US 11,841,221 B2
Mobile device and method for sensor data based antenna selection
Robert McCarthy, Escondido, CA (US); Ping Shi, San Diego, CA (US); Navid Nader, San Diego, CA (US); Vinh Vo, Plano, TX (US); and Vijayakumar Krishnamurthy, San Marcos, CA (US)
Assigned to Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 31, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/139,725.
Application 17/139,725 is a continuation of application No. 15/983,808, filed on May 18, 2018, granted, now 10,883,811.
Application 15/983,808 is a continuation of application No. 14/143,957, filed on Dec. 30, 2013, granted, now 9,976,841, issued on May 22, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0199414 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01B 5/24 (2006.01); H03K 17/955 (2006.01); H03K 17/94 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01B 5/24 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2013.01); H03K 17/941 (2013.01); H03K 17/955 (2013.01); H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); H04M 1/00 (2013.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); H03K 2217/94106 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
an ambient light proximity sensor configured to detect a proximity of an object to a surface of the mobile device;
a plurality of antennas;
a processor coupled to the ambient light proximity sensor, and the plurality of antennas, the processor configured to configure, for wireless communication, settings of at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas according to the proximity of the object to the surface of the mobile device as detected by the ambient light proximity sensor; and
a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal over the at least one antenna.