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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Jorge Fabrega Sanchez, San Diego, CA (US);
Kiran Vanjani, San Diego, CA (US);
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a first antenna, a second antenna, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna comprise a common conductor, a variable load connected between the common conductor and a ground connection, wherein an impedance of the variable load is variable, and wherein an operating frequency of the first antenna and the second antenna depends on the impedance, and a selection switch coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna, wherein the selection switch is configured to activate the first antenna and deactivate the second antenna in a first state, and wherein the selection switch is configured to activate the second antenna and deactivate the first antenna in a second state.