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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2012
Brandon C. Annan, Westwood Hills, KS (US);
John E. Belser, Olathe, KS (US);
William Michael Parsel, Overland Park, KS (US);
Trevor D. Shipley, Olathe, KS (US);
Brandon C. Annan, Westwood Hills, KS (US);
John E. Belser, Olathe, KS (US);
William Michael Parsel, Overland Park, KS (US);
Trevor D. Shipley, Olathe, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A mobile phone comprising a near field communication (NFC) radio transceiver; a near field communication radio antenna; and a coupling component that couples the near field communication radio antenna to the near field communication radio transceiver when selected to a first state and that decouples the near field communication radio antenna from the near field communication radio transceiver when selected to a second state.