US 12,301,324 B2
Wireless communication device including antenna modules and operating method of wireless communication device
Dahae Chong, Seongnam-si (KR); Beomkon Kim, Seoul (KR); and Joohyun Do, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/489,360.
Application 18/489,360 is a continuation of application No. 17/694,904, filed on Mar. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,824,611.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0034243 (KR), filed on Mar. 16, 2021; and application No. 10-2021-0086707 (KR), filed on Jul. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0048210 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 5/12 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 17/309 (2015.01)
CPC H04B 7/0639 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0608 (2013.01); H04B 17/309 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless communication device comprising:
a plurality of antenna modules, each of the plurality of antenna modules including a plurality of antennas;
a processor configured to perform a first operation of generating indicators for the plurality of antenna modules based on strengths of signals received through a plurality of receiving beam patterns respectively formed on the plurality of antenna modules, and perform a second operation of selecting any one of the plurality of antenna modules based on the indicators; and
a radio frequency (RF) integrated circuit connected to at least one of the plurality of antenna modules under control of the processor,
wherein the processor is further configured to control performing a communication operation using any one of receiving beam patterns formable by the selected antenna module.