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Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2011
Applicants:

Prashanth Akula, San Diego, CA (US);

David Maldonado, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);

Kevin Hsi Huai Wang, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Prashanth Akula, San Diego, CA (US);

David Maldonado, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);

Kevin Hsi Huai Wang, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 11/12 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H03G 3/30 (2006.01); H04B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/005 (2013.01); H03G 3/3042 (2013.01); H04B 17/0032 (2013.01);
Abstract

An antenna power coupler having a variable coupling factor is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a coupler configured to generate a power detection signal based on transmit signal power associated with a plurality of transmission technologies and a variable attenuator configured to apply a selected attenuation factor to the power detection signal to generate an adjusted power detection signal, the selected attenuation factor associated with a selected transmission technology.


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