Electronic device including antennas

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11196147-B2
Application number	US-202016931359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2020
Priority date	Mar 19, 2020
Publication date	Dec 7, 2021
Grant date	Dec 7, 2021

Abstract

An electronic device having antennas according to an implementation is provided. The electronic device may include a first antenna disposed on a rim thereof and configured to receive a first signal that is a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) signal or a New Radio (NR) signal of a first band, a second antenna disposed to be spaced apart from the first antenna by a predetermined interval, and configured to receive a second signal that is an LTE or NR signal of a second band higher than the first band, and a transceiver circuit operably coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna. In one implementation, the electronic device may include a baseband processor configured to control the transceiver circuit to receive the first signal through the first antenna and the second signal through the second antenna.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device having antennas, the electronic device comprising:
a first antenna disposed on a rim thereof and configured to receive a first signal that is a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) signal or a New Radio (NR) signal of a first band;
a second antenna disposed to be spaced apart from the first antenna by a predetermined interval, and configured to receive a second signal that is an LTE or NR signal of a second band higher than the first band;
a third antenna arranged to be spaced apart from the first antenna by a predetermined interval, and configured to receive a third signal that is the LTE signal or the NR signal of the second band;
a transceiver circuit operably coupled to the first antenna, the second antenna, and the third antenna, the transceiver circuit including:
a first transceiver circuit operably coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna and configured to amplify signals of the first band for reception; and
a second transceiver circuit operably coupled to the first antenna and the third antenna and configured to amplify signals of the second band; and

a baseband processor configured to control the transceiver circuit to receive the first signal through the first antenna and the second signal through the second antenna.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the baseband processor performs carrier aggregation (CA) or maintains a dual connectivity state with a Fourth-Generation (4G) communication system and a Fifth-Generation (5G) communication system by receiving the first signal through the first antenna and the second signal through the second antenna.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the baseband processor performs Multi input/multi output (MIMO) or maintains a dual connectivity state with a 4G communication system and a 5G communication system by receiving the second signal through the second antenna and the third signal through the third antenna.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising a fourth antenna arranged to be spaced apart from the third antenna by a predetermined interval, and configured to receive a fourth signal that is the LTE signal or the NR signal of the second band,
wherein the baseband processor performs the MIMO or maintains the dual connectivity state with the 4G communication system and the 5G communication system by receiving signals through at least two antennas of the first to fourth antennas.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , further comprising a fifth antenna arranged to be spaced apart from the fourth antenna by a predetermined interval, and configured to receive a fifth signal that is the LTE signal or the NR signal of the second band,
wherein the baseband processor performs the MIMO or maintains the dual connectivity state with the 4G communication system and the 5G communication system by receiving signals through at least two antennas of the first to fifth antennas.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first antenna is configured as a metal rim on a lower region of the electronic device and one side region connected to the lower region, and
wherein the second antenna is configured as a metal rim on the lower region and another side region connected to the lower region.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the third antenna is configured as a metal rim on the one side region to be spaced apart from the first antenna by the predetermined interval due to a dielectric member,
wherein the fourth antenna is configured as a metal rim on an upper region of the electronic device and one side region connected to the upper region, and
wherein the fifth antenna is configured as a metal rim on the upper region and another side region connected to the upper region.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the baseband processor performs Carrier Aggregation (CA) over the first band, the second band, and a third band higher than the second band by receiving a signal through at least one of the first to fifth antennas.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the second antenna is further configured to receive and transmit the second signal of the second band and a signal of the third band, and
wherein the third antenna is further configured to receive and transmit the second signal of the second band and the signal of the third band.

10. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first antenna is further configured to transmit the LTE or NR signal of the first band, and the second antenna is further configured to transmit the LTE or NR signal of the second band.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a transmission switch operably coupled to the first transceiver circuit and the second transceiver circuit, and configured to switch a path of the LTE or NR signal of the first band,
wherein the baseband processor controls a connectivity state of the transmission switch to be changed in a subframe before the NR signal is transmitted after the LTE signal is transmitted.

12. An electronic device having antennas, the electronic device comprising:
a first antenna disposed on a rim thereof and configured to receive a first signal that is a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) signal or a New Radio (NR) signal of a first band;
a second antenna disposed to be spaced apart from the first antenna by a predetermined interval, and configured to receive a second signal that is an LTE or NR signal of a second band higher than the first band;
a third antenna arranged to be spaced apart from the first antenna by a predetermined interval, and configured to receive a third signal that is the LTE signal or the NR signal of the second band;
a fourth antenna arranged to be spaced apart from the third antenna by a predetermined interval, and configured to receive a fourth signal that is the LTE signal or the NR signal of the second band;
a fifth antenna arranged to be spaced apart from the fourth antenna by a predetermined interval, and configured to receive a fifth signal that is the LTE signal or the NR signal of the second band;
a first Radio Frequency (RF) module operably coupled to the fourth antenna, and configured to amplify a signal of the first band for reception;
a second RF module operably coupled to the fourth antenna, and configured to amplify signals of the second band and a third band higher than the second band for reception; and
a third RF module operably coupled to the fifth antenna, and configured to amplify signals of the second band and the third band and to receive and transmit the amplified signals.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the fourth antenna is further configured to:
receive the signals of the first to third bands;
transfer the signal of the first band to the first RF module, and the signals of the second and third bands to the second RF module, and
wherein the fifth antenna is further configured to:
receive the signals of the second band and the third band; and
transmit the received signals of the second band and the third band to the third RF module.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising a baseband processor that controls the second RF module and the third RF module to perform MIMO through the fourth antenna and the fifth antenna while performing CA of the second band and the third band.

15. An electronic device having antennas, the electronic device comprising:
a first antenna disposed on a rim thereof and configured to receive a first signal that is a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) signal or a New Radio (NR) signal of a first band;
a second antenna disposed to be spaced apart from the fi

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Dongjin
• Kwon Youngbae
• Jung Byungwoon
• Ha Jihun

Classifications

• H04W88/06

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

• H04W76/16

  Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer · CPC title

• H04L5/001

  the frequencies being arranged in component carriers · CPC title

• H04B7/0413 Primary

  MIMO systems · CPC title

• H04B7/0404

  the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity · CPC title