Patent ID: 8175524
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H01Q,H04B

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: an antenna element shared by a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module, (a) the first wireless communication module comprising a first printed circuit board and a wireless communication circuit which is provided on the first printed circuit board, the first wireless communication module being configured to execute wireless communication by using a first wireless communication scheme, (b) the second wireless communication module comprising a second printed circuit board and being configured to execute wireless communication by using a second wireless communication scheme which is different from the first wireless communication scheme, and a transmission power of the first wireless communication module being lower than a transmission power of the second wireless communication module; and a diplexer provided on the first printed circuit board of the first wireless communication module, the diplexer comprising (i) a first terminal which is connected to the antenna element via a first antenna connector provided on the first printed circuit board and a first cable, (ii) a second terminal which is connected to one end of a wiring pattern on the first printed circuit board, the other end of the wiring pattern on the printed circuit board being connected to the wireless communication circuit, and (iii) a third terminal which is connected to a second antenna connector provided on the first printed circuit board, the diplexer bidirectionally connecting the first terminal and the second terminal and also bidirectionally connecting the first terminal and third terminal, wherein the second wireless communication module is connected to the second antenna connector via a second cable.