Method for controlling antenna configuration in electronic device comprising plurality of antennas, and electronic device for supporting same

Abstract

An electronic device according to one embodiment may comprise: a memory for storing instructions; at least one sensor; a primary antenna configured to transmit and receive a signal associated with non-terrestrial network communication; a plurality of diversity antennas configured to receive a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication; and at least one processor. When executed by the at least one processor, the instructions can cause the electronic device to: check information associated with the location of a first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial network communication if an event associated with performing the non-terrestrial network communication is checked; configure, as a diversity reception antenna, a first diversity antenna from among the plurality of diversity antennas on the basis of the information associated with the location of the first satellite; check information associated with reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas by using the at least one sensor; and check, on the basis of information associated with the location of the first satellite and / or information associated with the reception performance, whether to change the configuration of the diversity reception antenna.

Description

Method for controlling antenna settings in an electronic device including multiple antennas and an electronic device supporting the same

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling antenna settings in an electronic device including a plurality of antennas and an electronic device supporting the same.

[0002] Electronic devices supporting non-terrestrial network communications (e.g., satellite communications) are being actively introduced. For example, electronic devices can communicate with satellites operated by existing satellite communication companies by utilizing their frequencies and communication methods. For example, electronic devices can communicate with satellites using cellular frequencies based on the LTE (long-term evolution) standard (or 5G standard). Furthermore, electronic devices can communicate with satellites based on the 5G NTN (non-terrestrial networks) standard.

[0003] For example, if an electronic device communicates with a non-terrestrial network based on the LTE standard, some of the frequencies defined in the LTE standard may be allocated for non-terrestrial communications. The electronic device may perform satellite communications using the protocol stack used for terrestrial communications, and an additional protocol stack for non-terrestrial communications may not be required.

[0004] In order to transmit a signal from an electronic device to a communication network (e.g., a base station), data generated from a processor or a communication processor within the electronic device may be signal-processed through a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) and a radio frequency front end (RFFE) circuit, and then transmitted to the outside of the electronic device through at least one antenna. The electronic device may include at least one antenna to transmit signals of various frequency bands. The electronic device may include a plurality of antennas for antenna diversity.

[0005] According to one embodiment, an electronic device may include a memory storing instructions, at least one sensor, a primary antenna configured to transmit and receive a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication, a plurality of diversity antennas configured to receive a signal associated with the non-terrestrial communication, and at least one processor. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to, when an event associated with performing the non-terrestrial communication is identified, determine information associated with a position of a first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial communication. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to set a first diversity antenna among the plurality of diversity antennas as a diversity receiving antenna based on the information associated with the position of the first satellite. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to determine, using the at least one sensor, information associated with a reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, may cause the electronic device to determine whether to change a configuration of the diversity receiving antenna based on at least one of information associated with the position of the first satellite or information associated with the receiving performance.

[0006] According to one embodiment, a method of operating an electronic device may include, when an event associated with performance of a non-terrestrial network communication is identified, an operation of identifying information associated with a position of a first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial network communication. The method of operating the electronic device may include, based on the information associated with the position of the first satellite, an operation of setting a first diversity antenna among a plurality of diversity antennas of the electronic device configured to receive a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication as a diversity receiving antenna. The method of operating the electronic device may include, using at least one sensor of the electronic device, an operation of identifying information associated with reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas. The method of operating the electronic device may include, based on at least one of the information associated with the position of the first satellite and the information associated with the reception performance, an operation of identifying whether to change a setting of the diversity receiving antenna.

[0007] According to one embodiment, a storage medium storing at least one computer-readable instruction, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform at least one operation. The at least one operation may include, when an event associated with performance of a non-terrestrial communication is identified, identifying information associated with a position of a first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial communication. The at least one operation may include, based on the information associated with the position of the first satellite, setting a first diversity antenna among a plurality of diversity antennas of the electronic device configured to receive a signal associated with the non-terrestrial communication as a diversity receiving antenna. The at least one operation may include, using at least one sensor of the electronic device, identifying information associated with a reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas. The at least one operation may include, based on at least one of the information associated with the position of the first satellite and the information associated with the reception performance, identifying whether to change a setting of the diversity receiving antenna.

[0008] According to one embodiment, an electronic device may include a housing. The electronic device may include a first antenna disposed on a first side of the housing (700) and configured to transmit and receive signals associated with non-terrestrial communication. The electronic device may include a second antenna disposed on a second side of the housing, different from the first side, and configured to receive signals associated with the non-terrestrial communication. The electronic device may include a third antenna disposed on a third side of the housing between the first antenna and the second antenna, and configured to receive signals associated with the non-terrestrial communication. The electronic device may include a switch configured to selectively connect the second antenna or the third antenna to an RFIC.

[0009] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device within a network environment, according to one embodiment.

[0010] FIG. 2A is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication according to one embodiment.

[0011] FIG. 2b is a block diagram of an electronic device for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication according to one embodiment.

[0012] FIG. 3 is a drawing for explaining the connection of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0013] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating an antenna tuning circuit according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0016] FIG. 7 is a drawing illustrating antennas arranged within a housing of a tank device according to one embodiment.

[0017] FIG. 8 is a drawing illustrating antennas arranged within a housing of a tank device according to one embodiment.

[0018] FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart for explaining a method of operating an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0019] FIG. 10A is a diagram for explaining a method of performing non-terrestrial network communication of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0020] FIG. 10b is a diagram for explaining an operation of setting a diversity receiving antenna of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0021] FIG. 10c is a drawing for explaining an operation of setting a diversity receiving antenna of an electronic device according to a comparative example.

[0022] FIG. 11A is a diagram for explaining an operation of changing the settings of a diversity receiving antenna of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0023] FIG. 11b is a diagram for explaining an operation of changing the settings of a diversity receiving antenna of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0024] FIG. 12A illustrates a flowchart for explaining a method of operating an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0025] FIG. 12b illustrates a flowchart for explaining a method of operating an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0026] FIG. 13 illustrates a flowchart for explaining a method of operating an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0027] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device (101) within a network environment (100), according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, in the network environment (100), the electronic device (101) may communicate with the electronic device (102) via a first network (198) (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network), or may communicate with the electronic device (104) or a server (108) via a second network (199) (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may communicate with the electronic device (104) via the server (108). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include a processor (120), a memory (130), an input module (150), an audio output module (155), a display module (160), an audio module (170), a sensor module (176), an interface (177), a connection terminal (178), a haptic module (179), a camera module (180), a power management module (188), a battery (189), a communication module (190), a subscriber identification module (196), or an antenna module (197). In some embodiments, the electronic device (101) may omit at least one of these components (e.g., the connection terminal (178)), or may have one or more other components added. In some embodiments, some of these components (e.g., the sensor module (176), the camera module (180), or the antenna module (197)) may be integrated into one component (e.g., the display module (160)).

[0028] The processor (120) may, for example, execute software (e.g., a program (140)) to control at least one other component (e.g., a hardware or software component) of the electronic device (101) connected to the processor (120) and perform various data processing or operations. According to one embodiment, as at least a part of the data processing or operations, the processor (120) may store commands or data received from other components (e.g., a sensor module (176) or a communication module (190)) in a volatile memory (132), process the commands or data stored in the volatile memory (132), and store result data in a non-volatile memory (134). According to one embodiment, the processor (120) may include a main processor (121) (e.g., a central processing unit or an application processor) or an auxiliary processor (123) (e.g., a graphics processing unit, a neural processing unit (NPU), an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor) that can operate independently or together with the main processor (121). For example, when the electronic device (101) includes the main processor (121) and the auxiliary processor (123), the auxiliary processor (123) may be configured to use less power than the main processor (121) or to be specialized for a given function. The auxiliary processor (123) may be implemented separately from the main processor (121) or as a part thereof.

[0029] The auxiliary processor (123) may control at least a portion of functions or states associated with at least one component (e.g., a display module (160), a sensor module (176), or a communication module (190)) of the electronic device (101), for example, on behalf of the main processor (121) while the main processor (121) is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, or together with the main processor (121) while the main processor (121) is in an active (e.g., application execution) state. In one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (123) (e.g., an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as a part of another functionally related component (e.g., a camera module (180) or a communication module (190)). In one embodiment, the auxiliary processor (123) (e.g., a neural network processing unit) may include a hardware structure specialized for processing AI models. The AI ​​models may be generated through machine learning. This learning can be performed, for example, in the electronic device (101) itself where artificial intelligence is performed, or can be performed through a separate server (e.g., server (108)). The learning algorithm can include, for example, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning, but is not limited to the examples described above. The AI ​​model can include multiple artificial neural network layers.The artificial neural network may be one of a deep neural network (DNN), a convolutional neural network (CNN), a recurrent neural network (RNN), a restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM), a deep belief network (DBN), a bidirectional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), a deep Q-network, or a combination of two or more of the above, but is not limited to the examples described above. In addition to, or alternatively to, a hardware structure, an AI model may include a software structure.

[0030] The memory (130) can store various data used by at least one component (e.g., processor (120) or sensor module (176)) of the electronic device (101). The data can include, for example, software (e.g., program (140)) and input data or output data for commands related thereto. The memory (130) can include volatile memory (132) or non-volatile memory (134).

[0031] The program (140) may be stored as software in the memory (130) and may include, for example, an operating system (142), middleware (144), or an application (146).

[0032] The input module (150) can receive commands or data to be used in a component of the electronic device (101) (e.g., a processor (120)) from an external source (e.g., a user) of the electronic device (101). The input module (150) can include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, a key (e.g., a button), or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus pen).

[0033] The audio output module (155) can output audio signals to the outside of the electronic device (101). The audio output module (155) can include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker can be used for general purposes, such as multimedia playback or recording playback. The receiver can be used to receive incoming calls. In one embodiment, the receiver can be implemented separately from the speaker or as part of the speaker.

[0034] The display module (160) can visually provide information to an external party (e.g., a user) of the electronic device (101). The display module (160) may include, for example, a display, a holographic device, or a projector and a control circuit for controlling the device. According to one embodiment, the display module (160) may include a touch sensor configured to detect a touch, or a pressure sensor configured to measure the intensity of a force generated by the touch.

[0035] The audio module (170) can convert sound into an electrical signal, or vice versa, convert an electrical signal into sound. According to one embodiment, the audio module (170) can acquire sound through the input module (150), output sound through the sound output module (155), or an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102)) (e.g., speaker or headphone) directly or wirelessly connected to the electronic device (101).

[0036] The sensor module (176) can detect the operating status (e.g., power or temperature) of the electronic device (101) or the external environmental status (e.g., user status) and generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected status. According to one embodiment, the sensor module (176) can include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

[0037] The interface (177) may support one or more designated protocols that may be used to directly or wirelessly connect the electronic device (101) with an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (102)). In one embodiment, the interface (177) may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface.

[0038] The connection terminal (178) may include a connector through which the electronic device (101) may be physically connected to an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102)). According to one embodiment, the connection terminal (178) may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

[0039] The haptic module (179) can convert electrical signals into mechanical stimuli (e.g., vibration or movement) or electrical stimuli that a user can perceive through tactile or kinesthetic sensations. According to one embodiment, the haptic module (179) can include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulation device.

[0040] The camera module (180) can capture still images and videos. According to one embodiment, the camera module (180) may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

[0041] The power management module (188) can manage power supplied to the electronic device (101). According to one embodiment, the power management module (188) can be implemented as, for example, at least a part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

[0042] A battery (189) may power at least one component of the electronic device (101). In one embodiment, the battery (189) may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary battery, a rechargeable secondary battery, or a fuel cell.

[0043] The communication module (190) may support the establishment of a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between the electronic device (101) and an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device (102), electronic device (104), or server (108)), and the performance of communication through the established communication channel. The communication module (190) may operate independently from the processor (120) (e.g., application processor) and may include one or more communication processors that support direct (e.g., wired) communication or wireless communication. According to one embodiment, the communication module (190) may include a wireless communication module (192) (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module (194) (e.g., a local area network (LAN) communication module, or a power line communication module). Among these communication modules, the corresponding communication module can communicate with an external electronic device (104) via a first network (198) (e.g., a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, wireless fidelity (WiFi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network (199) (e.g., a long-range communication network such as a legacy cellular network, a 5G network, a next-generation communication network, the Internet, or a computer network (e.g., a LAN or WAN)). These various types of communication modules can be integrated into a single component (e.g., a single chip) or implemented as multiple separate components (e.g., multiple chips). The wireless communication module (192) can verify or authenticate the electronic device (101) within a communication network such as the first network (198) or the second network (199) by using subscriber information (e.g., an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module (196).

[0044] The wireless communication module (192) can support 5G networks and next-generation communication technologies following the 4G network, such as NR access technology (new radio access technology). The NR access technology can support high-speed transmission of high-capacity data (eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband)), minimization of terminal power and connection of multiple terminals (mMTC (massive machine type communications)), or high reliability and low latency (URLLC (ultra-reliable and low-latency communications)). The wireless communication module (192) can support, for example, a high-frequency band (e.g., mmWave band) to achieve a high data transmission rate. The wireless communication module (192) can support various technologies for securing performance in a high-frequency band, such as beamforming, massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO), full dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, analog beam-forming, or large scale antenna. The wireless communication module (192) can support various requirements specified in the electronic device (101), an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (104)), or a network system (e.g., the second network (199)). According to one embodiment, the wireless communication module (192) can support a peak data rate (e.g., 20 Gbps or more) for eMBB realization, a loss coverage (e.g., 164 dB or less) for mMTC realization, or a U-plane latency (e.g., 0.5 ms or less for downlink (DL) and uplink (UL), or 1 ms or less for round trip) for URLLC realization.

[0045] The antenna module (197) can transmit or receive signals or power to or from an external device (e.g., an external electronic device). In one embodiment, the antenna module (197) may include an antenna including a radiator formed of a conductor or a conductive pattern formed on a substrate (e.g., a PCB). In one embodiment, the antenna module (197) may include a plurality of antennas (e.g., an array antenna). In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication method used in a communication network, such as the first network (198) or the second network (199), may be selected from the plurality of antennas, for example, by the communication module (190). A signal or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module (190) and an external electronic device via the at least one selected antenna. In some embodiments, in addition to the radiator, another component (e.g., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) may be additionally formed as a part of the antenna module (197).

[0046] In one embodiment, the antenna module (197) may form a mmWave antenna module. In one embodiment, the mmWave antenna module may include a printed circuit board, an RFIC disposed on or adjacent a first side (e.g., a bottom side) of the printed circuit board and capable of supporting a designated high-frequency band (e.g., a mmWave band), and a plurality of antennas (e.g., an array antenna) disposed on or adjacent a second side (e.g., a top side or a side side) of the printed circuit board and capable of transmitting or receiving signals in the designated high-frequency band.

[0047] At least some of the above components can be interconnected and exchange signals (e.g., commands or data) with each other via a communication method between peripheral devices (e.g., a bus, GPIO (general purpose input and output), SPI (serial peripheral interface), or MIPI (mobile industry processor interface)).

[0048] According to one embodiment, commands or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device (101) and an external electronic device (104) via a server (108) connected to a second network (199). Each of the external electronic devices (102 or 104) may be the same or a different type of device as the electronic device (101). According to one embodiment, all or part of the operations executed in the electronic device (101) may be executed in one or more of the external electronic devices (102, 104, or 108). For example, when the electronic device (101) is to perform a certain function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device (101) may, instead of or in addition to executing the function or service itself, request one or more external electronic devices to perform the function or at least a part of the service. One or more external electronic devices that receive the request may execute at least a portion of the requested function or service, or an additional function or service related to the request, and transmit the result of the execution to the electronic device (101). The electronic device (101) may process the result as is or additionally and provide it as at least a portion of a response to the request. For this purpose, cloud computing, distributed computing, mobile edge computing (MEC), or client-server computing technology may be used, for example. The electronic device (101) may provide an ultra-low latency service by using distributed computing or mobile edge computing, for example. In another embodiment, the external electronic device (104) may include an Internet of Things (IoT) device. The server (108) may be an intelligent server utilizing machine learning and / or a neural network. According to one embodiment, the external electronic device (104) or the server (108) may be included in the second network (199).The electronic device (101) can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart city, smart car, or healthcare) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.

[0049] FIG. 2A is a block diagram (200) of an electronic device (101) for supporting legacy network communication and 5G network communication according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2A, the electronic device (101) may include a first communication processor (212), a second communication processor (214), a first radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) (222), a second RFIC (224), a third RFIC (226), a fourth RFIC (228), a first radio frequency front end (RFFE) (232), a second RFFE (234), a first antenna module (242), a second antenna module (244), a third antenna module (246), and antennas (248). The electronic device (101) may further include a processor (120) and a memory (130). The second network (199) may include a first cellular network (292) and a second cellular network (294). According to another embodiment, the electronic device (101) may further include at least one of the components described in FIG. 1, and the second network (199) may further include at least one other network. According to one embodiment, the first communication processor (212), the second communication processor (214), the first RFIC (222), the second RFIC (224), the fourth RFIC (228), the first RFFE (232), and the second RFFE (234) may form at least a portion of the wireless communication module (192). According to another embodiment, the fourth RFIC (228) may be omitted or may be included as a part of the third RFIC (226).

[0050] The first communication processor (212) may establish a communication channel in a band to be used for wireless communication with the first cellular network (292), and may support legacy network communication through the established communication channel. According to one embodiment, the first cellular network may be a legacy network including a second generation (2G), 3G, 4G, or long term evolution (LTE) network. The second communication processor (214) may establish a communication channel corresponding to a designated band (e.g., about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) among the bands to be used for wireless communication with the second cellular network (294), and may support 5G network communication through the established communication channel. According to one embodiment, the second cellular network (294) may be a 5G network defined by 3GPP. Additionally, according to one embodiment, the first communication processor (212) or the second communication processor (214) may support establishment of a communication channel corresponding to another designated band (e.g., about 6 GHz or less) among the bands to be used for wireless communication with the second cellular network (294), and 5G network communication through the established communication channel.

[0051] The first communication processor (212) can transmit and receive data with the second communication processor (214). For example, data classified to be transmitted via the second cellular network (294) may be changed to be transmitted via the first cellular network (292). In this case, the first communication processor (212) can receive the transmission data from the second communication processor (214). For example, the first communication processor (212) can transmit and receive data with the second communication processor (214) via the processor-to-processor interface (213). The above interprocessor interface (213) may be implemented as, for example, a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) (e.g., HS-UART (high speed-UART) or PCIe (peripheral component interconnect bus express) interface), but there is no limitation on its type. Alternatively, the first communication processor (212) and the second communication processor (214) may exchange control information and packet data information using, for example, a shared memory. The first communication processor (212) may transmit and receive various information, such as sensing information, information on output intensity, and resource block (RB) allocation information, with the second communication processor (214).

[0052] Depending on the implementation, the first communication processor (212) may not be directly connected to the second communication processor (214). In this case, the first communication processor (212) may transmit and receive data with the second communication processor (214) through the processor (120) (e.g., application processor). For example, the first communication processor (212) and the second communication processor (214) may transmit and receive data with the processor (120) (e.g., application processor) through an HS-UART interface or a PCIe interface, but there is no limitation on the type of interface. Alternatively, the first communication processor (212) and the second communication processor (214) may exchange control information and packet data information with the processor (120) (e.g., application processor) using shared memory.

[0053] According to one embodiment, the first communication processor (212) and the second communication processor (214) may be implemented in a single chip or a single package. According to one embodiment, the first communication processor (212) or the second communication processor (214) may be formed in a single chip or a single package with the processor (120), the auxiliary processor (123), or the communication module (190). For example, as shown in FIG. 2B, the integrated communication processor (260) may support functions for communicating with both the first cellular network (292) and the second cellular network (294).

[0054] As described above, at least one of the processor (120), the first communication processor (212), the second communication processor (214), or the integrated communication processor (260) may be implemented as a single chip or a single package. In this case, the single chip or single package may include a memory (or storage means) that stores instructions that cause the performance of at least some of the operations performed according to one embodiment, and a processing circuit (or, the name thereof is not limited, such as an arithmetic circuit) for executing the instructions.

[0055] The first RFIC (222) may, upon transmission, convert a baseband signal generated by the first communication processor (212) into a radio frequency (RF) signal of about 700 MHz to about 3 GHz used in a first cellular network (292) (e.g., a legacy network). Upon reception, the RF signal may be acquired from the first network (292) (e.g., a legacy network) via an antenna (e.g., the first antenna module (242)) and preprocessed via an RFFE (e.g., the first RFFE (232)). The first RFIC (222) may convert the preprocessed RF signal into a baseband signal so that it may be processed by the first communication processor (212).

[0056] The second RFIC (224) may, upon transmission, convert a baseband signal generated by the first communication processor (212) or the second communication processor (214) into an RF signal (hereinafter, a 5G Sub6 RF signal) of a Sub6 band (e.g., about 6 GHz or less) used in the second cellular network (294) (e.g., a 5G network). Upon reception, the 5G Sub6 RF signal may be acquired from the second cellular network (294) (e.g., a 5G network) via an antenna (e.g., the second antenna module (244)) and preprocessed via an RFFE (e.g., the second RFFE (234)). The second RFIC (224) may convert the preprocessed 5G Sub6 RF signal into a baseband signal so that the preprocessed 5G Sub6 RF signal may be processed by a corresponding communication processor among the first communication processor (212) or the second communication processor (214).

[0057] The third RFIC (226) can convert the baseband signal generated by the second communication processor (214) into an RF signal (hereinafter, 5G Above6 RF signal) of a 5G Above6 band (e.g., about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) to be used in the second cellular network (294) (e.g., 5G network). Upon reception, the 5G Above6 RF signal can be acquired from the second cellular network (294) (e.g., 5G network) through an antenna (e.g., antenna (248)) and preprocessed through the third RFFE (236). The third RFIC (226) can convert the preprocessed 5G Above6 RF signal into a baseband signal so that it can be processed by the second communication processor (214). According to one embodiment, the third RFFE (236) can be formed as a part of the third RFIC (226).

[0058] The electronic device (101) may, according to one embodiment, include a fourth RFIC (228) separately from or at least as a part of the third RFIC (226). In this case, the fourth RFIC (228) may convert a baseband signal generated by the second communication processor (214) into an RF signal (hereinafter, referred to as an IF signal) of an intermediate frequency band (e.g., about 9 GHz to about 11 GHz) and then transmit the IF signal to the third RFIC (226). The third RFIC (226) may convert the IF signal into a 5G Above6 RF signal. Upon reception, the 5G Above6 RF signal may be received from the second cellular network (294) (e.g., a 5G network) via an antenna (e.g., antenna (248)) and converted into an IF signal by the third RFIC (226). The fourth RFIC (228) can convert the IF signal into a baseband signal so that the second communication processor (214) can process it.

[0059] According to one embodiment, the first RFIC (222) and the second RFIC (224) may be implemented as a single chip or at least a portion of a single package. According to one embodiment, when the first RFIC (222) and the second RFIC (224) in FIG. 2A or FIG. 2B are implemented as a single chip or a single package, they may be implemented as an integrated RFIC. In this case, the integrated RFIC may be connected to the first RFFE (232) and the second RFFE (234) to convert a baseband signal into a signal in a band supported by the first RFFE (232) and / or the second RFFE (234), and transmit the converted signal to one of the first RFFE (232) and the second RFFE (234). According to one embodiment, the first RFFE (232) and the second RFFE (234) may be implemented as at least a portion of a single chip or a single package. According to an example, at least one antenna module among the first antenna module (242) or the second antenna module (244) can be omitted or combined with another antenna module to process RF signals of corresponding multiple bands.

[0060] According to one embodiment, the third RFIC (226) and the antenna (248) may be disposed on the same substrate to form a third antenna module (246). For example, the wireless communication module (192) or the processor (120) may be disposed on the first substrate (e.g., the main PCB). In this case, the third RFIC (226) may be disposed on a portion (e.g., the bottom surface) of a second substrate (e.g., the sub PCB) separate from the first substrate, and the antenna (248) may be disposed on another portion (e.g., the top surface) to form the third antenna module (246). By disposing the third RFIC (226) and the antenna (248) on the same substrate, it is possible to reduce the length of the transmission line therebetween. This can reduce, for example, the loss (e.g., attenuation) of signals in a high-frequency band (e.g., about 6 GHz to about 60 GHz) used in 5G network communications by the transmission line. Due to this, the electronic device (101) can improve the quality or speed of communication with the second network (294) (e.g., 5G network).

[0061] According to an exemplary embodiment, the antenna (248) may be formed as an antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements that may be used for beamforming. In this case, the third RFIC (226) may include a plurality of phase shifters (238) corresponding to the plurality of antenna elements, for example, as part of the third RFFE (236). Upon transmission, each of the plurality of phase shifters (238) may shift the phase of a 5G Above6 RF signal to be transmitted to an external source (e.g., a base station of a 5G network) of the electronic device (101) via its corresponding antenna element. Upon reception, each of the plurality of phase shifters (238) may shift the phase of a 5G Above6 RF signal received from the external source via its corresponding antenna element to the same or substantially the same phase. This enables transmission or reception via beamforming between the electronic device (101) and the external source.

[0062] The second cellular network (294) (e.g., a 5G network) may operate independently (e.g., Stand-Alone (SA)) or in connection with (e.g., Non-Stand Alone (NSA)) the first cellular network (292) (e.g., a legacy network). For example, the 5G network may only have an access network (e.g., a 5G radio access network (RAN) or next generation RAN (NG RAN)) and no core network (e.g., next generation core (NGC)). In this case, the electronic device (101) may access an external network (e.g., the Internet) under the control of the core network (e.g., evolved packet core (EPC)) of the legacy network after accessing the access network of the 5G network. Protocol information for communication with a legacy network (e.g., LTE protocol information) or protocol information for communication with a 5G network (e.g., New Radio (NR) protocol information) may be stored in the memory (230) and accessed by other components (e.g., the processor (120), the first communication processor (212), or the second communication processor (214)).

[0063] FIG. 3 is a drawing for explaining the connection of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0064] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may be located within the coverage area (322) of the satellite (321). Meanwhile, those skilled in the art will understand that the satellite (321) in the present disclosure may be replaced with another type of electronic device that supports non-terrestrial communication. The electronic device (101) may connect (323) to the satellite (321) within the coverage area (322) of the satellite (321). For example, the electronic device (101) may perform a cell scan within the coverage area (322) of the satellite (321). As a result of performing the cell scan, the electronic device (101) may identify the satellite (321) (or, may be named a cell corresponding to the satellite (321). If the satellite (321) satisfies the cell selection condition, the electronic device (101) may camp on the satellite (321). The electronic device (101) can camp on a satellite (321) and perform at least one operation to establish a connection (e.g., a radio resource control (RRC) connection) with the satellite (321). The electronic device (101) can perform at least one operation to attach (or register) to a core network (e.g., an MME or an AMF) corresponding to the satellite (321) based on the established connection. The connection (323) to the satellite (321) can include, for example, camping on, connection establishment, and / or attachment, without limitation. The coverage (322) of satellite communication can be relatively large (e.g., 50 times or more large) compared to the coverages (302, 312) of ground base stations (301, 311). Coverage (322) based on satellite communication can cover areas not covered by, for example, coverage (302, 312) based on terrestrial communication, and thus, users can perform communication using the electronic device (101) even in areas where terrestrial communication is not supported.

[0065] For example, satellite communications based on satellites (321) may have limited frequency resources and / or support limited services. Satellite communications may, for example, provide limited services such as emergency services (e.g., emergency calls) and / or short message services (SMS), while not supporting other general data transmission and reception services (e.g., video streaming, but without limitations). In one embodiment, satellite communications may support a limited bandwidth (e.g., 1.4 MHz) compared to terrestrial communications. For example, satellite communications may have a relatively low total cell capacity of 2 to 4 Mbps, even when supporting voice calls and / or data services. In contrast, terrestrial communications may support bandwidths of up to 100 MHz, for example, when carrier aggregation (CA) is enabled, and cell capacities may also exceed 1 Gbps.

[0066] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0067] FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating an antenna tuning circuit according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0068] Hereinafter, the structure and operation of an electronic device (101) according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5A, and 5B. In each drawing of the embodiment described below, one communication processor (260) and one RFIC (510) are illustrated as being connected to multiple RFFEs (431, 432), but the embodiment described below is not limited thereto. For example, in the embodiment described below, as also illustrated in FIG. 2A or 2B, multiple communication processors (212, 214) and / or multiple RFICs (222, 224, 226, 228) may be connected to multiple RFFEs (431, 432).

[0069] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0070] According to one embodiment, FIG. 4 illustrates an embodiment of an electronic device (101) including two antennas (441, 442). Although FIG. 4 illustrates an electronic device including two antennas as an example, according to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include three or more antennas. For example, when the electronic device (101) operates with MIMO, it may receive a signal transmitted from a base station based on the MIMO through the plurality of antennas (e.g., two or more antennas).

[0071] Referring to FIG. 4, an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1) according to one embodiment may include a processor (120), a communication processor (260), an RFIC (410), a first RFFE (431), a second RFEE (432), a first antenna (441), a second antenna (442), a first antenna tuning circuit (441a), or a second antenna tuning circuit (442a). In one embodiment, the first RFFE (431) may be disposed in one area within a housing of the electronic device (101), and the second RFFE (432) may be disposed in another area spaced apart from the one area within the housing of the electronic device (101), but one embodiment is not limited to the above-described placement positions.

[0072] According to one embodiment, the RFIC (410) may, upon transmission, convert a baseband signal generated by the communication processor (260) into a radio frequency (RF) signal used in a communication network. For example, the RFIC (410) may transmit an RF signal used in a first communication network (e.g., a 5G network) or a second communication network (e.g., an LTE network) to a first antenna (441) via a first RFFE (431) and a first antenna tuning circuit (441a). The RFIC (410) may transmit an RF signal used in the first communication network (e.g., a 5G network) or a second communication network (e.g., an LTE network) to a second antenna (442) via a second RFFE (432) and a second antenna tuning circuit (442a).

[0073] According to one embodiment, a first antenna tuning circuit (441a) may be electrically connected to the first antenna (441), and a second antenna tuning circuit (442a) may be electrically connected to the second antenna (442). In one embodiment, the communication processor (260) may adjust the setting values ​​of the first antenna tuning circuit (441a) and the setting values ​​of the second antenna tuning circuit (441a) to adjust (e.g., tune) the characteristics of a signal (e.g., a transmission signal (Tx)) transmitted through each connected antenna and a signal (e.g., a reception signal (Rx)) received through each connected antenna. A detailed embodiment thereof will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B.

[0074] According to one embodiment, the first antenna (441) may be set as a first receive antenna (Rx antenna), and the second antenna (442) may be set as a second receive antenna (Rx antenna). The electronic device (101) may receive and decode a signal transmitted from a base station through the first antenna (441) and / or the second antenna (442). For example, a signal received through the first antenna (441) may be transmitted as a first Rx signal to the communication processor (260) through the first antenna tuning circuit (441a), the first RFFE (431), and the RFIC (410). As another example, a signal received through the second antenna (442) may be transmitted as a second Rx signal to the communication processor (260) through the second antenna tuning circuit (442a), the second RFFE (432), and the RFIC (410).

[0075] In one embodiment, the first RFFE (431) may include at least one duplexer or at least one diplexer to process a transmit signal (Tx) and a receive signal (Rx) together. As another example, the second RFFE (432) may include at least one duplexer or at least one diplexer to process a transmit signal (Tx) and a receive signal (Rx) together.

[0076] According to one embodiment, when the electronic device (101) operates with MIMO, the electronic device (101) may be set with a rank for operating with MIMO from a base station. The electronic device (101) may receive a signal transmitted from the base station based on MIMO through the first antenna (441) and the second antenna (442). For convenience of explanation, the signal received through the first antenna (441) may be referred to as a first signal, and the signal received through the second antenna (442) may be referred to as a second signal.

[0077] FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating antenna tuning circuits according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 5A, an antenna tuning circuit (500) according to one embodiment (e.g., the first antenna tuning circuit (441a), the second antenna tuning circuit (442a) of FIG. 4, or a tuning circuit corresponding to an antenna associated with non-terrestrial network communication) may include at least one impedance tuning circuit (510) and / or at least one aperture tuning circuit (520). The second antenna tuning circuit (442a) may be implemented in the same manner as the first antenna tuning circuit (441a), but may also be implemented differently. The impedance tuning circuit (510) according to one embodiment may be configured to perform impedance matching with a network under the control of at least one processor (e.g., the processor (120), the communication processors (212, 214), and / or the integrated communication processor (260)). An aperture tuning circuit (520) according to one embodiment can change the structure of an antenna by turning a switch on / off under the control of at least one processor.

[0078] As in FIG. 5b, according to one embodiment, the impedance tuning circuit (510) may be connected to an RFFE (e.g., the first RFFE (431), the second RFFE (432) of FIG. 4) and may be connected to a duplexer of the RFFE. The impedance tuning circuit (510) may be connected to an antenna (530), and a first aperture tuning circuit (not shown) and a second aperture tuning circuit (not shown) may be connected to a power rail connecting the impedance tuning circuit (510) and the antenna (530).

[0079] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) (e.g., the communication processor (260)) may change the setting value of the antenna tuning circuit (500) depending on the strength of the received signal (e.g., reference signal received power (RSRP), signal to noise ratio (SNR)) or whether imbalance occurs. In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may control the on / off state of a switch included in the antenna tuning circuit (500) (e.g., impedance tuning circuit (510) and / or aperture tuning circuit (520)) to be changed as described above according to the change in the setting value of the antenna tuning circuit (500).

[0080] According to one embodiment, although FIG. 5b illustrates that one impedance tuning circuit (510) and one aperture tuning circuit (520) are connected to one antenna, one of the impedance tuning circuit (510) or the aperture tuning circuit (520) may be omitted for one antenna, or a plurality of impedance tuning circuits (510) or a plurality of aperture tuning circuits (520) may be included.

[0081] An antenna tuning circuit (500) according to one embodiment may further include at least one matching circuit (not shown) disposed on a pattern area. The at least one matching circuit may, for example, connect a radiator (or a conductive pattern) of the antenna (530) to a ground. In one embodiment, an electronic device (or at least one processor) may detect a change in an input impedance value of the antenna (530) due to an object in contact with (or adjacent to) the electronic device (e.g., the electronic device (101) of FIG. 1). The electronic device may reduce a deterioration in the radiation efficiency of the antenna (530) due to an impedance mismatch based on controlling a state of an impedance tuning circuit (510) connected to the antenna (530) via a feeding line and / or at least one element (e.g., at least one of a switch or a variable capacitor) included in the at least one matching circuit. For example, a communication processor (e.g., a communication processor (260) of FIG. 4) may control the state of at least one element included in an impedance tuning circuit (510) and / or at least one matching circuit based on a tuner code corresponding to an input impedance value of an identified antenna (530) among a plurality of tuner codes stored in a memory (e.g., a memory (130) of FIG. 1). The communication processor may perform an impedance matching operation based on changing an on-off state of at least one switch and / or a capacitance value of a variable capacitor.

[0082] FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0083] Referring to FIG. 6, the electronic device (101) may include a primary antenna (651) (e.g., the first antenna (441) of FIG. 4), a plurality of diversity antennas (660) (e.g., the second antenna (442) of FIG. 4), a PA (631) and an LNA (633) corresponding to the primary antenna, a plurality of LNAs (640) corresponding to the plurality of diversity antennas (660), an RFIC (620), and a communication processor (610).

[0084] In one embodiment, the primary antenna (651) (e.g., the antenna module (197), the first antenna module (242), the second antenna module (244), the third antenna module (246), the antennas (248), and / or the first antenna (441)) can radiate signals associated with non-terrestrial communications and / or receive signals from the outside. The primary antenna (651) can transmit and receive RF signals associated with satellite communications, for example. The first switch (671) can selectively connect the primary antenna (651) to the PA (631) or the LNA (633) by performing switching. In one embodiment, the primary antenna (651) can be referred to as a “transmit (Tx) antenna” or a “primary receive (PRx) antenna.” When transmitting a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication of the primary antenna (651), the signal output by the RFIC (620) may be amplified by the PA (631), and the amplified signal may be transmitted to the primary antenna (651) through the first switch (671). When receiving a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication of the primary antenna (651), the signal received by the primary antenna (651) may be amplified by the LNA (633), and the amplified signal may be transmitted to the communication processor (610) through the RFIC (620). In one embodiment, the PA (631) and the LNA (633) may be included in one RFFE, but are not limited thereto.

[0085] In one embodiment, any one of the plurality of diversity antennas (660) (e.g., the antenna module (197), the first antenna module (242), the second antenna module (244), the third antenna module (246), the antennas (248), and / or the second antenna (442)) may receive a signal associated with a non-terrestrial network communication from an external source. In FIG. 6, three diversity antennas are illustrated, but this is not necessarily limited. The plurality of diversity antennas may be implemented as, for example, two diversity antennas. When the electronic device (101) includes two diversity antennas, each of the diversity antennas may be disposed on, for example, different sides of the plurality of sides of the housing of the electronic device. In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include more than three diversity antennas. The number of diversity antennas may be determined in consideration of the structure and / or size of the housing of the electronic device (101). The diversity antennas (e.g., the first diversity antenna (661), the second diversity antenna (663), and / or the third diversity antenna (665)) may receive RF signals associated with satellite communication. Among the plurality of diversity antennas, a diversity antenna configured as a diversity receiving (DRx) antenna may be connected to the RFIC (620) via the second switch (681). For example, when the first diversity antenna (661) is configured as a diversity receiving antenna, a signal associated with non-terrestrial network communication received by the first diversity antenna (661) may be amplified by the LNA (641) corresponding to the first diversity antenna (661), and the amplified signal may be transmitted to the RFIC (620) via the second switch (681).When the second diversity antenna (663) is set as a diversity receiving antenna, a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication received by the second diversity antenna (663) may be amplified by an LNA (643) corresponding to the second diversity antenna (663), and the amplified signal may be transmitted to the RFIC (620) via the second switch (681). When the third diversity antenna (665) is set as a diversity receiving antenna, a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication received by the third diversity antenna (665) may be amplified by an LNA (645) corresponding to the third diversity antenna (665), and the amplified signal may be transmitted to the RFIC (620) via the second switch (681). In one embodiment, the LNAs (641, 643, 645) may be included in one RFFE, but are not limited thereto. For example, each of the LNAs (641, 643, 645) may be included within a different RFFE, and at least two of the LNAs (641, 643, 645) may be included within the same RFFE.

[0086] In one embodiment, the RFIC (620) (e.g., the first RFIC (222), the second RFIC (224), the third RFIC (226), and / or the fourth RFIC (228)) can output an RF signal in a frequency band corresponding to non-terrestrial network communication when transmitting. At least one RFIC (620) can process the RF signal transmitted through the LNAs (640, 633) when receiving. A signal converted to baseband by the at least one RFIC (620) can be transmitted to the communication processor (610) via at least one signal line (611).

[0087] In one embodiment, at least one communication processor (610) (e.g., processor (120), first communication processor (212), second communication processor (214), and / or integrated communication processor (260)) can configure a diversity receive antenna. The communication processor (610) can configure any one of the plurality of diversity antennas (660) as a diversity receive antenna based on transmitting a control signal to at least one RFIC (420) via a control line (413). An operation of the communication processor (610) to configure a diversity antenna having a high correlation with a satellite (or mobile base station) providing non-terrestrial communication as a diversity receive antenna (or controlling the RFIC (620)) in order to improve the reception performance of a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication of the electronic device (101) is described later with reference to FIGS. 7 to 13. In one embodiment, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device (101)) may further include the configurations illustrated in FIG. 1, FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, FIG. 4, FIG. 5A, and / or FIG. 5B, in addition to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 6. For example, the electronic device (101) may include a memory (e.g., memory (130) of FIG. 1) that stores instructions. The instructions, when executed by the communication processor (610), may cause the electronic device (101) to perform at least one operation. The at least one operation will be described later with reference to FIGS. 7 to 13. In the present disclosure, “an operation performed by a processor (e.g., processor (120) or communication processor (610))” may include “an operation that causes the electronic device to perform when instructions are executed by the processor.”

[0088] FIG. 7 is a drawing illustrating antennas arranged within a housing of a tank device according to one embodiment.

[0089] In one embodiment, the housing (700) of the electronic device (101) can be folded based on the folding line A (or hinge area). The housing (700) of the electronic device (101) can be divided into a first housing (701) and a second housing (703) based on the folding line A. In one embodiment, the primary antenna (651) and the plurality of diversity antennas (661, 663, 665) can be arranged on the housing (800) of the electronic device (101) or within the housing (800), and there is no limitation on the arrangement position. For example, the primary antenna (651) and / or the plurality of diversity antennas (661, 663, 665) can be implemented as a metal antenna on the first housing (701) or as a LDS (laser direct structuring) antenna within the first housing (701). In one embodiment, when the primary antenna (651) and the plurality of diversity antennas (661, 663, 665) are implemented as metal antennas, each of the antennas may be disposed on at least one side of the first housing (701). Referring to FIG. 7, the primary antenna (651) may be disposed, for example, on the top of the first housing (701). In one embodiment, the first diversity antenna (661) may be disposed on at least one side of the first housing (701) between the primary antenna (651) and the third diversity antenna (665). The first diversity antenna (661) may be disposed, for example, at a corner (or upper left) of the first housing (701). The first diversity antenna (661) may also be referred to as being disposed on at least one side of the first housing (701) between the primary antenna (651) and the second diversity antenna (663). The second diversity antenna (663) may be placed on the left side of the first housing (701). The third diversity antenna (665) may be placed on the bottom of the first housing (701).The physical location where at least one of the primary antenna (651), the first diversity antenna (661), the second diversity antenna (663), or the third diversity antenna (665) is arranged is not limited to the examples described above. Although FIG. 7 illustrates that there are three diversity antennas, the plurality of diversity antennas may be implemented as two diversity antennas (for example, the first diversity antenna (661) and the third diversity antenna (665)). Although FIG. 7 illustrates that the housing (700) of the electronic device (101) has a foldable structure, the housing (700) of the electronic device (101) may be implemented as a slidable housing, and there is no limitation thereto.

[0090] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may receive a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication via a primary antenna (651) and one of a plurality of diversity antennas (661, 663, 665) disposed in the first housing (701). The electronic device (101) may transmit a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication via the primary antenna (651). In one embodiment, the directions of peak Rx gains corresponding to each of the antennas disposed in the first housing (701) may be different from each other. For example, the direction (713) of the peak Rx gain (711) corresponding to the primary antenna (651) (or a three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak Rx gain) may correspond to a direction facing outward from the first side (or top) of the housing (700). The direction (731) of the peak reception gain (721) corresponding to the first diversity antenna (661) (or the three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain) may correspond to a direction facing outward from the first side (or the top) of the housing (700) or a direction facing outward from a corner of the first side. The direction (733) of the peak reception gain (723) corresponding to the first diversity antenna (663) (or the three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain) may correspond to a direction facing outward from the second side of the housing (700). The direction (735) of the peak reception gain (725) corresponding to the third diversity antenna (665) (or the three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain) may correspond to a direction facing outward from the third side (or the bottom) of the housing (700).In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) (e.g., the main processor (121) and / or the application processor of FIG. 1) may use at least one sensor (e.g., the sensor module (176)) to determine information (or a three-dimensional vector corresponding to a peak reception gain) associated with the reception performance of each of a plurality of diversity antennas (e.g., the plurality of diversity antennas (660) of FIG. 6). The electronic device (101) may, for example, determine the three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain of the first diversity antenna. can be confirmed. The electronic device (101) is a three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain of the first diversity antenna can be confirmed. The electronic device (101) is a three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain of the first diversity antenna can be confirmed. For example, the electronic device (101) can confirm information related to the attitude of the electronic device (101) using the at least one sensor (e.g., attitude detection sensor and / or magnetic force sensor). The at least one sensor may include a 6-axis sensor or a geomagnetic sensor, and the specific type of the at least one sensor is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the attitude of the electronic device (101) may be an angle rotated with respect to the center point of the electronic device (101) in the width direction (e.g., x-axis direction), the length direction (e.g., y-axis direction) and / or the thickness direction (e.g., z-axis direction) of the electronic device (101). Based on the information related to the attitude of the electronic device (101), the electronic device (101) can confirm information related to a direction in which the reception gain of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (660) is maximized (or a direction corresponding to a peak reception gain). The operation of checking the correlation with the satellite that provides satellite communication to the electronic device (101) based on the direction in which the confirmed reception gain of the electronic device (101) is maximized will be described later.

[0091] FIG. 8 is a drawing illustrating antennas arranged within a housing of a tank device according to one embodiment.

[0092] In one embodiment, the housing (800) of the electronic device (101) may be implemented as a bar type, and the primary antenna (651), the first diversity antenna (661), the second diversity antenna (663), and / or the third diversity antenna (665) may be disposed on the housing (800) or within the housing (800), and there is no limitation on the placement position thereof. For example, the primary antenna (651) and / or the plurality of diversity antennas (661, 663, 665) may be implemented as metal antennas on the housing (800) or as LDS antennas within the housing (800). The electronic device (101) may identify information associated with a direction in which the reception gain of each of the antennas is maximized (or a direction corresponding to a peak reception gain) in a manner identical or similar to that described in FIG. 7.

[0093] FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart for explaining a method of operating an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0094] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) (e.g., at least one of the processor (120), the first communication processor (212), the second communication processor (214), the integrated communication processor (260), or the communication processor (610)) may, in operation 901, when an event associated with performing non-terrestrial communication is identified, identify information associated with a location of a first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial communication. In one embodiment, the operation of identifying the event associated with performing non-terrestrial communication may include an operation of executing an application associated with the non-terrestrial communication (or an operation of identifying a user input associated with executing an application). In one embodiment, the application associated with satellite communication may include an application that supports transmission of text information to notify an emergency situation, and the application associated with satellite communication is not limited to the examples described above. The application associated with satellite communication may also be executed based on a state in which connection with a cellular network is unavailable, and a scenario in which the application is executed is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, when the electronic device (101) confirms a user input to initiate a non-terrestrial network communication, the electronic device (101) may identify information associated with a position of a first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial network communication. For example, the electronic device (101) may identify information associated with positions of a plurality of satellites included in a satellite communication network stored in a memory (e.g., memory (130)). The information associated with the positions of the plurality of satellites may include information associated with identification information, altitude, orbital period, coverage, and / or a maximum straight-line distance from the electronic device (101) corresponding to each of the plurality of satellites. The electronic device (101) may identify three-dimensional position coordinates (X_s, Y_s, Z_s) of at least one satellite corresponding to the current time. For example, the altitude of at least one satellite among the plurality of satellites may be less than or equal to about 780 km above the ground.The orbital period of at least one satellite may be about 100 minutes or less. The coverage of at least one satellite may be about 4700 km or less in diameter. The maximum straight-line distance from the electronic device (101) to at least one satellite providing satellite communication (or serving cell) to the electronic device (101) may be about 2000 km or less. Information and specific values ​​associated with the positions of the plurality of satellites are not limited to the examples described above. The electronic device (101) may identify a satellite (or identification information and / or coordinates of the satellite) providing satellite communication to the electronic device (101) based on orbital information corresponding to a satellite communication network stored in the memory (130). For example, the electronic device (101) may identify three-dimensional coordinates (X_ue, Y_ue, Z_ue) corresponding to the current position of the electronic device (101) based on information received from a GPS satellite. The electronic device (101) can, based on information associated with the positions of a plurality of satellites, identify the position of a first satellite among the plurality of satellites, the distance from the electronic device (101) being less than a first value (or a maximum straight-line distance). The electronic device (101) can identify, for example, three-dimensional coordinates (X_s1, Y_s2, Z_s3) corresponding to the current position of the first satellite. The three-dimensional coordinates corresponding to the position of the electronic device (101) may be, for example, coordinates corresponding to the center point of the electronic device (101), but are not limited thereto. The electronic device (101) can transmit and receive signals associated with non-terrestrial network communication with the first satellite while the coordinates of the electronic device (101) are included within the coverage of the first satellite.

[0095] In one embodiment, based on information associated with the position of the first satellite, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 903, set a first diversity antenna among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) as a diversity receiving antenna. In one embodiment, based on information associated with the position of the first satellite, the electronic device (101) may adjust the direction of a primary antenna (e.g., primary antenna 651) toward the satellite so as to ensure transmission performance of a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication. A procedure for adjusting the direction of the primary antenna toward the satellite for transmission of a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication may be referred to as a “pointing procedure.” The electronic device (101) (e.g., the communication processor (260) of FIG. 4) determines a three-dimensional vector corresponding to the direction of the first satellite toward the electronic device (101) based on the coordinates (X_ue, Y_ue, Z_ue) of the identified electronic device (101) and the coordinates (X_s1, Y_s2, Z_s3) of the first satellite. can be confirmed. For example, a user of the electronic device (101) can change the posture of the electronic device (101) according to a guide provided by an application associated with non-terrestrial communication. The posture of the electronic device (101) can be changed, for example, in a direction corresponding to the peak Tx gain of the primary antenna (651) (or a three-dimensional vector corresponding to a direction in which the Tx gain is maximized). In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) can confirm that a transmission condition of a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication is satisfied based on confirming that the posture of the electronic device (101) is changed in a direction corresponding to the peak Tx gain of the primary antenna (651). In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may set a diversity antenna (e.g., a first diversity antenna (661)) disposed on one side (e.g., a top of the housing) of the housing where the primary antenna (651) is disposed (or a corner of one side of the housing) as a diversity receiving antenna. The electronic device (101) may set a diversity antenna disposed on at least a portion of the same side as the primary antenna (651) as a diversity receiving antenna, taking into account that the primary antenna (651) and a satellite providing satellite communication to the electronic device (101) are aligned based on an operation of determining whether a transmission condition for a signal associated with non-terrestrial network communication is satisfied.

[0096] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 905, use at least one sensor (e.g., sensor module (176)) to determine information associated with reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665). The electronic device (101) may determine information associated with a direction in which reception gain of each of the antennas is maximized (or a direction corresponding to a peak reception gain) according to, for example, a method identical to or similar to the method described in FIG. 7. The electronic device (101) may periodically (or at predetermined time intervals) check the direction corresponding to the peak reception gain of each of the diversity antennas, taking into account that the first diversity antenna (661) and the satellite may not be aligned with each other due to a change in the orbit of the satellite and / or the attitude of the electronic device (101), for example, after setting the first diversity antenna (661) as the diversity receiving antenna.

[0097] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 907, determine whether to change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna based on at least one of information associated with the position of the first satellite and information associated with the reception performance. The electronic device (101) may determine (or determine) whether to change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna by considering a decrease in reception sensitivity due to a change in the relative position of the satellite with respect to the electronic device (101) when the setting of the diversity receiving antenna is fixed. The electronic device (101) may change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna by, for example, setting a diversity antenna (e.g., the second diversity antenna (663) or the third diversity antenna (665)) that satisfies a condition associated with changing the diversity receiving antenna as the diversity receiving antenna. In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may determine information associated with the position of the electronic device (101). For example, the electronic device (101) can check information related to the coordinates of the electronic device (101) by checking GPS information. The electronic device (101) can check information related to the direction of a satellite toward the location of the electronic device (101). For example, the electronic device (101) can check (or calculate) the difference between the coordinates of the electronic device (101) and the coordinates of the satellite checked in operation 901. Based on the difference between the coordinates of the electronic device (101) and the coordinates of the satellite, the electronic device (101) can check information related to the direction of the satellite toward the location (or coordinates) of the electronic device (101).

[0098] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) can determine information related to a correlation between information related to a direction of a satellite with respect to the location of the electronic device (101) (or toward the coordinates of the electronic device (101)) and information related to the reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665). For example, the electronic device (101) can determine a correlation indicating a degree to which the diversity antenna is aligned with the satellite based on an operation between three-dimensional vectors. In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) (or the application processor) can determine a correlation coefficient between a direction of a satellite toward the electronic device (101) (or a three-dimensional vector from the satellite) and a direction corresponding to a peak reception gain of the diversity antenna (or a three-dimensional vector from the diversity antenna). For example, the correlation coefficient may be a value between -1 and 1, and when the correlation coefficient is -1, the three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain of the diversity antenna and the three-dimensional vector directed from the satellite to the terminal may be aligned with each other. When the correlation coefficient is 1, the three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain of the diversity antenna and the three-dimensional vector directed from the satellite to the terminal may not be aligned with each other. When the correlation coefficient is 0, the three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain of the diversity antenna and the three-dimensional vector directed from the satellite to the terminal may be orthogonal to each other. The electronic device (101) may identify, among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665), the diversity antenna having the largest value of information related to the correlation as the diversity reception antenna. For example, the electronic device (101) can determine that the closer the correlation coefficient is to -1, the higher the correlation.The electronic device (101) can improve the reception sensitivity (or the reception performance of the diversity antenna) by changing the diversity receiving antenna to a diversity antenna with a high correlation. As the quality of the signal received through the diversity antenna improves, the reception rate of the signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication can increase, and the electronic device (101) can confirm the message transmitted from the base station to the satellite without omission. The parameter indicating the quality (or the received signal strength) of the signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication can include RSRP, SNR, RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality), or RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator), and the parameter associated with the quality of the signal is not limited to the examples described above. For example, when the reception performance of the diversity antenna improves, the SNR value corresponding to the received signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication can have a value sufficiently greater than the reference SNR value.

[0099] FIG. 10A is a diagram for explaining a method of performing non-terrestrial network communication of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0100] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may transmit (1010) a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication based on determining through a pointing procedure that the quality of the signal associated with the non-terrestrial communication is better than a reference quality. The transmitted signal associated with the non-terrestrial communication may include information associated with the current location of the user of the electronic device (101) and / or data (e.g., a text message) obtained through an application for satellite communication, but specific information included in the transmitted signal is not limited thereto.

[0101] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may perform operations (1021, 1023) of monitoring whether a signal has been received from a non-terrestrial network after transmitting (1010) a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication via the primary antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 441, 530, 651). For example, the electronic device (101) may wait for reception of a signal transmitted by a satellite (e.g., a ring signal) for a predetermined period of time after transmitting (1010) a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication. The ring signal may be transmitted twice by the satellite during a simplex time slot (e.g., but not limited to, about 20.32 ms) at intervals of about 20 seconds. In one embodiment, while the module associated with non-terrestrial communication (or the communication circuit associated with non-terrestrial communication included in the RFIC (620) of FIG. 6) is turned on, the cellular communication module (or the communication circuit associated with cellular communication included in the RFIC (620) of FIG. 6) and / or the GPS module may remain in a turned-off state (1030).

[0102] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may perform impedance matching on a primary antenna (e.g., the primary antenna (651) of FIG. 6) and / or a plurality of diversity antennas (e.g., at least two of the first diversity antenna (661), the second diversity antenna (663), or the third diversity antenna (665) of FIG. 6) based on a module associated with non-terrestrial communication being turned on. The electronic device (101) may adjust a setting value of an antenna tuning circuit (e.g., the antenna tuning circuit (500) of FIG. 5) corresponding to each antenna associated with non-terrestrial communication based on at least one radio access technology (RAT) different from non-terrestrial communication being deactivated while the module associated with non-terrestrial communication is turned on. An operation of adjusting the setting value of an antenna tuning circuit so that a resonant frequency corresponding to an antenna corresponds to a frequency band of a received signal may be referred to as a “receive tune (rx tune)” operation. The electronic device (101) may perform the receive tune operation after changing the setting of the diversity receiving antenna. Based on the change in the setting value of the antenna tuning circuit (500) (or the control state of a switch included in the antenna tuning circuit (500), the resonant frequency of at least one antenna associated with non-terrestrial network communication may correspond to a frequency corresponding to non-terrestrial network communication. By performing antenna tuning associated with non-terrestrial network communication, the electronic device (101) may improve the reception performance of a signal associated with non-terrestrial network communication.

[0103] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may determine whether to change the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna after transmitting (1010) a signal associated with non-terrestrial network communication. The electronic device (101) may determine the cycle for updating the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna by considering the transmission cycle of the ring signal. For example, the electronic device (101) may be configured to determine whether to change the configuration of the antenna at a cycle of 10 seconds from the time of transmitting the message to the satellite, considering that the ring signal is transmitted twice at 20-second intervals. If the reception sensitivity of the diversity receiving antenna set as default is good, the electronic device (101) may receive the message transmitted from the satellite by performing a pointing procedure after receiving the ring signal. If the reception sensitivity of the diversity receiving antenna set as default is poor, the electronic device (101) may change the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna by setting the diversity antenna with the highest correlation with the satellite as the diversity receiving antenna. The electronic device (101) can change the settings of the diversity receiving antennas by checking the correlation between each diversity antenna and the satellite at a set period without checking the reception sensitivity of the diversity receiving antennas. Based on changing the settings of the diversity receiving antennas, the electronic device (101) can reduce the risk of missing reception of messages transmitted from the base station to the satellite by receiving a ring signal from the satellite.

[0104] FIG. 10b is a diagram for explaining an operation of setting a diversity receiving antenna of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0105] In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 10B, a first satellite (1041) (or a satellite providing satellite communications to the electronic device (101)) may orbit along an orbit (1050). The electronic device (101) may select a diversity receiving antenna for receiving a signal (1045) transmitted from the satellite (1041). For example, the electronic device (101) may select a first diversity antenna on the same side as the primary antenna (651) as the diversity receiving antenna. In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) can maintain the first diversity antenna (661) as the diversity receiving antenna based on determining that the first diversity antenna (661) is the diversity antenna with the largest value of information associated with the correlation while the direction of the satellite (1041) toward the electronic device (101) and the direction (1051) of the peak receiving gain (1061) of the first diversity antenna (661) are aligned.

[0106] FIG. 10c is a drawing for explaining an operation of setting a diversity receiving antenna of an electronic device according to a comparative example.

[0107] In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 10c, even if the first diversity antenna is not aligned with the direction (1047) of the satellite (1041) due to movement of the satellite (1041), the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna can be maintained. When the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna is maintained, the electronic device (101) may not be able to receive a signal (1049) received from the satellite (1041).

[0108] FIG. 11A is a diagram for explaining an operation of changing the settings of a diversity receiving antenna of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0109] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) can identify the direction (1051, 1053, 1055) of the peak reception gain corresponding to each of the plurality of diversity antennas (661, 663, 665) with reference to FIG. 11A. The electronic device (101) can change the setting of the diversity reception antenna based on determining that the correlation between the direction (1055) of the peak reception gain (1101) corresponding to the third diversity antenna (665) and the direction (1047) of the satellite (1041) toward the location of the electronic device (101) is the highest. The electronic device (101) can change the setting of the diversity reception antenna, for example, from the first diversity antenna (661) to the third diversity antenna (665).

[0110] FIG. 11b is a diagram for explaining an operation of changing the settings of a diversity receiving antenna of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0111] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) can change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna based on detecting a change in the attitude of the electronic device (101). The electronic device (101) can change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna from the first diversity antenna (661) to the second diversity antenna (663) based on determining that the direction (1111) of the peak receiving gain (1053) corresponding to the second diversity antenna (663) is aligned with the direction of the satellite (1041) toward the electronic device (101) due to the change in attitude of the electronic device (101).

[0112] FIG. 12A illustrates a flowchart for explaining a method of operating an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0113] In Fig. 12a, descriptions overlapping with Fig. 9 may not be repeated.

[0114] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) (e.g., at least one of the processor (120), the first communication processor (212), the second communication processor (214), the integrated communication processor (260), or the communication processor (610)) may, in operation 1201, identify information associated with a direction of a first satellite with respect to the location of the electronic device (101). The first satellite may be a satellite capable of providing a non-terrestrial communication service to the electronic device (101). The electronic device (101) may identify a satellite closest to the location of the electronic device (101) as the first satellite, for example, based on information associated with orbital movements of a plurality of satellites stored in a memory (e.g., the memory (130) of FIG. 1 ). In one embodiment, when the electronic device (101) identifies a user input to initiate non-terrestrial communication, the electronic device (101) may identify information associated with a location of the first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial communication. The electronic device (101) can identify three-dimensional coordinates (X_s1, Y_s2, Z_s3) corresponding to the current position of the first satellite. The electronic device (101) can identify information related to the direction of the first satellite toward the position of the electronic device (101) based on the three-dimensional coordinates corresponding to the position of the first satellite and the three-dimensional coordinates corresponding to the position of the electronic device (101). The electronic device (101) (e.g., the communication processor (260) of FIG. 4) can, for example, identify three-dimensional vectors corresponding to the direction of the first satellite toward the electronic device (101) based on the identified coordinates (X_ue, Y_ue, Z_ue) of the electronic device (101) and the coordinates (X_s1, Y_s2, Z_s3) of the first satellite. You can check it.

[0115] In one embodiment, based on information associated with the direction of the first satellite, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 1203, set a first diversity antenna (e.g., the first diversity antenna (661) of FIG. 6) among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) as a diversity receiving antenna. In one embodiment, based on information associated with the position of the first satellite, the electronic device (101) may adjust the direction of a primary antenna (e.g., the primary antenna (651)) toward the satellite so as to ensure transmission performance of a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication. For example, a user of the electronic device (101) may change the attitude of the electronic device (101) according to a guide provided by an application associated with non-terrestrial communication. The attitude of the electronic device (101) may be changed, for example, in a direction corresponding to the peak transmission gain of the primary antenna (651) (or a three-dimensional vector corresponding to the direction in which the transmission gain is maximized). In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may determine that a transmission condition of a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication is satisfied based on determining that the attitude of the electronic device (101) is changed in a direction corresponding to the peak transmission gain of the primary antenna (651). In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may set a diversity antenna (e.g., a first diversity antenna (661)) disposed on one side of the housing (e.g., the top of the housing) (or a corner of one side of the housing) in which the primary antenna (651) is disposed, as a diversity receiving antenna. The setting operation of the diversity receiving antenna may be performed before or after the time point of transmitting the signal associated with non-terrestrial communication. The configuration operation of the diversity receiving antenna may be performed during the manufacturing process or firmware update procedure of the electronic device (101). Examples of diversity receiving antennas set by default are not limited to the first diversity antenna.The electronic device (101) may set a diversity antenna, which is arranged at least partially on the same side as the primary antenna (651), as a diversity receiving antenna, taking into account that the primary antenna (651) and the satellite providing satellite communication to the electronic device (101) are aligned based on an operation of checking whether a transmission condition of a signal associated with a non-terrestrial network communication is satisfied.

[0116] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 1205, use at least one sensor (e.g., sensor module (176)) to determine information associated with reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665). The electronic device (101) may determine information associated with a direction in which reception gain of each of the antennas is maximized (or a direction corresponding to a peak reception gain) according to, for example, a method identical to or similar to the method described in FIG. 7. The electronic device (101), for example, after setting the first diversity antenna (661) as a diversity receiving antenna, may periodically (or at predetermined time intervals) check the direction corresponding to the peak receiving gain of each of the diversity antennas, taking into account that the first diversity antenna (661) and the satellite may not be aligned with each other due to changes in the orbit of the satellite and / or the attitude of the electronic device (101). For example, the electronic device (101) may check information related to the receiving performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas at a time period corresponding to half the receiving period of the ring signal from the time of transmitting a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication. The time period for checking information related to the receiving performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas is not limited to the above-described examples.

[0117] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 1207, identify information associated with a correlation between information associated with a direction of a first satellite with respect to the location of the electronic device (101) and information associated with the reception performance of each of the diversity antennas. For example, the electronic device (101) may identify a correlation indicating a degree to which the diversity antenna is aligned with the satellite based on an operation between three-dimensional vectors. In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) (or the application processor) may identify a correlation coefficient between a direction of the satellite toward the electronic device (101) (or a three-dimensional vector from the satellite) and a direction corresponding to a peak reception gain of the diversity antenna (or a three-dimensional vector from the diversity antenna). For example, the correlation coefficient may be a value between -1 and 1, and when the correlation coefficient is -1, the three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain of the diversity antenna and the three-dimensional vector from the satellite toward the terminal may be aligned with each other. When the correlation coefficient is 1, the three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain of the diversity antenna and the three-dimensional vector directed from the satellite to the terminal may not be aligned with each other. When the correlation coefficient is 0, the three-dimensional vector corresponding to the peak reception gain of the diversity antenna and the three-dimensional vector directed from the satellite to the terminal may be orthogonal to each other. When two diversity reception antennas are included in the electronic device (101), the electronic device (101) can check the correlation coefficient corresponding to the first diversity antenna and the correlation coefficient corresponding to the second diversity antenna. When three diversity reception antennas are included in the electronic device (101), the electronic device (101) can check the correlation coefficient corresponding to the first diversity antenna, the correlation coefficient corresponding to the second diversity antenna, and the correlation coefficient corresponding to the third diversity antenna.

[0118] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 1209, determine whether the diversity antenna having the maximum correlation is the first diversity antenna. For example, if two diversity receiving antennas are included in the electronic device (101), the electronic device (101) may determine whether a correlation coefficient corresponding to the first diversity antenna is greater than a correlation coefficient corresponding to the second diversity antenna. If three diversity receiving antennas are included in the electronic device (101), the electronic device (101) may determine whether a correlation coefficient corresponding to the first diversity antenna is the largest among the correlation coefficient corresponding to the first diversity antenna, the correlation coefficient corresponding to the second diversity antenna, or the correlation coefficient corresponding to the third diversity antenna. For example, the electronic device (101) may determine that the correlation is higher as the correlation coefficient is closer to -1.

[0119] In one embodiment, based on the determination that the diversity antenna with the maximum correlation is the first diversity antenna (Operation 1209: Yes), the electronic device (101) may maintain the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna in Operation 1211. For example, the electronic device (101) may maintain the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna as the first diversity antenna based on the determination that the reception sensitivity of the first diversity antenna among the plurality of diversity antennas is the best.

[0120] In one embodiment, based on determining that the diversity antenna with the maximum correlation is not the first diversity antenna (Operation 1209: No), the electronic device (101) may change the configuration of the diversity receive antenna in operation 1213. For example, if two diversity receive antennas are included in the electronic device (101), the electronic device (101) may change the configuration of the diversity receive antenna to the second diversity antenna based on determining that the second diversity antenna is the diversity antenna with the largest value of information associated with the correlation among the plurality of diversity antennas. If three diversity receive antennas are included in the electronic device (101), the electronic device (101) may change the configuration of the diversity receive antenna from the first diversity antenna to the diversity antenna with the larger correlation coefficient among the second diversity antenna or the third diversity antenna. The electronic device (101) can improve the reception sensitivity (or reception performance of the diversity antenna) by changing the diversity receiving antenna to a diversity antenna with a high correlation. As the quality of the signal received through the diversity antenna improves, the reception rate of the signal related to the non-terrestrial network communication can increase, and the electronic device (101) can confirm the message transmitted from the base station to the satellite without omission.

[0121] FIG. 12b illustrates a flowchart for explaining a method of operating an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0122] In Fig. 12b, descriptions overlapping with Fig. 12a may not be repeated.

[0123] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) (e.g., at least one of the processor (120), the first communication processor (212), the second communication processor (214), the integrated communication processor (260), or the communication processor (610)) may, in operation 1221, identify an event associated with the performance of non-terrestrial communication. The electronic device (101) may, for example, identify that a cellular network is unavailable for connection or identify the execution of an application that provides non-terrestrial communication services.

[0124] In one embodiment, based on the identification of an event associated with the performance of non-terrestrial communication, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 1223, set the first diversity antenna as a diversity receiving antenna and change the tune code. The electronic device (101) may, for example, set the first diversity antenna as a default diversity receiving antenna. The electronic device (101) may change the tune code input to the antenna tuning circuit so that the resonant frequency of each of the plurality of diversity antennas corresponds to a frequency band corresponding to non-terrestrial communication.

[0125] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may, in operation 1225, determine that a condition associated with signal transmission is satisfied. The electronic device (101) may determine that a condition for transmitting a signal associated with non-terrestrial communication is satisfied based on determining that a direction of a satellite (e.g., a satellite providing non-terrestrial communication services to the electronic device (101)) toward the location of the electronic device (101) and a direction of a primary antenna included in the electronic device (101) are aligned with each other.

[0126] In one embodiment, based on determining that a transmission condition of a signal associated with a non-terrestrial communication is satisfied, in operation 1227, the electronic device (101) may transmit a signal associated with the non-terrestrial communication and determine a correlation corresponding to a plurality of diversity antennas. After transmitting the signal associated with the non-terrestrial communication, the electronic device (101) may wait to receive a ring signal. The electronic device (101) may determine a correlation corresponding to a plurality of diversity antennas to determine whether a setting of a diversity receiving antenna has been changed. When two diversity receiving antennas are included in the electronic device (101), the electronic device (101) may determine a correlation coefficient corresponding to a first diversity antenna and a correlation coefficient corresponding to a second diversity antenna. The electronic device (101) can check a correlation coefficient corresponding to a first diversity antenna, a correlation coefficient corresponding to a second diversity antenna, and a correlation coefficient corresponding to a third diversity antenna when three diversity receiving antennas are included in the electronic device (101).

[0127] In one embodiment, based on the correlation coefficients corresponding to the plurality of diversity antennas, in operation 1229, the electronic device (101) can determine whether the correlation coefficient of the first diversity antenna is the largest. When three diversity receiving antennas are included in the electronic device (101), the electronic device (101) can determine whether the correlation coefficient corresponding to the first diversity antenna is the largest among the correlation coefficient corresponding to the first diversity antenna, the correlation coefficient corresponding to the second diversity antenna, or the correlation coefficient corresponding to the third diversity antenna. For example, the electronic device (101) can determine that the correlation coefficient is higher as the correlation coefficient is closer to -1.

[0128] In one embodiment, based on confirming that the correlation of the first diversity antenna is maximum (operation 1229: Yes), the electronic device (101) may maintain the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna in operation 1231. For example, the electronic device (101) may maintain the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna as the first diversity antenna based on confirming that the reception sensitivity of the first diversity antenna among the plurality of diversity antennas is the best.

[0129] In one embodiment, based on the determination that the correlation of the first diversity antenna is not maximum (Operation 1229: Yes), the electronic device (101) can determine, in Operation 1233, whether the correlation of the second diversity antenna is maximum. Based on the determination that the correlation of the second diversity antenna is maximum (Operation 1233: Yes), the electronic device (101) can change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna to the second diversity antenna in Operation 1235.

[0130] In one embodiment, based on the determination that the correlation of the second diversity antenna is not maximum (Operation 1233: No), in operation 1237, the electronic device (101) may change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna to a third diversity antenna. By changing the diversity receiving antenna to a diversity antenna with a high correlation, the electronic device (101) may improve the reception sensitivity (or the reception performance of the diversity antenna). As the quality of the signal received through the diversity antenna improves, the reception rate of the signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication may increase, and the electronic device (101) may confirm the message transmitted from the base station to the satellite without omission.

[0131] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may determine whether to change the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna after a first time period has elapsed from the time of transmission of a signal associated with a non-terrestrial network communication. The electronic device (101) may determine whether to change the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna based on a first cycle corresponding to, for example, half of the transmission cycle of a ring signal by a satellite.

[0132] FIG. 13 illustrates a flowchart for explaining a method of operating an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0133] In Fig. 13, descriptions overlapping with Fig. 12a may not be repeated.

[0134] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) (e.g., at least one of the processor (120), the first communication processor (212), the second communication processor (214), the integrated communication processor (260), or the communication processor (610)) may, in operation 1301, identify a first satellite providing non-terrestrial network communication. The electronic device (101) may, for example, identify a satellite whose distance from a location of the electronic device (101) is less than a first value as the first satellite, based on information associated with orbital movements of a plurality of satellites stored in a memory (e.g., the memory (130) of FIG. 1 ).

[0135] In one embodiment, based on identifying a first satellite providing non-terrestrial communication, in operation 1303, the electronic device (101) may set the diversity antenna with the highest correlation as the receiving antenna. For example, after transmitting a message related to non-terrestrial communication to the first satellite, the electronic device (101) may set the diversity antenna with the highest correlation with the first satellite among the plurality of diversity antennas as the diversity receiving antenna.

[0136] In one embodiment, based on setting the diversity antenna with the highest correlation with the first satellite as the diversity receiving antenna, in operation 1305, the electronic device (101) can determine whether the satellite providing the non-terrestrial network communication has changed. Considering that, for example, while waiting to receive a ring signal, the distance from the first satellite may become greater than or equal to the first value due to the first satellite orbiting a predetermined orbit, the electronic device (101) can determine whether the satellite providing the non-terrestrial network communication has changed from the first satellite to another satellite. The electronic device (101) can determine whether the satellite providing the non-terrestrial network communication has changed, for example, based on checking information related to the orbital movement of the satellite stored in the memory. In one embodiment, based on checking that the satellite providing the non-terrestrial network communication has not changed (operation 1305: No), in operation 1313, the electronic device (101) can determine whether to change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna based on the first cycle. The electronic device (101) can determine whether to change the settings of the diversity receiving antennas based on checking the correlation corresponding to each of the diversity receiving antennas in a first cycle corresponding to, for example, half of the cycle in which the ring signal is transmitted by the satellite.

[0137] In one embodiment, based on the determination that a satellite providing non-terrestrial communication has changed (Operation 1305: Yes), in operation 1307, the electronic device (101) may identify a second satellite providing non-terrestrial communication. For example, the electronic device (101) may identify a satellite among a plurality of satellites, the distance from the electronic device (101) of which is less than a first value, as the second satellite.

[0138] In one embodiment, based on identifying a second satellite providing non-terrestrial network communication, in operation 1307, the electronic device (101) can identify a correlation corresponding to each of the diversity antennas. The electronic device (101) can identify information associated with a correlation between information associated with a direction of the first satellite with respect to the location of the electronic device (101) and information associated with the reception performance of each of the diversity antennas. For example, the electronic device (101) can identify a correlation indicating a degree to which the diversity antenna is aligned with the satellite based on an operation between three-dimensional vectors. When two diversity receiving antennas are included in the electronic device (101), the electronic device (101) can identify a correlation coefficient corresponding to the first diversity antenna and a correlation coefficient corresponding to the second diversity antenna. The electronic device (101) can check a correlation coefficient corresponding to a first diversity antenna, a correlation coefficient corresponding to a second diversity antenna, and a correlation coefficient corresponding to a third diversity antenna when three diversity receiving antennas are included in the electronic device (101).

[0139] In one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may determine whether to change the settings of the diversity receiving antennas in operation 1311. For example, the electronic device (101) may maintain the settings of the diversity receiving antennas based on determining that the correlation corresponding to the first diversity antenna among the plurality of diversity antennas is the greatest. The electronic device (101) may change the settings of the diversity receiving antennas based on determining that the correlation corresponding to the second or third diversity antenna among the plurality of diversity antennas is greater than the correlation corresponding to the first diversity antenna. The electronic device (101) may improve the reception sensitivity (or the reception performance of the diversity antenna) by changing the diversity receiving antenna to a diversity antenna with a high correlation as the satellite providing the non-terrestrial network communication is changed. As the quality of signals received through the diversity antenna improves, the reception rate of signals associated with non-terrestrial network communications can increase, and the electronic device (101) can confirm messages transmitted from the base station to the satellite without omission.

[0140] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (101) may include a memory (130) for storing instructions, at least one sensor (176), a primary antenna (197, 242, 244, 246, 441, 530, 651) configured to transmit and receive signals associated with non-terrestrial network communication, a plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) configured to receive signals associated with the non-terrestrial network communication, and at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610). The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to, when an event associated with the performance of non-terrestrial communication is identified, identify information associated with a position of a first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial communication. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to set a first diversity antenna among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) as a diversity receiving antenna based on the information associated with the position of the first satellite. The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to use the at least one sensor (176) to determine information associated with the reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665).The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to determine whether to change a setting of the diversity receiving antenna based on at least one of information associated with the position of the first satellite or information associated with the receiving performance.

[0141] In one embodiment, the instructions, when executed by at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to, as at least part of an operation of ascertaining, using the at least one sensor (176), information associated with a posture of the electronic device (101). The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to, as at least part of an operation of ascertaining, using the at least one sensor (176), information associated with a reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665), ascertain information associated with a direction in which the reception gain of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) is maximized, based on information associated with an attitude of the electronic device (101).

[0142] In one embodiment, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to determine information associated with a location of the electronic device (101). The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to determine information associated with a direction of the first satellite toward the location of the electronic device (101).

[0143] In one embodiment, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to transmit a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication through the primary antenna (197, 242, 244, 246, 441, 530, 651) based on ascertaining information associated with a direction of the first satellite toward a location of the electronic device (101). The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to determine whether to change a setting of the diversity receiving antenna after transmitting the signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication.

[0144] In one embodiment, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to determine information associated with a correlation between information associated with an orientation of the first satellite relative to a location of the electronic device (101) and information associated with a reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665). The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to identify, as the diversity receiving antenna, a diversity antenna among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) having the largest value of information related to the correlation.

[0145] In one embodiment, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to maintain the first diversity antenna as the diversity receiving antenna based on determining that the first diversity antenna is the diversity antenna having the largest value of information associated with the correlation.

[0146] In one embodiment, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna to the second diversity antenna based on determining that the second diversity antenna among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) is the diversity antenna having the largest value of information associated with the correlation.

[0147] In one embodiment, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to determine information associated with a correlation between information associated with an orientation of the first satellite with respect to a location of the electronic device (101) based on a first period and information associated with a reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665). The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to determine, based on the information associated with the correlation, whether to change a setting of the diversity receiving antenna.

[0148] In one embodiment, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device, when identifying an event associated with performing non-terrestrial communication, to identify information associated with positions of a plurality of satellites stored in the memory (130), at least as part of an operation of identifying information associated with positions of a first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial communication. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device, when identifying an event associated with performing non-terrestrial communication, to identify, based on the information associated with positions of the plurality of satellites, a first satellite from the electronic device (101) of the plurality of satellites, the distance being less than a first value.

[0149] In one embodiment, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to identify a second satellite from among the plurality of satellites, the distance from the electronic device (101) being less than a first value. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to identify, using the at least one sensor (176), information associated with a reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665). The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), may cause the electronic device to determine whether to change the configuration of the diversity receiving antenna based on at least one of information associated with the position of the second satellite or information associated with the receiving performance.

[0150] According to one embodiment, a method of operating an electronic device may include, when an event associated with the performance of a non-terrestrial network communication is identified, an operation of identifying information associated with a position of a first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial network communication. The method of operating an electronic device may include, based on the information associated with the position of the first satellite, an operation of setting a first diversity antenna among a plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) of the electronic device (101) configured to receive a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication as a diversity receiving antenna. The method of operating an electronic device may include, using at least one sensor (176) of the electronic device (101), an operation of identifying information associated with a reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665). The method of operating the electronic device may include an operation of determining whether to change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna based on at least one of information associated with the position of the first satellite and information associated with the reception performance.

[0151] In one embodiment, the operation of checking information related to reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) using the at least one sensor (176) of the electronic device (101) may include an operation of checking information related to a posture of the electronic device (101) using the at least one sensor (176). The operation of checking information related to reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) using the at least one sensor (176) of the electronic device (101) may include an operation of checking information related to a direction in which reception gain of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) is maximized based on information related to the attitude of the electronic device (101).

[0152] In one embodiment, the method of operating the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of transmitting a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication through a primary antenna (197, 242, 244, 246, 441, 530, 651) of the electronic device (101) that is configured to transmit and receive a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication based on information associated with a direction of the first satellite toward a location of the electronic device (101). The method of operating the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of determining whether to change a setting of the diversity receiving antenna after transmitting the signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication.

[0153] In one embodiment, the method of operating the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of transmitting a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication through the primary antenna (197, 242, 244, 246, 441, 530, 651) based on information associated with a direction of the first satellite toward the location of the electronic device (101). The method of operating the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of confirming whether to change a setting of the diversity receiving antenna after transmitting the signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication.

[0154] In one embodiment, the operating method of the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of checking information associated with a correlation between information associated with a direction of the first satellite with respect to a location of the electronic device (101) and information associated with reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665). The operating method of the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of checking a diversity antenna having a largest value of information associated with the correlation among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) as the diversity receiving antenna.

[0155] In one embodiment, the operating method of the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of maintaining the first diversity antenna as the diversity receiving antenna based on determining that the first diversity antenna is the diversity antenna having the largest value of information associated with the correlation.

[0156] In one embodiment, the operating method of the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of changing the setting of the diversity receiving antenna to the second diversity antenna based on confirming that the second diversity antenna is the diversity antenna having the largest value of information related to the correlation among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665).

[0157] In one embodiment, the method of operating the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of checking information associated with a correlation between information associated with a direction of the first satellite with respect to a location of the electronic device (101) based on a first period and information associated with a reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665). The method of operating the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of checking whether to change a setting of the diversity receiving antenna based on the information associated with the correlation.

[0158] In one embodiment, when confirming an event associated with the performance of the non-terrestrial network communication, the operation of confirming information associated with the position of the first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial network communication may include an operation of confirming information associated with the positions of a plurality of satellites stored in the memory (130) of the electronic device (101). When confirming an event associated with the performance of the non-terrestrial network communication, the operation of confirming information associated with the position of the first satellite associated with the non-terrestrial network communication may include an operation of confirming, based on the information associated with the positions of the plurality of satellites, a first satellite among the plurality of satellites, the distance from the electronic device (101) being less than a first value.

[0159] In one embodiment, the operating method of the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of identifying a second satellite among the plurality of satellites, the distance from the electronic device (101) being less than a first value. The operating method of the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of identifying information related to reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) using the at least one sensor (176). The operating method of the electronic device (101) may further include an operation of identifying whether to change a setting of the diversity receiving antenna based on at least one of information related to a position of the second satellite and information related to the reception performance.

[0160] Electronic devices according to the embodiments disclosed in this document may take various forms. Electronic devices may include, for example, portable communication devices (e.g., smartphones), computer devices, portable multimedia devices, portable medical devices, cameras, wearable devices, or home appliances. Electronic devices according to the embodiments disclosed in this document are not limited to the aforementioned devices.

[0161] The embodiments of this document and the terminology used herein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, but should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutes of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used for similar or related components. The singular form of a noun corresponding to an item may include one or more of the items, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this document, each of the phrases "A or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B", "A, B, or C", "at least one of A, B, and C", and "at least one of A, B, or C" can include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding phrase among those phrases, or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as "first," "second," or "first" or "second" may be used merely to distinguish one component from another, and do not limit the components in any other respect (e.g., importance or order). When a component (e.g., a first component) is referred to as "coupled" or "connected" to another component (e.g., a second component), with or without the terms "functionally" or "communicatively," it means that the component can be connected to the other component directly (e.g., wired), wirelessly, or through a third component.

[0162] The term "module" used in the embodiments of this document may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with terms such as logic, logic block, component, or circuit. A module may be an integral component, or a minimum unit or part of such a component that performs one or more functions. For example, according to one embodiment, a module may be implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

[0163] One embodiment of the present document may be implemented as software (e.g., a program (140)) including one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (e.g., an internal memory (136) or an external memory (138)) readable by a machine (e.g., an electronic device (101)). For example, a processor (e.g., a processor (120)) of the machine (e.g., an electronic device (101)) may call at least one instruction among the one or more instructions stored from the storage medium and execute it. This enables the machine to operate to perform at least one function according to the at least one called instruction. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code executable by an interpreter. The machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-transitory' simply means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not contain signals (e.g., electromagnetic waves), and the term does not distinguish between cases where data is stored semi-permanently or temporarily on the storage medium.

[0164] According to one embodiment, the method according to one embodiment disclosed in this document may be provided as included in a computer program product. The computer program product may be traded as a product between a seller and a buyer. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM)), or may be distributed online (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) via an application store (e.g., Play Store™) or directly between two user devices (e.g., smart phones). In the case of online distribution, at least a portion of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily generated in a machine-readable storage medium, such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or an intermediary server.

[0165] According to one embodiment, each component (e.g., a module or a program) of the above-described components may include one or more entities, and some of the entities may be separated and placed in other components. According to one embodiment, one or more components or operations of the aforementioned components may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of components (e.g., a module or a program) may be integrated into a single component. In this case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each of the plurality of components identically or similarly to those performed by the corresponding component among the plurality of components prior to the integration. According to one embodiment, the operations performed by a module, program, or other component may be executed sequentially, in parallel, iteratively, or heuristically, or one or more of the operations may be executed in a different order, omitted, or one or more other operations may be added.

Claims

1. In an electronic device (101), Memory (130) for storing instructions; At least one sensor (176); Primary antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 441, 530, 651) configured to transmit and receive signals associated with non-terrestrial network communications; A plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) configured to receive signals associated with the above non-terrestrial network communication; and Containing at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), cause the electronic device (101) to: When checking an event associated with the performance of a non-terrestrial network communication, information associated with the position of the first satellite associated with said non-terrestrial network communication is checked, Based on information related to the position of the first satellite, the first diversity antenna among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) is set as a diversity receiving antenna, Using at least one sensor (176), information related to the reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) is confirmed, An electronic device (101) that causes the device to determine whether to change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna based on at least one of information associated with the position of the first satellite and information associated with the receiving performance.

2. In paragraph 1, The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), cause the electronic device (101) to: As at least a part of the operation of determining information associated with the reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) using at least one sensor (176), Using at least one sensor (176), information related to the posture of the electronic device (101) is checked, An electronic device (101) that causes information associated with a direction in which the reception gain of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) is maximized based on information associated with the attitude of the electronic device (101).

3. In any one of paragraphs 1 and 2, The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), cause the electronic device (101) to: Check the information related to the location of the above electronic device (101), An electronic device (101) causing information associated with the direction of the first satellite toward the location of the electronic device (101).

4. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 3, The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), cause the electronic device (101) to: Based on the information associated with the direction of the first satellite toward the location of the electronic device (101), a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication is transmitted through the primary antenna (197, 242, 244, 246, 441, 530, 651). An electronic device (101) that causes the device to determine whether to change the settings of the diversity receiving antenna after transmitting a signal associated with the above non-terrestrial network communication.

5. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 4, The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), cause the electronic device (101) to: Confirming information related to the correlation between information related to the direction of the first satellite with respect to the location of the electronic device (101) and information related to the reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665), An electronic device (101) that causes the diversity antenna having the largest value of information related to the correlation among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) to be identified as the diversity receiving antenna.

6. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 5, The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), cause the electronic device (101) to: An electronic device (101) that causes the first diversity antenna to be maintained as the diversity receiving antenna based on determining that the first diversity antenna is the diversity antenna having the largest value of information associated with the correlation.

7. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 6, The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), cause the electronic device (101) to: An electronic device (101) that causes the setting of the diversity receiving antenna to be changed to the second diversity antenna based on confirming that the second diversity antenna is the diversity antenna having the largest value of information related to the correlation among the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665).

8. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 7, The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), cause the electronic device (101) to: Based on the first cycle, information related to the direction of the first satellite relative to the position of the electronic device (101) and information related to the correlation between information related to the reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) are verified, An electronic device (101) that causes the device to determine whether to change the settings of the diversity receiving antenna based on information associated with the correlation.

9. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 8, The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), cause the electronic device (101) to: When identifying an event associated with the performance of a non-terrestrial network communication, at least as part of the operation of identifying information associated with the position of a first satellite associated with said non-terrestrial network communication, Check the information related to the positions of multiple satellites stored in the above memory (130), An electronic device (101) that causes the first satellite among the plurality of satellites to be identified based on information associated with the positions of the plurality of satellites, the distance from the electronic device (101) being less than a first value.

10. In any one of paragraphs 1 to 9, The above instructions, when executed by the at least one processor (120, 212, 214, 260, 610), cause the electronic device (101) to: Among the plurality of satellites, a second satellite is identified whose distance from the electronic device (101) is less than the first value, Using at least one sensor (176), information related to the reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) is confirmed, An electronic device (101) that causes the device to determine whether to change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna based on at least one of information associated with the position of the second satellite and information associated with the receiving performance.

11. In the operating method of an electronic device (101), When an event associated with the performance of a non-terrestrial network communication is identified, an action is taken to identify information associated with the position of a first satellite associated with said non-terrestrial network communication; An operation of setting a first diversity antenna among a plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) of the electronic device (101) set to receive a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication as a diversity receiving antenna based on information associated with the position of the first satellite; An operation of checking information related to the reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) using at least one sensor (176) of the electronic device (101); and An operation of determining whether to change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna based on at least one of information associated with the position of the first satellite or information associated with the reception performance. A method of operating an electronic device (101), comprising:

12. In paragraph 11, An operation of checking information related to the reception performance of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) using at least one sensor (176) of the electronic device (101) is as follows. An operation of checking information related to the posture of the electronic device (101) using at least one sensor (176); and An operating method of an electronic device (101), including an operation of identifying information associated with a direction in which the reception gain of each of the plurality of diversity antennas (197, 242, 244, 246, 442, 530, 661, 663, 665) is maximized based on information associated with a posture of the electronic device (101).

13. In any one of paragraphs 11 to 12, An operation of transmitting a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication through a primary antenna (197, 242, 244, 246, 441, 530, 651) of the electronic device (101) set to transmit and receive a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication based on information associated with the direction of the first satellite toward the location of the electronic device (101); and An operating method of an electronic device (101), further comprising an operation of determining whether to change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna after transmitting a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication.

14. In any one of paragraphs 11 to 13, An operation of transmitting a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication through the primary antenna (197, 242, 244, 246, 441, 530, 651) based on information associated with the direction of the first satellite toward the location of the electronic device (101); and An operating method of an electronic device (101), further comprising an operation of determining whether to change the setting of the diversity receiving antenna after transmitting a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication.

15. In an electronic device (101), Housing (700); A first antenna (197, 242, 244, 246, 441, 530, 651) arranged on a first side of the housing (700) and configured to transmit and receive signals associated with non-terrestrial network communications; A second antenna (663, 665) arranged on a second side of the housing (700) different from the first side and set to receive a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication; A third antenna (661) arranged on the third side of the housing (700) between the first antenna and the second antenna and set to receive a signal associated with the non-terrestrial network communication; An electronic device (101) comprising a switch configured to selectively connect the second antenna (663, 665) or the third antenna (661) to an RFIC (620).

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