Antenna to transceiver mapping of a multimode wireless device

摘要

Various arrangements for mapping antennas to transceivers are presented. A plurality of antennas may be present. Each antenna of the plurality of antennas may be configured to communicate using different radio technologies. A plurality of transceivers may be present. At least some of the transceivers of the plurality of transceivers may be configured to utilize different radio technologies. A selector circuit may be present that is configured, based on input from a processor, to map each antenna of the plurality of antennas with each transceiver of the plurality of transceivers. The processor may be configured to control which antennas of the plurality of antennas are mapped to which transceiver of the plurality of transceivers. Touch sensors may be used to determine which antenna or antennas are likely to serve as effective electromagnetic transducers. Signal-to-noise measurements may be used to determine when to modify an antenna mapping.

主权项

1. A device capable of mapping antennas to transceivers, the device comprising:
a plurality of antennas, wherein each antenna of the plurality of antennas is configured to receive radio signals in accordance with a plurality of radio technologies; a plurality of touch sensors wherein each touch sensor of the plurality of touch sensors indicates contact for a corresponding antenna of the plurality of antennas; a plurality of transceivers, wherein:
a first transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is configured to utilize a first radio technology of the plurality of radio technologies; anda second transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is configured to utilize a second radio technology of the plurality of radio technologies; and a processor configured to:
identify a subset of the plurality of antennas;receive touch indications from the plurality of touch sensors; andselect a first antenna from the identified subset of the plurality of antennas based on the touch indications.