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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2011
Jung-ho Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sung-hwan Ko, Suwon-si, KR;
Suk-chan Hong, Gumi-si, KR;
Young-hwan Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jung-Ho Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sung-Hwan Ko, Suwon-si, KR;
Suk-Chan Hong, Gumi-si, KR;
Young-Hwan Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling a multi-band antenna in a mobile communication terminal are provided. An apparatus for controlling a multi-band antenna in a mobile communication terminal includes a modem, an antenna unit, a Radio Frequency (RF) processing unit, and a switch module. The modem outputs at least one control signal corresponding to a target frequency band. The antenna unit changes a resonance frequency of the antenna according to the at least one control signal. The RF processing unit includes a plurality of transmission/reception (TX/RX) paths and processes TX/RX signals. The switch module connects the antenna to one of the TX/RX paths according to the at least one control signal.