Terminal and communication method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10965327-B2
Application number	US-201916723395-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2019
Priority date	Jul 30, 2015
Publication date	Mar 30, 2021
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021

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 connected to the first antenna and the second antenna by using the first radio frequency chip. The first radio frequency chip is connected to the first antenna to form a first channel, and is connected to the second antenna to form a second channel. The second baseband processor is connected to the third antenna and the fourth antenna by using the second radio frequency chip. The second radio frequency chip is connected to the third antenna to form a third channel, and is connected to the fourth antenna to form a fourth channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal, comprising:
a first antenna;
a second antenna;
a third antenna;
a fourth antenna;
a first radio frequency chip;
a second radio frequency chip;
a first baseband processor 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 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 connected to the second antenna to form a second channel;
a first card slot coupled to the first baseband processor;
a second baseband processor 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 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 coupled to the fourth antenna to form a fourth channel;
a second card slot coupled to the second baseband processor,
wherein the first baseband processor, the first card slot, the second baseband processor, the second card slot, the first radio frequency chip, and the second radio frequency chip all are configured to support an access capability of a fifth-generation mobile communications technology (5G) in the 2.5-3.7 GHz range, and wherein
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first channel, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first channel and the third channel when the third channel is idle; or
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first channel and the second channel, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first channel, the second channel, the third channel, and the fourth channel when the third channel and the fourth channel are idle; or
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first channel and the second channel, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first channel, the second channel, and the third channel when the third channel is idle.

2. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first card slot comprises a subscriber identity module (SIM) card.

3. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second card slot comprises a subscriber identity module (SIM) card.

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

5. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the second antenna and the fourth antenna are independently disposed in the terminal.

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

7. A processor system, comprising:
a first baseband processor, including a first uplink interface and a first downlink interface; and a second baseband processor, including a second uplink interface and a second downlink interface, wherein
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first downlink interface, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first downlink interface and the second downlink interface when the second downlink interface is idle, or
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first uplink interface, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first uplink interface and the second uplink interface when the second uplink interface is idle, or
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first uplink interface and the first downlink interface, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first uplink interface, the first downlink interface, the second uplink interface and the second downlink interface when the second uplink interface and the second downlink interface are idle, or
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first uplink interface and the first downlink interface, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first uplink interface, the first downlink interface and the second downlink interface when the second downlink interface is idle, or
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first uplink interface and the first downlink interface, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first uplink interface, the first downlink interface and the second uplink interface when the second uplink interface is idle,
wherein the first baseband processor is coupled with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card, wherein the second baseband processor is coupled with a second SIM card, and wherein both the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are configured to simultaneously support an access capability of a fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications technology configured to provide communications in the 2.5-3.7 GHz range.

8. The processor system of claim 7 , wherein the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are integrated in one processor.

9. The processor system of claim 7 , wherein the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are independently disposed in the processor system.

10. A communication method of a processor system, wherein the processor system comprises:
a first baseband processor, including a first uplink interface and a first downlink interface, and coupled with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card; and a second baseband processor, including a second uplink interface and a second downlink interface, and coupled with a second SIM card, wherein both the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are configured to support an access capability of a fifth-generation mobile communications technology (5G);
the communication method comprising transmitting in the 2.5-3.7 GHz range:
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first downlink interface, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first downlink interface and the second downlink interface when the second downlink interface is idle; or
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first uplink interface, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first uplink interface and the second uplink interface when the second uplink interface is idle; or
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first uplink interface and the first downlink interface, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first uplink interface, the first downlink interface, the second uplink interface and the second downlink interface when the second uplink interface and the second downlink interface are idle; or
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first uplink interface and the first downlink interface, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first uplink interface, the first downlink interface and the second downlink interface when the second downlink interface is idle; or
when the first baseband processor transmits data using the first uplink interface and the first downlink interface, the first baseband processor transmits the data using the first uplink interface, the first downlink interface and the second uplink interface when the second uplink interface is idle.

11. The communication method of claim 10 , wherein the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are integrated in one processor.

12. The communication method of claim 10 , wherein the first baseband processor and the second baseband processor are independently disposed in the processor system.

13. The

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H04B7/04 Primary

  using two or more spaced independent antennas · CPC title

• H04B1/401

  for selecting or indicating operating mode · CPC title

• H04B7/0689

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

• H04B1/3816

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

• H04B1/0064 Primary

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