Patent ID: 9065535
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: a housing; a communication module configured to send and receive information via at least wireless communication; a plurality of antennas configured to conduct the wireless communication; a plurality of sensors configured to sense device conditions; and an antenna selection module configured to cause at least one antenna in the plurality of antennas to be coupled to the communication module based on the device conditions; wherein: the antenna selection module comprises at least a multiplexer coupled to the communication module and the plurality of antennas, the multiplexer being configured to select the at least one antenna to be coupled to the communication module; the antenna selection module further comprises a controller coupled to the at least one sensor and the multiplexer; the plurality of sensors comprises: said controller is configured to control which of the plurality of antennas is selected by the multiplexer based at least in part on a combination of at least one of said proximity information and motion information, and at least one of said orientation information and said mechanical configuration information.