Electronic device for controlling communication circuit on basis of signal received from antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11558128-B2
Application number	US-201917278003-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2019
Priority date	Sep 21, 2018
Publication date	Jan 17, 2023
Grant date	Jan 17, 2023

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device that includes a transmission amplifier; an antenna; a circulator disposed between the transmission amplifier and the antenna; a communication module which is connected to the circulator and which is for checking a signal received through the antenna; and a processor. The processor may be set to check the signal through the communication module and adjust the frequency characteristics of the antenna based at least in part on a determination that the signal is a signal reflected from the antenna.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a transmission amplifier;
an antenna;
a circulator disposed between the transmission amplifier and the antenna;
a communication module connected to the circulator to identify a signal received via the antenna;
a switching module connected to the antenna; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
identify the signal,
identify a position in which the signal is reflected, based on a phase of the signal,
adjust a frequency feature of the antenna based on the position in which the signal is reflected, and
reset the transmission amplifier or the switching module to adjust the frequency feature of the antenna based on the position in which the signal is reflected from the switching module.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the signal is a signal reflected from the antenna, based on at least one of a frequency, an amplitude, or the phase of the signal.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine based on a frequency of the signal whether the signal is associated with a transmission signal output through the transmission amplifier; and
identify the position in which the signal is reflected, based on the signal being associated with the transmission signal.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to tune a reflection feature value of the antenna to adjust the frequency feature of the antenna, based on that the position in which the signal is reflected.

5. An electronic device comprising:
a first transmission amplifier configured to amplify a first signal of a first frequency band;
a second transmission amplifier configured to amplify a second signal of a second frequency band;
a first antenna connected to the first transmission amplifier;
a second antenna connected to the second transmission amplifier;
a circulator disposed between the first transmission amplifier and the first antenna;
a communication module connected to the circulator to identify a signal received via the first antenna; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
send a first signal of the first frequency band to the first transmission amplifier;
send a second signal of the second frequency band to the second transmission amplifier;
identify the first signal received via the first antenna including at least a part of the second signal by using the communication module; and
adjust a feature of the second signal emitted via the second antenna by using the second transmission amplifier or the communication module, based on the identification of the first signal including the at least a part of the second signal.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to:
determine based on a frequency of the signal whether the signal comprises at least a part of the second signal; and
determine whether an amplitude of the second signal is greater than a designated amplitude, based on that the signal comprises at least a part of the second signal.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to reduce a strength of the second signal emitted via the second antenna by using the second transmission amplifier or the communication module, based on that the amplitude of the signal is greater than the designated amplitude.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to change a phase of the second signal emitted via the second antenna by using the second transmission amplifier or the communication module, based on that the amplitude of the signal is greater than the designated amplitude.

9. The electronic device of claim 5 , further comprising a second circulator disposed between the second transmission amplifier and the second antenna.

10. An electronic device comprising:
a first transmission amplifier and a second transmission amplifier configured to amplify a designated signal;
a first coupler configured to obtain at least a part of a first signal amplified through the first transmission amplifier;
a second coupler configured to obtain at least a part of a second signal amplified through the second transmission amplifier;
a third coupler configured to obtain at least a part of a third signal generated based at least in part on the first signal and the second signal;
a communication module connected to the first coupler, the second coupler, and the third coupler; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
obtain at least a part of the first signal, at least a part of the second signal, and at least a part of the third signal through the communication module; and
adjust the first transmission amplifier or the second transmission amplifier, based at least in part on a determination that an amplitude of an inter-modulation distortion (IMD) signal for the at least a part of the first signal is greater than a designated amplitude and amplitudes of IMD signals for the at least a part of the second signal and the at least a part of the third signal are substantially equal to each other.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to modify a bias of the first transmission amplifier or the second transmission amplifier when adjusting the first transmission amplifier or the second transmission amplifier.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to modify a phase of the first transmission amplifier or the second transmission amplifier when adjusting the first transmission amplifier or the second transmission amplifier.

13. The electronic device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a first antenna emitting the signal of the first frequency band; and
a circulator disposed between the first transmission amplifier or the second transmission amplifier and the first antenna.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Pyo Chulseung
• Yang Dongil
• Choi Hyunseok
• Kim Jooseung
• Lee Youngmin
• Lee Jongin
• Na Hyoseok

Classifications

• H04B17/27

  for locating or positioning the transmitter · CPC title

• H04B17/103

  Reflected power, e.g. return loss · CPC title

• H04B17/12 Primary

  of transmit antennas, e.g. of the amplitude or phase · CPC title

• H04B17/11 Primary

  for calibration · CPC title

• H04B17/13 Primary

  of power amplifiers, e.g. gain or non-linearity · CPC title