Antenna apparatus applied to mobile terminal and mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017195004-A1
Application number	US-201615241806-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 19, 2016
Priority date	Jan 6, 2016
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is an antenna device applied to a mobile terminal and mobile terminal. An antenna device applied to a mobile terminal comprises: a plurality of wide-frequency antennas, a plurality of switch arrays in the same number as the wide-frequency antennas, and a controller; the wide-frequency antennas are respectively disposed at different positions of the mobile terminal, each switch array among the switch arrays is connected with a different wide-frequency antenna among the wide-frequency antennas, the switch arrays are respectively connected with the controller; the controller is configured to determine an antenna among the four wide-frequency antennas which is available for a preset use scenario when the mobile terminal is in the preset use scenario; the switch array is configured to, according to control of the controller, turn on the antenna available for the preset use scenario among the wide-frequency antennas connected to the switch array with a radio frequency module.

First claim

1 - 9 . (canceled)

10 . An antenna device applied to a mobile terminal, comprising: a plurality of wide-frequency antennas, a plurality of switch arrays in the same number as the wide-frequency antennas, and a controller; wherein the plurality of wide-frequency antennas are respectively disposed at different positions of the mobile terminal, each switch array among the plurality of switch arrays is connected with a different wide-frequency antenna among the plurality of wide-frequency antennas, the plurality of switch arrays are respectively connected with the controller, and the wide-frequency antenna comprises antennas at a plurality of frequency bands;
the controller is configured to determine an antenna among the four wide-frequency antennas which is available for a preset use scenario, when the mobile terminal is in the preset use scenario, the antenna available for the preset use scenario being capable of satisfying a preset antenna performance under the preset use scenario; the switch array is configured to, according to control of the controller, turn on the antenna available for the preset use scenario among the wide-frequency antennas connected to the switch array with a radio frequency module.

11 . The antenna device according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of wide-frequency antennas are four wide-frequency antennas, and the plurality of switch arrays are four switch arrays.

12 . The antenna device according to claim 11 , wherein the four wide-frequency antennas are disposed at four corners of the mobile terminal.

13 . The antenna device according to claim 10 , wherein the preset use scenario comprises holding a mobile terminal and making a call.

14 . The antenna device according to claim 10 , wherein the switch array consists of a 4P4T switch, or consists of a 3P3T switch and a radio frequency switch, or consists of two DPDT switches.

15 . The antenna device according to claim 10 , wherein the wide-frequency antennas comprise at least two of a mobile cellular communication antenna, a WiFi antenna, a GPS antenna, a WiHD antenna or a NFC antenna.

16 . The antenna device according to claim 15 , wherein the mobile cellular communication antenna comprises a primary antenna and a diversity antenna.

17 . The antenna device according to claim 16 , wherein when the plurality of antennas are four wide-frequency antennas and the plurality of switch arrays are four switch arrays, the four switch arrays respectively are: a first switch array connected with the wide-frequency antenna arranged at a left upper corner of the mobile terminal, a second switch array connected with the wide-frequency antenna arranged at a right upper corner of the mobile terminal, a third switch array connected with the wide-frequency antenna arranged at a left lower corner of the mobile terminal and a fourth switch array connected with the wide-frequency antenna arranged at a right lower corner of the mobile terminal;
the controller is further configured to, when the mobile terminal is not in the preset use scenario, control the first switch array to turn on a diversity antenna in the wide-frequency antenna connected to the first switch array with the radio frequency module, control the second switch array to turn on a WiFi antenna and/or GPS antenna in the wide-frequency antenna connected to the second switch array with the radio frequency module, and control the third switch array or fourth switch array to turn on a primary antenna in the wide-frequency antenna connected to the third switch array with the radio frequency module.

18 . A mobile terminal, comprising the antenna device and a sensor module:
Wherein the antenna device comprises: a plurality of wide-frequency antennas, a plurality of switch arrays in the same number as the wide-frequency antennas, and a controller; wherein the plurality of wide-frequency antennas are respectively disposed at different positions of the mobile terminal, each switch array among the plurality of switch arrays is connected with a different wide-frequency antenna among the plurality of wide-frequency antennas, the plurality of switch arrays are respectively connected with the controller, and the wide-frequency antenna comprises antennas at a plurality of frequency bands; the controller is configured to determine an antenna among the four wide-frequency antennas which is available for a preset use scenario, when the mobile terminal is in the preset use scenario, the antenna available for the preset use scenario being capable of satisfying a preset antenna performance under the preset use scenario; the switch array is configured to, according to control of the controller, turn on the antenna available for the preset use scenario among the wide-frequency antennas connected to the switch array with a radio frequency module. wherein the sensor module is configured to detect whether the mobile terminal is in a preset use scenario.

19 . The mobile terminal according to claim 18 , wherein the plurality of wide-frequency antennas are four wide-frequency antennas, and the plurality of switch arrays are four switch arrays.

20 . The mobile terminal according to claim 19 , wherein the four wide-frequency antennas are disposed at four corners of the mobile terminal.

21 . The mobile terminal according to claim 18 , wherein the preset use scenario comprises holding a mobile terminal and making a call.

22 . The mobile terminal according to claim 18 , wherein the switch array consists of a 4P4T switch, or consists of a 3P3T switch and a radio frequency switch, or consists of two DPDT switches.

23 . The mobile terminal according to claim 18 , wherein the wide-frequency antennas comprise at least two of a mobile cellular communication antenna, a WiFi antenna, a GPS antenna, a WiHD antenna or a NFC antenna.

24 . The mobile terminal according to claim 23 , wherein the mobile cellular communication antenna comprises a primary antenna and a diversity antenna.

25 . The mobile terminal according to claim 24 , wherein when the plurality of antennas are four wide-frequency antennas and the plurality of switch arrays are four switch arrays, the four switch arrays respectively are: a first switch array connected with the wide-frequency antenna arranged at a left upper corner of the mobile terminal, a second switch array connected with the wide-frequency antenna arranged at a right upper corner of the mobile terminal, a third switch array connected with the wide-frequency antenna arranged at a left lower corner of the mobile terminal and a fourth switch array connected with the wide-frequency antenna arranged at a right lower corner of the mobile terminal;
the controller is further configured to, when the mobile terminal is not in the preset use scenario, control the first switch array to turn on a diversity antenna in the wide-frequency antenna connected to the first switch array with the radio frequency module, control the second switch array to turn on a WiFi antenna and/or GPS antenna in the wide-frequency antenna connected to the second switch array with the radio frequency module, and control the third switch array or fourth switch array to turn on a primary antenna in the wide-frequency antenna connected to the third switch array with the radio frequency module.

Assignees

• Le Holdings Beijing Co Ltd
• Lemobile Information Technology Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cheng Bo
• Huang Huanqu

Classifications

• H04B7/0602

  using antenna switching (H04B7/0686 takes precedence; antenna beam directivity switching H01Q3/24) · CPC title

• H04B1/58 Primary

  Hybrid arrangements, i.e. arrangements for transition from single-path two-direction transmission to single-direction transmission on each of two paths or vice versa · CPC title

• H04B7/04

  using two or more spaced independent antennas · CPC title

• H04W88/02

  Terminal devices · CPC title