Patent ID: 8676136

Claim:
A device comprising: a first antenna having a first diversity characteristic; a second antenna having a second diversity characteristic different from the first diversity characteristic; a transmitter comprising an output to transmit a radio frequency signal; a receiver comprising an input to receive a radio frequency signal; a switch module coupled to the first antenna, the second antenna, the transmitter, and the receiver, the switch module comprising a select input to receive information indicating an operating mode, the switch module configured to: in response to the information indicating the mode of operation is a first mode, couple the first antenna to the transmitter, prevent signals from being communicated from the first antenna to the receiver, and prevent signals from being communicated to the transmitter or to the receiver from the second antenna; in response to the information indicating the mode of operation is a second mode, couple the second antenna to the transmitter, prevent signals from being communicated from the second antenna to the receiver, and prevent signals from being communicated to the transmitter or to the receiver from the first antenna; in response to the information indicating the mode of operation is a third mode, couple the first antenna to the receiver, prevent signals from being communicated from the transmitter to the first antenna, and prevent signals from being communicated from the second antenna to the transmitter or to the receiver; and in response to the information indicating the mode of operation is a fourth mode, couple the second antenna to the receiver, prevent signals from being communicated from the transmitter to the second antenna, and prevent signals from being communicated from the first antenna to the transmitter or to the receiver.