Patent ID: 7864123

Claim:
A hybrid handheld electronic device antenna with characteristics of both a planar inverted-F antenna and a slot antenna, comprising: a ground plane antenna element having portions that define a dielectric-filled slot associated with the slot antenna, wherein the slot is a closed slot that has a periphery that is completely surrounded by the portions of the ground plane antenna element; and a planar antenna resonating element that is located above the slot and that is associated with the planar inverted-F antenna, wherein the slot antenna is configured to operate in a first communications band, wherein the planar antenna resonating element comprises a first antenna resonating element branch that is configured to operate in a second communications band that is different than the first communications band, and wherein the planar antenna resonating element comprises a second antenna resonating element branch that is configured to operate in a third communications band that is different than the first communications band and the second communications band.