Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method for selecting an antenna of a communication device for exchanging data with a radio access node. In order to select which one of the antennas connected to the communication device should be used to communicate with the radio access node, detection mechanisms based on resistivity measurements are run by the communication devices. However, such detection mechanisms are not reliable for detecting the connection of capacitive antennas. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an antenna is selected for exchanging data with the radio access node upon detection of the establishment of a radio connection between the antenna and the radio access node, the detection being triggered when it is determined that the antenna provides a better reception of the radio signals than other antennas.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method for selecting an antenna of a communication device for exchanging data with a radio access node. In order to select which one of the antennas connected to the communication device should be used to communicate with the radio access node, detection mechanisms based on resistivity measurements are run by the communication devices. However, such detection mechanisms are not reliable for detecting the connection of capacitive antennas. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an antenna is selected for exchanging data with the radio access node upon detection of the establishment of a radio connection between said antenna and said radio access node, said detection being triggered when it is determined that the said antenna provides a better reception of the radio signals than other antennas.

Abstract: The present invention provides a framework so that software can be embedded into a telecommunications semiconductor device such as an integrated circuit or into a chip. The framework is an API. The telecommunications device may support a telecommunications protocol, e.g. a wireless protocol such as BT. For example the BT Layers above an HCI can support different profiles and/or Applications. The semiconductor devices according to the present invention are particularly suitable for products where no host processor is available to provide the process engine to run the applications software. The semiconductor devices according to the present invention can include an ASIC, an integrated circuit, a multicarrier module (MCM) a printed circuit board or similar. Such devices may find advantageous use in small apparatus, e.g. wireless linked headphones.