Patent ID: 6862433

Claim:
A wireless information device within a wireless information communication system for receiving and processing a message, the wireless information device comprising: an antenna system having a plurality of antennas for receiving the message; a radio frequency switch coupled to the antenna system for activating a first antenna of the plurality of antennas as an active antenna in response to first antenna control signal; a transceiver coupled to the radio frequency switch for receiving the message from the antenna system through the radio frequency switch, and further for sending a signal to the antenna system in response to a command; a controller coupled to the radio frequency switch and to the transceiver for processing the message and further for sending the first antenna control signal to the radio frequency switch and further for sending the command to the transceiver; a memory coupled to the controller for storing the message; and a display coupled to the controller for displaying the message in response to a display command from the controller, wherein the display includes a first display orientation, and further wherein the controller is adapted to: receive the first display orientation, and generate the first antenna control signal, wherein the first antenna control signal is determined by the first display orientation.