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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2015
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Hsin-You Liu, Fremont, CA (US);
Ruben Caballero, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohit Narang, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter M. Agboh, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul V. Flynn, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Qiong Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Nicholas M. McDonnell, Cupertino, CA (US);
Navid Damji, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ming Hu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wen Zhao, San Jose, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A device and method selects an antenna configuration. The method performed at a user equipment includes determining at least one communication functionality that is being used, each communication functionality configured to utilize at least one antenna in a multi-antenna arrangement of the user equipment. The method includes receiving a first indication of whether a cellular communication functionality is being used, the cellular communication functionality configured to utilize at least one antenna in the multi-antenna arrangement. The method includes receiving a second indication of whether a coexistence condition is present. The method includes determining an antenna configuration for the multi-antenna arrangement to be used by the determined communication functionality based upon the determined communication functionality, the first indication, and the second indication. The method includes configuring the multi-antenna arrangement for the determined communication functionality based upon the antenna configuration.