Patent ID: 7668575

Claim:
A method of optimizing a radiation gain for a mobile terminal comprising a terminal body having a first region and a second region that lies outside of the first region, and an internal antenna, the method comprising: mounting the internal antenna within the terminal body; and providing an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding region in the first region, wherein the internal antenna is arranged within the first region and wherein the shielding region is aligned and substantially coextensive in size with the internal antenna and wherein the shielding region enhances a radiation gain of the internal antenna, wherein: the mobile terminal includes a folding part coupled to the terminal body by a hinge, and the shielding region that is aligned and coextensive in size with the internal antenna includes the hinge, internal antenna, an aligned portion of the terminal body, and an aligned portion of the folder part, said aligned portions of the terminal body and folding part also substantially coextensive with the size of the internal antenna, wherein the internal antenna lies entirely within the shielding region irrespective of whether the folding part is in an open or closed state relative to the terminal body.