Mobile Transceiver with Shared User Filter, Method for the Operation of the Mobile Transceiver and Use of a Filter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016134308-A1
Application number	US-201414894275-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 5, 2014
Priority date	Jun 10, 2013
Publication date	May 12, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A mobile communication device includes an antenna and a transceiver circuit having a first port for transmitting first RF signals and a second port for transmitting second RF signals. The second RF signals are different than the first RF signals. A single RF filter is electrically connected between the antenna and the transceiver circuit. The RF filter has an antenna port coupled to the antenna and a transceiver port coupled to the transceiver circuit. The transceiver port of the RF filter is coupled to the first port and to the second port of the transceiver circuit.

First claim

1 - 10 . (canceled)

11 . A mobile communication device comprising:
an antenna; a transceiver circuit having a first port for transmitting first RF signals and a second port for transmitting second RF signals, the second RF signals being different than the first RF signals; and a single RF filter electrically connected between the antenna and the transceiver circuit, the RF filter having an antenna port coupled to the antenna, and a transceiver port coupled to the transceiver circuit, wherein the transceiver port of the RF filter is coupled to the first port and to the second port of the transceiver circuit.

12 . The mobile communication device of claim 11 , wherein the first RF signals and the second RF signals use different duplexing methods.

13 . The mobile communication device of claim 11 , wherein the first RF signals and the second RF signals belong to different mobile communication standards.

14 . The mobile communication device of claim 11 , wherein the first RF signals and the second RF signals are transmitted in frequency bands having a common frequency.

15 . The mobile communication device of claim 11 , wherein the first RF signals and the second RF signals are transmitted in a frequency band having a maximum relative bandwidth of 11%.

16 . The mobile communication device of claim 11 , the RF filter is a SAW filter, a BAW filter or a GBAW filter.

17 . The mobile communication device of claim 11 , wherein the RF filter comprises:
a piezoelectric material; and an electrode structure on the piezoelectric material.

18 . The mobile communication device of claim 17 , wherein the electrode structure is arranged on the piezoelectric material in such a manner, and an orientation of the piezoelectric material is chosen in such a manner, that a bandwidth of the RF filter is greater than a smaller of a bandwidth of the first RF signal and a bandwidth of the second RF signal.

19 . The mobile communication device of claim 11 , wherein the transceiver port of the RF filter is coupled to ports of the transceiver circuit that are provided for transmitting Tx and/or Rx signals in the bands
band 33 together with band 39 , or band 33 together with band 37 together with band 39 , or band 33 together with band 35 together with band 39 , or band 33 together with band 35 together with band 37 , or band 36 together with band 37 together with band 1900 , or band 33 together with band 36 together with band 37 together with band 1900 or band 35 together with band 1800 , or band 33 together with band 35 together with band 39 together with band 1800 , or band 33 together with band 35 together with band 37 together with band 39 together with band 1800 , or band 34 together with band 36 together with band 1900 , or band 34 together with band 36 together with band 37 together with band 1900 , or band 33 together with band 34 together with band 36 together with band 37 together with band 1900 .

20 . The mobile communication device of claim 11 , wherein the RF filter is a bandpass filter.

21 . A method of operating the mobile communication device of claim 11 , wherein the RF filter is operated simultaneously or successively both with the first RF signals and with the second signals.

22 . A method of operating a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
receiving a first RF signal at an antenna, the first RF signal from a first multiplexing method or from a first communication standard; filtering the first RF signal using an RF filter; providing the filtered first RF signal to a transceiver circuit; receiving a second RF signal at the antenna, the second RF signal from a second multiplexing method that is different than the first multiplexing method or from a second communication standard that is different than the first communication standard, wherein the first RF signal is from the first multiplexing method and the second RF signal is from the second multiplexing standard or wherein the first RF signal is from the first communication standard and the second RF signal is from the second communication standard; filtering the second RF signal using the RF filter; and providing the filtered second RF signal to the transceiver circuit.

23 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the first RF signal is from the first multiplexing method and the second RF signal is from the second multiplexing standard and wherein the first RF signal is from the first communication standard and the second RF signal is from the second communication standard.

24 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the first RF signal and the second RF signal are received simultaneously.

25 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the first RF signal and the second RF signal are received sequentially.

26 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the first RF signals and the second RF signals are transmitted in frequency bands having a common frequency.

27 . A mobile communication device comprising:
an antenna; a transceiver circuit having a first port for transmitting first RF signals and a second port for transmitting second RF signals, which are different than the first RF signals; and a single RF filter electrically connected between the antenna and the transceiver circuit, the RF filter having an antenna port coupled to the antenna, and a transceiver port coupled to the transceiver circuit; wherein the transceiver port of the RF filter is coupled to the first port and to the second port of the transceiver circuit; wherein the first and second RF signals use different duplexing methods; and wherein the first and second RF signals below to different mobile communication standards.

28 . The mobile communication device of claim 27 , wherein the RF filter comprises:
a piezoelectric material; and an electrode structure on the piezoelectric material.

29 . The mobile communication device of claim 28 , wherein the electrode structure is arranged on the piezoelectric material in such a manner, and an orientation of the piezoelectric material is chosen in such a manner, that a bandwidth of the RF filter is greater than a smaller of a bandwidth of the first RF signal and a bandwidth of the second RF signal.

Assignees

• Epcos Ag

Inventors

• Schmidhammer Edgar

Classifications

• H04B1/005 Primary

  adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges · CPC title

• H04B1/401

  for selecting or indicating operating mode · CPC title

• H04L5/14

  Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex · CPC title

• H04B1/18

  Input circuits, e.g. for coupling to an antenna or a transmission line (coupling networks between antennas or lines and receivers independent of the nature of the receiver H03H) · CPC title

• H04B1/12

  Neutralising, balancing, or compensation arrangements · CPC title