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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Marshall Joseph Katz, Palatine, IL (US);
Randy Alan Wiessner, Palatine, IL (US);
Inventors:
Marshall Joseph Katz, Palatine, IL (US);
Randy Alan Wiessner, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/52 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/52 (2013.01); H01Q 1/24 (2013.01); H01Q 7/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling an antenna is provided. A load on a second antenna of a device is determined, the device comprising at least one processor, a first antenna, a variable tuning circuit connected to the first antenna, and the second antenna, wherein the processor determines the load. The processor controls the variable tuning circuit based on the load on the second antenna to change a match of the first antenna.