Patent ID: 11862844
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first device and a second device that are coupled to each other and that are configured to:
physically connect to each other to operate together as a single electronic device and such that a front surface of the first device and a front surface of the second device form a front surface of the electronic device; and
physically separate and be spaced from each other such that the second device operates independently or in an auxiliary manner,

wherein the first device includes:
a first housing;
a first antenna element having a first electrical length for transmitting or receiving a signal in a first frequency band;
a communication circuit disposed inside the first housing and configured to transmit and receive the signal in the first frequency band; and
a first ground member electrically connected to the first antenna element,

wherein the second device includes:
a second housing;
a second antenna element having a second electrical length and disposed inside the second housing; and
a second ground member disposed inside the second housing,

wherein the first antenna element and the second antenna element are connected to each other, and operate as a third antenna element having a third electrical length for transmitting and receiving a signal in a second frequency band while the first device and the second device are connected to each other, and
wherein the first ground member and the second ground member are electrically connected to each other and operate as a single ground layer for the third antenna element while the first device and the second device are connected to each other.