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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2012
William P. Alberth, Jr., Prairie Grove, IL (US);
Gregory R. Black, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Daniel J. Declerck, Lake Barrington, IL (US);
Armin W. Klomsdorf, Chicago, IL (US);
William P. Alberth, Jr., Prairie Grove, IL (US);
Gregory R. Black, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Daniel J. Declerck, Lake Barrington, IL (US);
Armin W. Klomsdorf, Chicago, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and apparatus' for compensating for a phase shift on a communication device are described herein. In an embodiment, an antenna of a communication device is tuned based on a characteristic of the communication device, thereby causing a phase shift of a signal that is to be transmitted via the antenna. A property of the signal at the antenna after the phase shift is measured. The phase shift is compensated for based on the measured property.