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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2014
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Istvan J. Szini, Grayslake, IL (US);
Krishna K. Bellamkonda, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Eric L. Krenz, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Nischal Y. Patel, Gilberts, IL (US);
Brett L. Robertson, Mundelein, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for determining a dominant figure-of-merit for an antenna system comprising a primary antenna, and at least two diversity antennas. The dominant figure-of-merit is determined from at least two figure-of-merit types related to performance of the primary antenna when paired with one or the other of the at least two diversity antennas. The disclosed apparatuses and methods include switching to one or the other of the at least two diversity antennas, to obtain the dominant figure-of-merit, in response to a signal quality metric's relationship to the at least two figure-of-merit types.