Patent ID: 8934852
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising: a plurality of antennas including a first antenna and a second antenna; a receive or transmit circuit; and a controller configured to: determine one or more performance characteristics associated with the first antenna while the receive or transmit circuit is receiving or transmitting wireless communications via the first antenna; switch the receive or transmit circuit from receiving or transmitting wireless communications via the first antenna to receiving or transmitting wireless communications via the second antenna; determine one or more performance characteristics associated with the second antenna after the switch; compare the performance characteristics associated with the first antenna to the performance characteristics associated with the second antenna; determine whether to maintain the switch of the receive or transmit circuit to the second antenna or to switch the receive or transmit circuit back to the first antenna based on the comparison of the performance characteristics associated with the first antenna to the performance characteristics associated with the second antenna; and determine a duration of time to maintain a connection between one of the first and second antennas and the receive or transmit circuit based, at least, on the comparison of the performance characteristics associated with the first antenna and the second antenna.