Patent ID: 8543059

Claim:
A combo wireless system, comprising: at least one communication antenna configured to transmit/receive a first type of signal for a first wireless module and to transmit/receive a second type of signal for a second wireless module, the at least one communication antenna including a first antenna and a second antenna; and at least one switch coupled between the at least one communication antenna, the first wireless module and the second wireless module; wherein the at least one switch comprises: a first single pole dual throw (SPDT) switch disposed between the first antenna, the second antenna and a receiving port of the second wireless module; and a second SPDT switch coupled between the second antenna, the first SPDT switch and a transmitting port of the second wireless module, wherein the first SPDT switch is controlled to select a first path for the receiving port of the second wireless module to receive the second type of signal through the first antenna or to select a second path for the receiving port of the second wireless module to receive the second type of signal through the second SPDT switch and the second antenna, and the second SPDT switch is controlled to select a third path for the receiving port of the second wireless module to receive the second type of signal through the first SPDT switch and the second antenna or to select a fourth path for the transmitting port of the second wireless module to transmit the second type of signal through the second antenna, wherein the first wireless module comprises a transmit/receive port coupled to the first antenna.