DE69222218T2 - Verbesserungen in Zusammenhang mit Antennen eines tragbaren Telefongeräts - Google Patents

Verbesserungen in Zusammenhang mit Antennen eines tragbaren Telefongeräts

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DE69222218T2
DE69222218T2 DE69222218T DE69222218T DE69222218T2 DE 69222218 T2 DE69222218 T2 DE 69222218T2 DE 69222218 T DE69222218 T DE 69222218T DE 69222218 T DE69222218 T DE 69222218T DE 69222218 T2 DE69222218 T2 DE 69222218T2
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antennas
portable telephone
telephone device
improvements related
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Michael Richard Pye
Stephen Akira Williams
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Lucent Technologies Wireless Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
    • H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
    • H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
    • H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
    • H01Q1/243—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
    • H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
    • H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
    • H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
    • H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/38—Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
    • H04B1/3827—Portable transceivers
    • H04B1/3833—Hand-held transceivers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/38—Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
    • H04B1/3827—Portable transceivers
    • H04B1/3833—Hand-held transceivers
    • H04B1/3838—Arrangements for reducing RF exposure to the user, e.g. by changing the shape of the transceiver while in use
DE69222218T 1991-02-12 1992-02-06 Verbesserungen in Zusammenhang mit Antennen eines tragbaren Telefongeräts Expired - Lifetime DE69222218T2 (de)

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GB919102935A GB9102935D0 (en) 1991-02-12 1991-02-12 Improvements in and relating to antennae

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DE69222218D1 DE69222218D1 (de) 1997-10-23
DE69222218T2 true DE69222218T2 (de) 1998-01-29

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EP (1) EP0508567B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3243825B2 (de)
AU (1) AU656555B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2061033C (de)
DE (1) DE69222218T2 (de)
FI (1) FI920568A (de)
GB (2) GB9102935D0 (de)
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JPH0575320A (ja) 1993-03-26
CA2061033A1 (en) 1992-08-13
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JP3243825B2 (ja) 2002-01-07
NO920480D0 (no) 1992-02-06
FI920568A (fi) 1992-08-13
NO920480L (no) 1992-08-13
EP0508567A2 (de) 1992-10-14
FI920568A0 (fi) 1992-02-11
DE69222218D1 (de) 1997-10-23
GB2255460A (en) 1992-11-04
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