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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2013
Motorola Mobility Llc, Libertyville, IL (US);
Vijay L Asrani, Round Lake, IL (US);
Timothy J Sutherland, Gurnee, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing an electronic device () that includes a back housing () at least partially formed from a plurality of discrete antenna elements () and an antenna switching module () for selectively coupling two or more of the antenna elements to an antenna feed (). The coupled antenna elements form an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving wireless communication signals. The antenna switching module includes a plurality of switches () configured to selectively couple together two or more of the antenna elements; a plurality of electrical posts () coupled to the switches; a plurality of radio frequency chokes () respectively coupled to the electrical posts; and a biasing module () coupled to the radio frequency chokes for selectively applying a bias voltage to the switches.