Patent ID: 11888568
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A method for configuring a diversity antenna in an electronic device comprising a first antenna, a second antenna, a first communication circuit configured to operate in a reception mode or a transmission mode and to process a radio frequency (RF) signal of a first frequency band supporting a first communication scheme, a second communication circuit configured to operate in a transmission mode or an idle mode without operating in the transmission mode and to process a RF signal of a second frequency band supporting a second communication scheme, a first connection circuit configured to electrically connect the first antenna to one of the first communication circuit or the second communication circuit and a second connection circuit configured to electrically connect the second antenna to one of the first communication circuit or the second communication circuit, the method comprising:
determining whether the first communication circuit operates in the transmission mode or the reception mode;
in case that the first communication circuit operates in the transmission mode:
determining whether the first communication circuit transmits a first signal of the first communication scheme;
in case that the first communication circuit does not transmit the first signal;
controlling the first connection circuit and the second connection circuit so that both the first antenna and the second antenna are electrically connected to the second communication circuit;
receiving a first RF signal through the first connection circuit and the first antenna and a second RF signal through the second connection circuit and the second antenna; and
processing the first RF signal in an overlap frequency band and the second RF signal in the second frequency band, wherein the overlap frequency band is a frequency band at which the first frequency band overlaps the second frequency band, and

in case that the first communication circuit operates in the reception mode, maintaining a state in which the first communication circuit is connected to the first antenna and the second communication circuit is connected to the second antenna,
wherein the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit are disposed separately, and
wherein the first connection circuit and the second connection circuit are disposed separately.