Patent ID: 7035654
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A handheld wireless communications device, comprising: a first antenna; a second antenna; a switching module coupled to the first antenna and to the second antenna; a global positioning system (GPS) module coupled to the first antenna or the second antenna via the switching module, a duplexer coupled to the switching module; a receiver module coupled to the duplexer; and a transmitter module coupled to the duplexer, wherein the switching module is adapted to couple the GPS module to the first antenna or the second antenna as a function of a GPS reception characteristic of the first antenna or the second antenna and; wherein the switching module is adapted to couple the duplexer to the first antenna or the second antenna as a function of a communications reception characteristic or a communications transmission characteristic of the first antenna or the second antenna.