Patent ID: 9270320
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H04B

Claim Text:
1. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising: a plurality of antennas which are arranged so as to be predetermined distances apart from each other within the wireless communication apparatus; a communication unit which perform communication using an antenna selected from the plurality of antennas; a first switching unit which switches the antenna used for the communication to another antenna from the plurality of antennas, if a first state in which a reflected power of a transmitted output power of the selected antenna is larger than a first predetermined threshold value continues for equal to or more than a first predetermined time; and a second switching unit which switches the antenna used for the communication to another antenna from the plurality of antennas, if a second state in which a variation of a received power of the selected antenna is larger than a second predetermined threshold value continues for equal to or more than a second predetermined time, wherein the first predetermined time is shorter than the second predetermined time.