Patent ID: 6807437
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: G06F,H01Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A wireless communication apparatus implementable in a portable electronic device, said wireless communication apparatus adapted to transceive information wirelessly, said wireless communication apparatus comprising:a PCB (printed circuit board) communicatively coupled with said portable electronic device, said PCB in addition to said portable electronic device's PCB; an antenna component, said antenna component coupled with said PCB of said wireless communication apparatus, said antenna configured to transceive a specific radio frequency band; and a passive radiator coupled with said PCB of said wireless communication apparatus, wherein said PCB of said wireless communication apparatus comprises a physical dimension, said physical dimension equivalent to an electrical half-wavelength of said specific radio frequency band, said physical dimension enabling said PCB to re-radiate some of the energy of said specific radio frequency band to said passive radiator, and wherein said passive radiator re-radiates said energy in an omnidirectional pattern so as to enhance the transceiving functionality of said wireless communication apparatus.