Method for performing wireless communications and electronic device supporting the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10811765-B2
Application number	US-201916694299-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2019
Priority date	Dec 27, 2018
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing configured to mount at least a part of an external device operating 5th generation (5G) mobile communication, a support member connected to one region of the housing to support wearing of the electronic device with respect to one region of a user's body, a second antenna module disposed in a first region of the housing adjacent to a first antenna module among at least one antenna module included in the external device to face at least a part of the first antenna module, at least one third antenna module disposed in at least one of a second region of the housing or a third region of the support member, and at least one conductive member electrically connecting between the second antenna module and the at least one third antenna module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing configured to mount at least a part of an external device operating 5 th generation (5G) mobile communication;
a support member connected to one region of the housing to support wearing of the electronic device with respect to one region of a user's body;
a second antenna module disposed in a first region of the housing adjacent to a first antenna module among at least one antenna module included in the external device to face at least a part of the first antenna module;
at least one third antenna module disposed in at least one of a second region of the housing or a third region of the support member; and
at least one conductive member electrically connecting between the second antenna module and the at least one third antenna module,
wherein an external signal received via at least a part of the at least one third antenna module is delivered to the second antenna module based on the at least one conductive member to be induced to the first antenna module adjacent to the second antenna module, and
wherein a signal of the external device, which is induced from the first antenna module to the second antenna module, is delivered to the at least part of the at least one third antenna module based on the at least one conductive member and is radiated to an outside.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second region of the housing or the third region of the support member includes a region that is not reached by beam coverage of the external device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second region of the housing or the third region of the support member includes a region in which the at least one third antenna module is not shielded by a structure of the electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first region of the housing or the second region of the housing includes at least one of an internal space of the housing or an interior of a frame itself forming the housing.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second antenna module is coupled with the first antenna module.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fourth antenna module disposed in a fourth region of the housing adjacent to the second antenna module.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein at least a part of the fourth region includes a region facing a ground.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
at least one processor; and
a switch configured to support a selective operation of the at least one third antenna module and the fourth antenna module,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
control the switch to operate one of the at least one third antenna module and the fourth antenna module based on a comparison between a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value of the at least one third antenna module and an RSSI value of the fourth antenna module.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising:
a connector configured to connect to an interface included in the external device when the external device is mounted,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine whether the external device is mounted based on whether the connector connects to the interface.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
when it is determined that at least one of the RSSI value of the at least one third antenna module or the RSSI value of the fourth antenna module is not less than a specified threshold value, transmit data or a signal associated with an activation request of the first antenna module to the external device.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an amplifier configured to amplify at least one of an output signal of the second antenna module or an output signal of the at least one third antenna module.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one antenna element included in the first antenna module, at least one antenna element included in the second antenna module, or at least one antenna element included in the at least one third antenna module correspond to one another one-to-one.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cover fastened to at least a part of the housing,
wherein the cover includes an opening in a region corresponding to at least one antenna module included in the external device, when the external device is mounted.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device includes at least one of a head mounted display (HMD) device or a dock device.

15. An electronic device comprising:
a housing in which at least a part of an external device communicating in a frequency band of 20 gigahertz (GHz) or more is mounted;
a second antenna module disposed in a first region of the housing adjacent to a first antenna module among at least one antenna module included in the external device to face at least a part of the first antenna module;
at least one third antenna module disposed in a second region of the housing; and
at least one conductive member electrically connecting between the second antenna module and the at least one third antenna module,
wherein an external signal received via at least a part of the at least one third antenna module is delivered to the second antenna module based on the at least one conductive member to be induced to the first antenna module adjacent to the second antenna module,
wherein a signal of the external device, which is induced from the first antenna module to the second antenna module, is delivered to the at least part of the at least one third antenna module based on the at least one conductive member and is radiated to an outside, and
wherein at least one antenna element included in the first antenna module, at least one antenna element included in the second antenna module, or at least one antenna element included in the at least one third antenna module correspond to one another one-to-one such that a delay line according to a wave front of the signal is maintained during signal transmission/reception.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second region of the housing includes a region that is not reached by beam coverage of the external device.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second region of the housing includes a partial region of a support member connected to one region of the housing to support wearing of the electronic device with respect to one region of a user's body.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising:
a fourth antenna module disposed in a third region of the housing adjacent to the second antenna module.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , further comprising:
at least one processor; and
a switch configured to support a selective operation of the at least one third antenna module and the fourth antenna module,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
control the switch to operate one of the at least one third antenna module and the fourth antenna module based on a comparison between a quality of a signal received by the at least one third antenna module and a quality of a signal received by the fourth antenna module.

20. The electronic device of claim 18 , further comprising:
at least one processor, and
a switch configured to support a selective operation of the at least one third antenna mod

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huh Jaeyoung
• Jeon Seunggil
• Moon Sunghoon
• Lee Kyungwoo
• Park Sungchul

Classifications

• H04M1/72412

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title

• H04M1/724097

  Worn on the head · CPC title

• H04B17/318

  Received signal strength · CPC title

• H04B2001/3866

  carried on the head · CPC title

• H01Q1/22

  by structural association with other equipment or articles · CPC title