Patent ID: 9502775
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H01Q

Claim Text:
1. A computing device comprising: a conductive member; a slot antenna including a slot defined by the conductive member, and an antenna pattern portion disposed proximate to the slot; an excitation point configured to transfer wireless signals between the slot antenna and a transceiver circuitry of the computing device, the excitation point being coupled to a portion of the antenna pattern portion; a first slot switch configured to switch a first portion of the slot, the first slot switch having a first terminal and a second terminal such that the first portion of the slot is disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal, the first slot switch being switchable between a first configuration in which the first and second terminals are electrically connected and a second configuration in which the first and second terminals are not electrically connected; a second slot switch configured to switch a second portion of the slot, the excitation point being disposed between the first slot switch and the second slot switch; and a switching controller configured to switch the first slot switch between the first and second configurations and switch the second slot switch.