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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Alain Bruno Chateau, Cagnes sur Mer, FR;
D Georges Poissonnier, Paris, FR;
Vasile Zoicas, La Gaude, FR;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A multifunction antenna is described in which the multifunction antenna is divided into a first segment and a second segment by an impedance circuit that produces low impedance at a low frequency and high impedance at a high frequency. A high frequency radio frequency (HF-RF) signal may be transmitted or received using only the first segment of the multifunction antenna from a HF-RF transceiver by blocking the HF-RF signal from the second segment by the impedance circuit. A low frequency radio frequency (LF-RF) signal may be received using both the first segment and the second segment of the multifunction antenna by passing the LF-RF signal through the impedance circuit.