Terminal and communication method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10554231-B2
Application number	US-201615748964-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2016
Priority date	Jul 30, 2015
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

A terminal includes a first baseband processor, a second baseband processor, a first radio frequency chip, a second radio frequency chip, a first antenna, a second antenna, a third antenna, and a fourth antenna. The first baseband processor is coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna using the first radio frequency chip. The first radio frequency chip is coupled to the first antenna to form a first channel, and is coupled to the second antenna to form a second channel. The second baseband processor is coupled to the third antenna and the fourth antenna using the second radio frequency chip. The second radio frequency chip is coupled to the third antenna to form a third channel, and is coupled to the fourth antenna to form a fourth channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal, comprising:
a first card slot;
a second card slot;
a first antenna;
a second antenna;
a third antenna;
a fourth antenna;
a first baseband processor coupled to the first card slot;
a second baseband processor coupled to the second card slot;
a first radio frequency chip coupled to the first baseband processor, wherein the first baseband processor is further coupled to the first antenna using the first radio frequency chip, wherein the first radio frequency chip is further coupled to the first antenna to form a first channel, wherein the first baseband processor is further coupled to the second antenna using the first radio frequency chip, and wherein the first radio frequency chip is coupled to the second antenna to form a second channel;
a second radio frequency chip coupled to the second baseband processor, wherein the second baseband processor is coupled to the third antenna using the second radio frequency chip, wherein the second radio frequency chip is further coupled to the third antenna to form a third channel, wherein the second baseband processor is further coupled to the fourth antenna using the second radio frequency chip, and wherein the second radio frequency chip is further coupled to the fourth antenna to form a fourth channel; and
one or more first switches coupled to the first baseband processor and the first radio frequency chip between the first baseband processor and the first radio frequency chip,
wherein the first baseband processor, the second baseband processor, the first radio frequency chip, and the second radio frequency chip all are configured to support an access capability of a third-generation mobile communications technology (3G) or later-generation mobile communications technology such that the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are configured to simultaneously perform services of the 3G or later-generation mobile communications technology,
wherein the first channel, the second channel, the third channel, and the fourth channel are configured to transmit data between the terminal and an external device; and
further comprising one or more second switches, wherein the first baseband processor is coupled to the second radio frequency chip using the one or more second switches, and wherein the first baseband processor is configured to transmit the data using the first channel and the third channel when the first baseband processor is coupled to the second radio frequency chip and the third channel is idle.

2. The terminal of claim 1 , further comprising one or more second switches, wherein the first baseband processor is coupled to the second radio frequency chip using the one or more second switches, wherein the first baseband processor is configured to transmit the data using the first channel, the second channel, the third channel, and the fourth channel when the first baseband processor is coupled to the second radio frequency chip and third channel and the fourth channel are idle.

3. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are integrated in one processor, wherein the first baseband processor is coupled to a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card in the first card slot and the second baseband processor is coupled to a second SIM card in the second card slot, and wherein the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are configured to simultaneously perform fourth-generation (4G) or later-generation communication services using the first SIM card and the second SIM card, respectively.

4. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second antenna and the fourth antenna share a same antenna.

5. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna and the third antenna are main antennas, and wherein the second antenna and the fourth antenna are diversity antennas.

6. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first card slot is configured to receive a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card and the second card slot is configured to receive a second SIM card, wherein the first SIM card and the second SIM card are configured to simultaneously support services of the 3G or later-generation mobile communications technology, and wherein the 3G or later-generation mobile communications technology comprises at least one of:
the 3G;
a fourth-generation mobile communications technology (4G); or
a fifth-generation mobile communications technology (5G).

7. A communication method of a terminal, wherein the terminal comprises a first card slot, a second card slot, a first baseband processor coupled to the first card slot, a second baseband processor coupled to the second card slot, a first radio frequency chip coupled to the first baseband processor, a second radio frequency chip coupled to the second baseband processor, a first antenna, a second antenna, a third antenna, and a fourth antenna, and wherein the communication method comprises:
coupling the first baseband processor to the first radio frequency chip using one or more first switches that are coupled to the first baseband processor and the first radio frequency chip between the first baseband processor and the first radio frequency chip;
transmitting, by the first baseband processor, first data using a first channel when the first baseband processor is coupled to the first radio frequency chip using the one or more first switches,
coupling the first baseband processor to the second radio frequency chip using one or more second switches;
transmitting, by the first baseband processor, second data using the first channel and a third channel when the third channel is idle and the first baseband processor is coupled to the second radio frequency chip,
wherein the first baseband processor, the second baseband processor, the first radio frequency chip, and the second radio frequency chip all are configured to support an access capability of a third-generation mobile communications technology (3G) or later-generation mobile communications technology such that the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are configured to simultaneously perform services of the 3G or later-generation mobile communications technology,
wherein the first baseband processor is coupled to the first antenna using the first radio frequency chip,
wherein the first radio frequency chip is coupled to the first antenna to form the first channel,
wherein the first baseband processor is coupled to the second antenna using the first radio frequency chip,
wherein the first radio frequency chip is coupled to the second antenna to form a second channel,
wherein the second baseband processor is coupled to the third antenna using the second radio frequency chip,
wherein the second radio frequency chip is coupled to the third antenna to form the third channel,
wherein the second baseband processor is coupled to the fourth antenna using the second radio frequency chip, and
wherein the second radio frequency chip is coupled to the fourth antenna to form a fourth channel.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are integrated in one processor, and wherein the first radio frequency chip and the second radio frequency chip are disposed in a same frequency chip.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second antenna and the fourth antenna share a same antenna.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first antenna and the third antenna are main antennas, and wherein the second antenna and the fourth antenna are diversity antennas.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the 3G or later-generation mobile communications technology comprises at least o

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd
• Huawei Tehnologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shen Li
• Yin Bangshi
• Li Kun
• Yao Songping
• Xu Anmin
• Liu Shumin
• Liu Shui

Classifications

• H04B1/3816

  Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices · CPC title

• H04B7/0689

  using different transmission schemes, at least one of them being a diversity transmission scheme · CPC title

• H04B1/0064 Primary

  with separate antennas for the more than one band (H04B1/0053 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04W8/183

  Processing at user equipment or user record carrier · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title