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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Mahinthan Veluppillai, Kitchener, CA;
Riyaz Shamshudin Jamal, Waterloo, CA;
Nagula Tharma Sangary, Waterloo, CA;
Mahinthan Veluppillai, Kitchener, CA;
Riyaz Shamshudin Jamal, Waterloo, CA;
Nagula Tharma Sangary, Waterloo, CA;
BLACKBERRY LIMITED, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A portable electronic device and method for tuning an antenna is provided. The portable electronic device includes an antenna, a tunable element, a first input unit, at least one additional input unit, and a processor. The method involves receiving a first set of data, determining a plurality of possible physical states, activating a second input unit, receiving a second set of data from the second input unit, selecting a physical state of the portable electronic device from the plurality of possible physical states, and tuning the antenna based on the physical state of the portable electronic device.