Method and apparatus for selecting reception antenna set of user terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11903077-B2
Application number	US-202217805432-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2022
Priority date	Feb 19, 2016
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of antennas, a radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to electrically connect with the plurality of antennas, and a processor. The plurality of antennas include a first main antenna, a first sub-antenna, a second main antenna, and a second sub-antenna. The processor controls the RF circuit to operate in a first mode of receiving a signal using the first main antenna and the first sub-antenna. The processor controls the RF circuit to operate in a second mode different from the first mode to receive the signal based on a signal state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A chipset for a portable communication device, comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
control a radio frequency (RF) circuit of the portable communication device to receive a signal corresponding to a specified frequency band using a first set of one or more antennas selected from a plurality of antennas of the portable communication device;
determine control information associated with data received via the signal for a specified period of time using the first set of one or more antennas; and
control the RF circuit to receive the signal using a second set of one or more antennas selected from the plurality of antennas if the control information satisfies a specified condition, the second set of one or more antennas including at least one antenna not included in the first set of one or more antennas.

2. The chipset of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
as at least part of the determining of the control information, identify whether downlink control information (DCI) rate satisfies the specified condition.

3. The chipset of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
identify a number of one or more downlink grants in the signal, as at least part of the control information.

4. The chipset of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
identify information included in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of a subframe corresponding to the data, as at least part of the control information.

5. The chipset of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
perform the determining of the control information while the signal is received using the first set of one or more antennas.

6. The chipset of claim 1 , wherein the specified condition comprises a specific radio resource control (RRC) state.

7. The chipset of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of antennas include a first main antenna, a first sub-antenna, a second main antenna and a second sub-antenna, each of the first main antenna and second main antenna configured to receive and to send signals and each of the first sub-antenna and second sub-antenna configured to receive and not send signals.

8. The chipset of claim 7 , wherein the first sub-antenna is configured to be used to receive the signals when the first main antenna is used to receive the signals, and not to be used to receive the signals when the first main antenna is not used to receive the signals, and the second sub-antenna is configured to be used to receive the signals when the second main antenna is used to receive the signals, and not to be used to receive the signals when the second main antenna is not used to receive the signals.

9. A chipset for a portable communication device, comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
perform a voice over long-term evolution (VoLTE) call using a radio frequency (RF) circuit of the portable communication device;
while performing the VoLTE call, determine a signal state associated with a parameter indicating signal strength or signal quality for a specified period of time; and
control the RF circuit to receive a signal with a first set of one or more antennas selected from a plurality of antennas of the portable communication device or to receive the signal with a second set of one or more antennas selected from the plurality of antennas based at least in part on the signal state,

wherein the second set of one or more antennas including at least one antenna not included in the first set of one or more antennas.

10. The chipset of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
control the RF circuit to receive the signal with the first set of one or more antennas when the signal state is same to or greater than a threshold, and
control the RF circuit to receive the signal with the second set of one or more antennas when the signal state is less than the threshold.

11. The chipset of claim 10 , wherein the parameter corresponds to at least one of a reference signal received power (RSRP), an energy to interference ratio (ECIO), a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), or a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

12. The chipset of claim 9 , wherein a second number of antennas in the second set of one or more antennas is equal to or greater than a first number of antennas in the first set of one or more antennas.

13. A chipset for a portable communication device comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
control a radio frequency (RF) circuit of the portable communication device to receive a signal corresponding to a specified frequency band using a first set of one or more antennas selected from a plurality of antennas of the portable communication device;
determine whether a specified condition is satisfied with respect to a number of one or more downlink grants in downlink control information (DCI) associated with data received via the signal for a specified period of time using the first set of one or more antennas; and
control the RF circuit to receive the signal using a second set of one or more antennas selected from the plurality of antennas if the number satisfies the specified condition, the second set of one or more antennas including at least one antenna not included in the first set of one or more antennas.

14. The chipset of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
identify the number of the one or more downlink grants from information included in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of a subframe.

15. The chipset of claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
perform the identifying of the number of the one or more downlink grants while the signal is received using the first set of one or more antennas.

16. The chipset of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of antennas include a first main antenna, a first sub-antenna, a second main antenna and a second sub-antenna, each of the first main antenna and second main antenna configured to receive and to send signals and each of the first sub-antenna and second sub-antenna configured to receive and not send signals.

17. The chipset of claim 16 , wherein the first sub-antenna is configured to be used to receive the signals when the first main antenna is used to receive the signals, and not to be used to receive the signals when the first main antenna is not used to receive the signals, and the second sub-antenna is configured to be used to receive the signals when the second main antenna is used to receive the signals, and not to be used to receive the signals when the second main antenna is not used to receive the signals.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Hyoungjoo
• Kim Kee Hoon
• Lee Byung Gil
• Lim Chaiman

Classifications

• H04W76/27 Primary

  Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states · CPC title

• H04B7/04

  using two or more spaced independent antennas · CPC title

• H04B7/0802

  using antenna selection (H04B7/0868 takes precedence; antenna beam directivity switching H01Q3/24) · CPC title

• H04B7/0817 Primary

  with multiple receivers and antenna path selection · CPC title

• H04B7/0825

  with main and with auxiliary or diversity antennas · CPC title