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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jae-Min Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Eun-Joon Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae-Sun Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dae-Young Oh, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/04 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0404 (2013.01); H04B 7/0604 (2013.01); H04B 7/0689 (2013.01); H04B 7/0822 (2013.01); H04B 7/0825 (2013.01); H04B 7/0871 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method configure a diversity antenna in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a first communication unit for processing a first communication scheme signal communicated through the first antenna, a second communication unit for processing a second communication scheme signal communicated through the second antenna, and a control unit for configuring the first antenna as a diversity antenna for the second communication unit when the first communication unit is not driven.