Patent ID: 7546093

Claim:
An antenna unit for a mobile terminal, the antenna unit comprising: a rotatable antenna module coupled to a terminal body, the antenna module comprising a plurality of antennas disposed inside the rotatable antenna module, each one of the plurality of antennas having a different frequency band, wherein the rotatable antenna module is configured to rotate to activate a corresponding antenna of the plurality of antennas disposed inside the rotatable antenna module; a plurality of connection terminals, each of the plurality of connection terminals connected to a different one of the plurality of antennas; a connection plate coupled to a mobile terminal operational circuitry; wherein a connection terminal of the plurality of connection terminals is selectively connected to the connection plate to activate the corresponding antenna; and a driving unit coupled to the rotatable antenna module, configured to rotate the rotatable antenna module to connect the connection terminal of the plurality of connection terminals to the connection plate to activate the corresponding antenna.