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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Ajay Chandra Venkata Gummalla, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Huan Liao, Mountain View, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computing device may include a conductive member, a slot antenna having a slot defined by the conductive member and an antenna pattern portion disposed proximate to the slot, and/or a slot switch configured to switch a portion of the slot. The slot switch may have a first terminal and a second terminal such that the portion of the slot is disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal. The slot switch may be switchable between a first configuration in which the first and second terminals are electrically connected and a second configuration in which the first and second terminals are not electrically connected. The computing device may also include a switching controller configured to switch the slot switch between the first and second configurations.