Patent ID: 6959209

Claim:
An electronic device having wireless communication functions under a first operating state and a second operating state, comprising: an antenna pair mounted separately thereon, the first antenna thereof being omni-directional in a predetermined plane when said electronic device is operative under said first operating state, and the second antenna thereof being omni-directional in said predetermined plane when said electronic device is operative under said second operating state; a wireless communication module for encoding and decoding signals that are transmitted and received, respectively, during wireless communication through said antenna pair; a RF switch coupling said wireless communication module to said first antenna and said second antenna for switching between said first antenna and said second antenna; and a trigger switch for detecting the transition between said first operating state and said second operating state that causes rotation in space of said antenna pair, and for triggering said RF switch in responsive thereto; wherein said RF switch switches to said first antenna as said electronic device transfers to said first operating state, and said RF switch switches to said second antenna as said electronic device transfers to said second operating state.