna while providing necessary electrical and signal isolation. The isolation can be accomplished by using a plurality of filters. There are other embodiments as well.