Patent ID: 7844242

Claim:
A wireless communication device comprises: an integrated circuit (IC) that includes: a processing module coupled to: establish a wireless communication protocol in accordance with one of a plurality of operational modes of the wireless communication device; convert outbound data into an outbound symbol stream in accordance with the wireless communication protocol; convert an inbound symbol stream into inbound data in accordance with the wireless communication protocol; and establish operational parameters based on the wireless communication protocol; and a transceiver section coupled to: convert an inbound RF signal into the inbound symbol stream in accordance with the operational parameters and a local oscillation; and convert the outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal in accordance with the operational parameters and the local oscillation; and an antenna system that provides a plurality of antenna structures corresponding to the plurality of operational modes of the wireless communication device, wherein the antenna system provides one of the plurality of antenna structures in accordance with the operational parameters to transceive the inbound and outbound RF signals.