Electronic device and method for providing communication service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9973323-B2
Application number	US-201514614324-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2015
Priority date	Feb 4, 2014
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device and method for providing a communication service are provided. The method of operating an electronic device includes: receiving a first signal transmitted through a first band and a second signal transmitted through a second band; determining a communication mode of the electronic device for processing the first signal and the second signal based on device information or environment information of the electronic device; and processing the first signal and the second signal using at least one of a first modem or a second modem functionally connected to the electronic device based on the communication mode, wherein the processing of the first signal and the second signal includes: processing, when the communication mode is a first mode, the first signal in the first modem and the second signal in the second modem; and processing, when the communication mode is a second mode, the first signal and the second signal in the first modem.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving a first signal on a first band via a first antenna for the first band and a second signal on a second band via a second antenna for the second band, wherein the first band is used for a first mobile communication scheme and a second mobile communication scheme, wherein the second band is used for the second mobile communication scheme and a third mobile communication scheme, wherein a part of the first band is higher than a part of the second band, and wherein remaining part of the first band overlaps with remaining part of the second band;
controlling a diplexer of the electronic device to provide the first signal received via the first antenna to a first modem and the second signal received via the second antenna to a second modem, based on identifying that the second signal is associated with the third mobile communication scheme; and
controlling the diplexer to provide the first signal received via the first antenna and the second signal received via the second antenna to the first modem, based on identifying that the second signal is associated with the second mobile communication scheme.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first band is used for one or more of 3rd generation (3G), frequency division long term evolution (FDD LTE), time division synchronous code division multiple access (TDSCDMA), or time division duplex long term evolution (TDD LTE).

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second band is used for one or more of 2nd generation (2G) and 3rd generation (3G).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device utilizes the third mobile communication scheme by operating one or more of a simultaneous global system for mobile communication and long term evolution (SGLTE) or a simultaneous voice and long term evolution (SVLTE).

5. An electronic device, comprising:
a first antenna, configured to receive a first signal on a first band, designated for the first band used for a first mobile communication scheme and a second mobile communication scheme;
a second antenna, configured to receive a second signal on a second band, designated for the second band used for the second mobile communication scheme and a third mobile communication scheme, wherein a part of the first band is higher than a part of the second band, and wherein remaining part of the first band overlaps with remaining part of the second band;
a first modem connected to the first antenna;
a second modem connected to the second antenna; and
a diplexer configured to:
provide, if the second signal is associated with the third mobile communication scheme, the first signal received via the first antenna to the first modem and the second signal received via the second antenna to the second modem; and
provide, if the second signal is associated with the second mobile communication scheme, the first signal received via the first antenna and the second signal received via the second antenna to the first modem.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first band is used for one or more of 3rd generation (3G), frequency division duplex long term evolution (FDD LTE), time division synchronous code division multiple access (TDSCDMA), or time division duplex long term evolution (TDD LTE).

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the second band is used for one or more of 2nd generation (2G) or 3rd generation (3G).

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the electronic device utilizes the third mobile communication scheme by operation one or more of a simultaneous global system for mobile communication and long term evolution (SGLTE) or a simultaneous voice and long term evolution (SVLTE).

9. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the first modem comprises a modem that processes a signal received via the first antenna and a modem is configured to process a signal received via the second antenna.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the electronic device comprises a switch configured to provide a signal provided from the diplexer to the first modem and the second modem.

11. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium comprising a plurality of instructions configured to, when execute by a processor of an electronic device, cause the processor to:
receive a first signal on a first band via a first antenna for the first band and a second signal on a second band via a second antenna for the second band, wherein the first band is used for a first mobile communication scheme and a second mobile communication scheme, wherein the second band is used for the second mobile communication scheme and a third mobile communication scheme wherein a part of the first band is higher than a part of the second band, and wherein remaining part of the first band overlaps with remaining part of the second band,
controlling a diplexer of the electronic device to provide the first signal received via the first antenna to a first modem and the second signal received via the second antenna to a second modem, based on identifying that the second signal is associated with the third mobile communication scheme; and
controlling the diplexer to provide the first signal received via the first antenna and the second signal received via the second antenna to the first modem, based on identifying that the second signal is associated with the second mobile communication scheme.

12. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 11 , wherein the first band is used for one or more of 3rd generation (3G), frequency division duplex long term evolution (FDD LTE), time division synchronous code division multiple access (TDSCDMA), or time division duplex long term evolution (TDD LTE).

13. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 11 , wherein the second band is used for one or more of 2nd generation (2G) or 3rd generation (3G).

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hong Il-Pyo
• Oh Tae-Young
• Hong Young-Sang

Classifications

• H04L5/08

  each combination of signals in different channels being represented by a fixed frequency · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04L5/14 Primary

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

• H04B1/006 Primary

  using switches for selecting the desired band (H04B1/0057 takes precedence) · CPC title