Method of switching receiving path and electronic device therefor

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device including a plurality of antennas, a plurality of radio frequency circuits, a first transceiver, a second transceiver, a switching circuit configured to connect the plurality of radio frequency circuits to the first transceiver or the second transceiver, a processor, and a memory. The electronic device may be configured to switch a receiving path by connecting at least one of a plurality of receiving paths to another transceiver based on reception performance of the plurality of receiving paths.

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         21 . A portable communication device comprising:
 a plurality of antennas comprising a first antenna and a second antenna;   a plurality of radio frequency (RF) circuits comprising a first RF circuit electrically connected with the first antenna and a second RF circuit electrically connected with the second antenna;   a transceiver comprising a transmitting port, a first receiving port, and a second receiving port;   a switching circuit configured to establish at least one signal path between the transceiver and at least one of the first RF circuit or the second RF circuit; and   at least one processor configured to:
 establish, using the switching circuit, a first signal-receiving path between at least the first receiving port and the first RF circuit to receive a signal detected through the first antenna, and 
 replace, using the switching circuit, the first signal-receiving path with a second signal-receiving path between at laest the second receiving port and the first RF circuit based at least in part on reception performance associated with the first signal-receiving path satisfying a specified condition. 
   
     
     
         22 . The portable communication device of  claim 21 ,
 wherein the transceiver further comprises a third receiving formed between the first receiving port and the second receiving port, and   wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:   as part of the replacing, select the second receiving port based at least in part on a determination that the second receiving port is spaced apart from the first receiving port at least by the third receiving port.   
     
     
         23 . The portable communication device of  claim 21 , wherein the second RF circuit is electrically connected between the second antenna and the transmitting port. 
     
     
         24 . The portable communication device of  claim 23 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 establish, using the switching circuit, a third signal-receiving path between a third receiving port of the transceiver and the second RF circuit while the first signal-receiving path or the second signal-receiving path is remained as established.   
     
     
         25 . The portable communication device of  claim 24 , wherein the second RF circuit comprises a duplexer via which the second antenna is electrically connected with the transmitting port and the third receiving port at the same time. 
     
     
         26 . The portable communication device of  claim 21 , wherein the specified condition comprises at least one of a throughput less than a specified throughput, a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) less than a specified SNR, a received signal strength less than a specified received signal strength, or an error rate greater than a specified error rate. 
     
     
         27 . The portable communication device of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 replace the first signal-receiving path with the second signal-receiving path based on transmitting a signal using the second RF circuit.   
     
     
         28 . The portable communication device of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 replace the first signal-receiving path with the second signal-receiving path based on receiving a signal using the second RF circuit.   
     
     
         29 . A method of a portable communication device comprising:
 establishing, using a switching circuit, a first signal-receiving path between at least a first receiving port and a first radio frequency (RF) circuit to receive a signal detected through a first antenna; and   replacing, using the switching circuit, the first signal-receiving path with a second signal-receiving path between at least a second receiving port and the first RF circuit based at least in part on reception performance associated with the first signal-receiving path satisfying a specified condition,   wherein the portable communication device comprises:   a plurality of antennas comprising the first antenna and a second antenna,   a plurality of RF circuits comprising the first RF circuit electrically connected with the first antenna and a second RF circuit electrically connected with the second antenna,   a transceiver comprising a transmitting port, the first receiving port, and the second receiving port, an   a switching circuit configured to establish at least one signal path between the transceiver and at least one of the first RF circuit or the second RF circuit.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 ,
 wherein the replacing comprises selecting the second receiving port based at least in part on a determination that the second receiving port is spaced apart from the first receiving port at least by a third receiving port of the transceiver, the third receiving port formed between the first receiving port and the second receiving port.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the second RF circuit is electrically connected between the second antenna and the transmitting port. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising:
 establishing, using the switching circuit, a third signal-receiving path between a third receiving port of the transceiver and the second RF circuit while the first signal-receiving path or the second signal-receiving path is remained as established.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the second RF circuit comprises a duplexer via which the second antenna is electrically connected with the transmitting port and the third receiving port at the same time. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the specified condition comprises at least one of a throughput less than a specified throughput, a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) less than a specified SNR, a received signal strength less than a specified received signal strength, or an error rate greater than a specified error rate. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the replacing comprises replacing the first signal-receiving path with the second signal-receiving path based on transmitting a signal using the second RF circuit. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the replacing comprises replacing the first signal-receiving path with the second signal-receiving path based on receiving a signal using the second RF circuit.