Patent ID: 6411826
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: H01Q,H04B

Abstract:
A portable radiotelephone comprising:a transceiver that transmits and receives radiotelephone communications; a processor coupled to the transceiver that processes the radiotelephone communications transmitted and received by the transceiver; a speaker coupled to the processor that generates sound responsive to the received radiotelephone communications; a microphone coupled to the processor that generates electrical signals for the transmitted radiotelephone communications responsive to outside sound; a patch antenna including a conductive layer coupled to at least one of the processor and the transceiver that receives electromagnetic signals wherein the patch antenna has an opening therein wherein the patch antenna comprises a global position patch antenna that receives electromagnetic global position signals from a global position satellite wherein the processor comprises a global position receiver that processes the received electromagnetic global position signals; and a display coupled to the processor, wherein the processor generates a message on the display during global position processing to encourage a horizontal orientation of the patch antenna.