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`(54) MULTIPLE-BODY—CONFIGURATION
`MULTIMEDIA AND SMARTPHONE
`MULTIFUNCTION WIRELESS DEVICES
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Carles Puente Baliarda. Sant Cugat del
`Valles (ES): Josep Mumbru. Barcelona
`(ES): Jordi llario. Barcelona (ES)
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`(73) Assignee: Fractus. S.A.. Barcelona (ES)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer. the temi of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 777 days.
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`3.599.214 A
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`(21) Appl.No.: 11/614,429
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`Filed:
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`Dec. 21, 2006
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`Prior Publication Data
`US 2008/0018543 A1
`Jan. 24. 2008
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`Gutennan. J.. et al. "Dual-band miniaturized microstrip fractal
`antenna for a small GSM1800+UMTS mobile handset”. IEEE
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`Related US. Application Data
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`Primary Examiner 7 Marisol Figueroa
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`(60) Provisional application No. 60/831544. filed on Jul.
`18. 2006. provisional application No. 60/856410.
`filed on Nov. 3. 2006.
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`(74) Attornqr, Agent, or Firm 7 Fdell. Shapiro & Finnan.
`LLC
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`ABSTRACT
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`Jul. 18. 2006
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`A multifunction wireless device having at least one of multi—
`media functionality and smartphone fiuictionality. the multi-
`function wireless device including an upper body and a lower
`body. the upper body and the lower body being adapted to
`move relative to each other in at least one of a clzunshell. a
`slide. and a twist manner. The nntltifitnction wireless device
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`further includes an antenna system disposed within at least
`one ofthe upper body and the lower body and having a shape
`with a level of complexity of 2m antenna contour defined by
`complexity factors F2, having a value of at least 1.05 and not
`greater than 1.80 and F32 having a value of at least 1.10 and
`not greater than 1.90.
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