Patent ID: 6924769

Claim:
An antenna for a communication terminal apparatus, the antenna comprising: a first feeding element and a second feeding element, wherein an end of the first or second feeding element is fed with power in an unbalanced manner; a first passive element placed substantially in parallel to said first feeding element at a distance of approximately 1/10 or less of the wavelength at a frequency used for transmission/reception, the first passive element having a length of resonance when said first feeding element is excited; and a second passive element placed substantially in parallel to said second feeding element at a distance of approximately 1/10 or less of the wavelength at the frequency used for said transmission/reception, the second passive element having a length of resonance when said second feeding element is excited, wherein: said first feeding element, said second feeding element, said first passive element, and said second passive element are placed at positions distant from the position at which a user of the communication terminal apparatus holds said communication terminal apparatus.