Methods, apparatuses, and systems for radio frequency management between devices

摘要

A peripheral electronic device (106) can be equipped with a coupler, which in one embodiment is a mechanical coupler (136). A radio-frequency interface (108) allows a radio-frequency transceiver (110) of one electronic device to take advantage of one or more antennas (1101,1102,1103,1104) disposed within the peripheral electronic device (106). For example, the radio-frequency interface (108) can increase the matrix channel order by making the at least some additional MIMO antennas available for usage by the radio-frequency transceiver (110). The mechanical coupler can be configured to allow a camera or display of an inserted device to add image data functionality as well.

主权项

1. A first electronic device, comprising:
a mechanical coupler configured to receive another electronic device having one or more internally disposed antennas; an interface configured for data communication with the another electronic device when disposed within the mechanical coupler; one or more MIMO antennas configured in an array; a radio-frequency interface configured to facilitate communication between the one or more MIMO antennas and a radio-frequency transceiver disposed within the another electronic device that enables the radio-frequency transceiver to employ the one or more MIMO antennas disposed in the first electronic device for radio frequency communication to increase a MIMO matrix channel order of the another electronic device when the another electronic device is disposed within the mechanical coupler; and an identifier comprising configuration information about the one or more MIMO antennas, the configuration information being configured for use by the another electronic device to configure use of the one or more internally disposed antennas of the another electronic device.