Network radio frequency structure, radio frequency control method, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022190870-A1
Application number	US-202217687348-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 4, 2022
Priority date	Sep 6, 2019
Publication date	Jun 16, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A network radio frequency structure includes: a radio frequency transceiver; a first radio frequency module connected to the radio frequency transceiver, where the first radio frequency module is connected to a first antenna and a second antenna through a first DPDT switch; and a second radio frequency module connected to the radio frequency transceiver, where the second radio frequency module is connected to a third antenna and a fourth antenna through a first switch unit; where the first radio frequency module includes: a first transmitting module and a first receiving module, the first transmitting module is connected to a first interface of the first DPDT switch, and the first receiving module is connected to a second interface of the first DPDT switch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A network radio frequency structure, applied to an electronic device, comprising:
a radio frequency transceiver; a first radio frequency module connected to the radio frequency transceiver, wherein the first radio frequency module is connected to a first antenna and a second antenna through a first double pole double throw (DPDT) switch; and a second radio frequency module connected to the radio frequency transceiver, wherein the second radio frequency module is connected to a third antenna and a fourth antenna through a first switch unit; wherein the first radio frequency module comprises: a first transmitting module and a first receiving module, the first transmitting module is connected to a first interface of the first DPDT switch, and the first receiving module is connected to a second interface of the first DPDT switch.

2 . The network radio frequency structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first switch unit comprises: a second DPDT switch;
the second radio frequency module comprises: a second transmitting module and a second receiving module; and the second transmitting module is connected to a first interface of the second DPDT switch, and the second receiving module is connected to a second interface of the second DPDT switch.

3 . The network radio frequency structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first switch unit comprises:
a double pole four throw (DP4T) switch; a first single pole double throw (SPDT) switch connected to a first contact of the DP4T switch, wherein the first SPDT switch is connected to the third antenna; and a second SPDT switch connected to a fourth contact of the DP4T switch, wherein the second SPDT switch is connected to a sixth antenna; wherein a second contact of the DP4T switch is connected to the fourth antenna, and a third contact of the DP4T switch is connected to a fifth antenna.

4 . The network radio frequency structure according to claim 3 , wherein the second radio frequency module comprises:
a first transmitting submodule, connected to a first interface of the DP4T switch; a second transmitting submodule, connected to a second interface of the DP4T switch; a first multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) module, connected to the first SPDT switch; and a second MIMO module, connected to the second SPDT switch.

5 . An electronic device, comprising the network radio frequency structure according to claim 1 .

6 . A radio frequency control method, performed by an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a first radio frequency module and a second radio frequency module; and the method comprises:
controlling the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module to transmit a first signal and a second signal respectively; wherein the first radio frequency module transmits the first signal through a first antenna and a second antenna, and the second radio frequency module transmits the second signal through a third antenna and a fourth antenna; or controlling the second radio frequency module to transmit a first signal and a second signal.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the controlling the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module to transmit a first signal and a second signal respectively comprises:
controlling the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module to transmit the first signal and the second signal respectively at a first moment; or controlling the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module to transmit, according to a preset time sequence, the first signal and the second signal respectively.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the controlling the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module to transmit, according to a preset time sequence, the first signal and the second signal respectively comprises:
controlling the second radio frequency module to transmit the second signal; and after the second radio frequency module transmits the second signal, controlling the first radio frequency module to transmit the first signal.

9 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the second radio frequency module comprises a first transmitting submodule and a second transmitting submodule; and
the controlling the second radio frequency module to transmit a first signal and a second signal comprises: controlling the first transmitting submodule and the second transmitting submodule to transmit the first signal and the second signal respectively; wherein the first transmitting submodule transmits the first signal through the third antenna and the fourth antenna; and the second transmitting submodule transmits the second signal through a fifth antenna and a sixth antenna.

10 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the second radio frequency module comprises a first transmitting submodule and a second transmitting submodule; and
the controlling the second radio frequency module to transmit a first signal and a second signal comprises: controlling the second transmitting submodule to transmit the first signal and the second signal; wherein the second transmitting submodule transmits the first signal through the third antenna and the fourth antenna, and transmits the second signal through a fifth antenna and a sixth antenna.

11 . An electronic device, comprising a first radio frequency module and a second radio frequency module; wherein the electronic device further comprises: a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:
controlling the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module to transmit a first signal and a second signal respectively; wherein the first radio frequency module transmits the first signal through a first antenna and a second antenna, and the second radio frequency module transmits the second signal through a third antenna and a fourth antenna; or controlling the second radio frequency module to transmit a first signal and a second signal.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:
controlling the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module to transmit the first signal and the second signal respectively at a first moment; or controlling the first radio frequency module and the second radio frequency module to transmit, according to a preset time sequence, the first signal and the second signal respectively.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:
controlling the second radio frequency module to transmit the second signal; and after the second radio frequency module transmits the second signal, controlling the first radio frequency module to transmit the first signal.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the second radio frequency module comprises a first transmitting submodule and a second transmitting submodule; and the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to perform:
controlling the first transmitting submodule and the second transmitting submodule to transmit the first signal and the second signal respectively; wherein the first transmitting submodule transmits the first signal through the third antenna and the fourth antenna; and the second transmit

Assignees

• Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Binbin
• Qiu Jie

Classifications

• H04B1/401 Primary

  for selecting or indicating operating mode · CPC title

• H04B1/44 Primary

  Transmit/receive switching · CPC title

• H04B1/0007 Primary

  wherein the AD/DA conversion occurs at radiofrequency or intermediate frequency stage · CPC title