IP Library Granted Patent US 9,748,667
Granted Patent B2
US 9,748,667 · App. 14/695,343 · Granted Aug 29, 2017

Terminal device and antenna switching method

Inventor: Takafumi Nakamura (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
H01Q21/28H01Q1/243
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Patent No.
US 9,748,667
App. No.
14/695,343
Granted
Aug 29, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal device includes a first memory that stores a position of each of antennas included in a main body of a terminal device for each of holding manners for the main body of the terminal device, a second memory, a processor coupled to the second memory, configured to detect a holding manner for the main body of the terminal device including the antennas, detect a shape indicating a shadow of an object pointing to a surface of the terminal device, identify a holding hand that holds the main body of the terminal device, based on the detected shape, and switch an antenna which overlaps with the holding hand to another antenna based on the identified holding hand and the position of each antenna stored in the first memory, the antenna corresponding to the detected holding manner.

Claims (26)

1. A terminal device comprising:

a first memory that stores a position of each of antennas included in a main body of a terminal device for each of holding manners for the main body of the terminal device;

a second memory;

a processor coupled to the second memory, configured to

detect a holding manner for the main body of the terminal device including the antennas,

detect a shape indicating a shadow of an object pointing to a surface of the terminal device,

identify a holding hand that holds the main body of the terminal device, based on the detected shape, and

switch an antenna which overlaps with the holding hand to another antenna based on the identified holding hand and the position of each antenna stored in the first memory, the antenna corresponding to the detected holding manner.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor identifies the holding hand based on a flattening of the shape.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor identifies the holding hand based on an area of the shape.

4. The terminal device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor identifies the holding hand based on a major axis of the shape.

5. The terminal device according to claims 1 ,

wherein the processor detects the shape by an electrostatic strength.

6. A machine readable medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations on a terminal device including antennas, the operations comprising:

detecting a holding manner for a main body of the terminal device;

detecting a shape indicating a shadow of an object pointing to a surface of the terminal device;

identifying a holding hand that holds the main body of the terminal device, based on the shape; and

switching an antenna which overlaps with the holding hand to another antenna based on the identified holding hand and the position of each antenna of the main body of the terminal device, the antenna corresponding to the detected holding manner.

7. A method of switching an antenna, the method comprising:

detecting a holding manner for a main body of a terminal device including antennas;

detecting a shape indicating a shadow of an object pointing to a surface of the terminal device;

identifying a holding hand that holds the main body of the terminal device, based on the shape; and

switching an antenna which overlaps with the holding hand to another antenna based on the identified holding hand and the position of each antenna of the main body of the terminal device, the antenna corresponding to the detected holding manner.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2024
From: YAMATO KANZAI LIMITED
To: FCNT LLC
Reel/Frame 066908/0856 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2024
From: FCNT LIMITED
To: YAMATO KANZAI LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066854/0942 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 19, 2024
From: FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
To: FCNT LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066832/0399 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2018
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047609/0349 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2015
From: NAKAMURA, TAKAFUMI
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 035490/0335 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-095329 · May 2, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150318625A1 · Nov 5, 2015