Patent ID: 8743744

Claim:
An antenna component, comprising at least two paths for multiplexing an antenna element, wherein each path comprises an antenna element, a filter and a duplexer, wherein: the antenna element is interconnected to the filter and the duplexer, wherein a suppression band of the filter comprises a pass band in the duplexer; the antenna element is configured for receiving first signals and transmitting second signals and third signals, wherein: the first signals comprises first frequency band signals and second frequency band signals and the first signals are to be received by both the filter and the duplexer, the second signals are passed by the filter for transmission via the antenna element, and the third signals are passed by the duplexer for transmission by the antenna element; the filter is configured for filtering the received first signals to allow passing of the first frequency band signals and for blocking the third signals from the duplexer; the duplexer is configured for filtering the received first signals to allow passing of the second frequency band signals and for blocking the second signals from the filter; wherein the first frequency band signals are located within a pass band of the filter, and the second frequency band signals are located within a pass band of the duplexer; and a plurality of the antenna elements in the antenna component form one antenna; and wherein the antenna component further comprises a combiner disposed between the filter and a channel, which is one of a transmitter (TX), a receiver (RX) and a transceiver (TRX), wherein: one end of the combiner is connected to the at least two antenna elements through corresponding filters in the at least two paths for multiplexing; the combiner is configured for performing at least one of: combining received corresponding first frequency band signals in the at least two paths for multiplexing, and splitting the received second signals from the channel into corresponding second signals to be passed by corresponding filters for transmission via corresponding at least two antenna elements.