Patent ID: 7640040

Claim:
A mobile communication device, comprising: a primary antenna configuration configured to receive signals transmitted to the mobile communication device; a secondary antenna configuration configured to receive signals transmitted to the mobile communication device; a signal adjusting network coupled with the secondary antenna configuration, the signal adjusting network configured to adjust at least one of the phase and magnitude of signals being received by the secondary antenna configuration; a rake receiver configured to receive signals from the primary and secondary antenna configurations; a baseband processor coupled with the rake receiver and the signal adjusting network, the baseband processor configured to monitor received signal quality and adjust at least one of the phase and magnitude of signals being received by the secondary antenna configuration by controlling the signal adjusting network based on the monitored received signal quality; a tunable matching network coupled with the secondary antenna, the tunable matching network configured to couple and decouple the secondary antenna configuration with the rake receiver; and a second tunable matching network coupled with the primary antenna, wherein the baseband processor is further configured to detect that a fade is affecting signals received by the primary antenna and to cause the secondary antenna to be coupled with the rake receiver by controlling the tunable matching network, and the baseband processor is further configured to cause the second tunable matching network to decouple the primary antenna from the rake receiver when the baseband processor detects that the primary antenna is experiencing a fade.