Patent ID: 9070974
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising: a plurality of antennas including at least a first antenna, a second antenna, and a third antenna; a plurality of receive circuits including a first receive circuit configured to receive wireless communications according to a first radio access technology and a second receive circuit configured to receive wireless communications according to a second radio access technology, wherein the first receive circuit and the second receive circuit are configured to simultaneously receive, with respect to the other, wireless communications from a different one of at least two networks relating to different radio access technologies; and a controller configured to selectively switch the first receive circuit from receiving wireless communications via the first antenna to receive wireless communications via the second antenna based on one or more performance characteristics of at least one of the first antenna afid or the second antenna, wherein the controller is further configured to selectively switch based on preferences for each of the plurality of receive circuits, the preferences based on priority levels assigned to different radio access technologies associated with each of the plurality of receive circuits.