Wireless communication module for mobile communication
First Claim
1. A wireless communication module for mobile communication that is removably inserted to an apparatus having a corresponding slot with a portion of said wireless communication module positioned outside said slot and operates as a mobile communication terminal together with said apparatus, comprising:
- an internal antenna transmitting and receiving radio signals;
an interface circuit transmitting and receiving encoded voice signals and data signals to and from said apparatus;
a first conversion unit converting encoded voice signals and data signals received from said apparatus via said interface circuit into signals of a format that is appropriate for wireless communication via said internal antenna;
a second conversion unit converting radio signals received via said internal antenna into encoded voice signals and data signals of a format that is appropriate for communication with said apparatus via said interface circuit; and
a control unit transmitting and receiving said data signals to and from said apparatus via said interface circuit.
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Abstract
To reduce costs of developing mobile communication terminals such as PHS communication terminals and facilitate development of mobile communication terminals by a manufacturer that does not have wireless communication technology. A new wireless communication module that is a separate small module comprising only wireless communication portion and a new terminal supporting the wireless communication module are proposed. The wireless communication module of the invention is used by being inserted to a corresponding slot of a terminal supporting the wireless communication module of the invention that has a configuration excluding wireless communication portion from a conventional mobile communication terminal. The present invention reduces burdens of development on terminal manufacturers. The invention also enables a manufacturer that does not have wireless communication technology to develop an original terminal.
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57 Claims
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1. A wireless communication module for mobile communication that is removably inserted to an apparatus having a corresponding slot with a portion of said wireless communication module positioned outside said slot and operates as a mobile communication terminal together with said apparatus, comprising:
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an internal antenna transmitting and receiving radio signals;
an interface circuit transmitting and receiving encoded voice signals and data signals to and from said apparatus;
a first conversion unit converting encoded voice signals and data signals received from said apparatus via said interface circuit into signals of a format that is appropriate for wireless communication via said internal antenna;
a second conversion unit converting radio signals received via said internal antenna into encoded voice signals and data signals of a format that is appropriate for communication with said apparatus via said interface circuit; and
a control unit transmitting and receiving said data signals to and from said apparatus via said interface circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
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6. (canceled)
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9. (canceled)
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15. An apparatus for mobile communication having a slot, a wireless communication module having an internal antenna being removably inserted to said slot with a portion of said wireless communication module positioned outside said slot, said apparatus operating as a mobile communication terminal together with said module, comprising;
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an interface circuit transmitting and receiving encoded voice signals and data signals to and from said wireless communication module;
a voice input device;
a voice output device;
a data input device;
a data output device;
a first unit decoding encoded voice signals received from said wireless communication module via said interface circuit, and encoding voice signal received from said voice input device to send the encoded voice to said wireless communication module; and
a second unit presenting via said data output device data that is included in data signals received from said wireless communication module via said interface circuit, and for sending via said interface circuit data signals that include data received via said data input device to said wireless communication module. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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16-18. -18. (canceled)
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20-27. -27. (canceled)
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28. An apparatus for mobile communication, having a slot for removably inserting a wireless communication module having an internal antenna with a portion of said wireless communication module positioned outside said slot, said apparatus operating as a mobile communication terminal for data communication together with said wireless communication module, comprising:
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a first interface circuit for transmitting and receiving data signals to and from said wireless communication module;
a second interface circuit transmitting and receiving data signals to and from an external device; and
a conversion unit converting data signals received from said wireless communication module via said first interface circuit into data signals of a format appropriate for communication with an external device via said second interface circuit, and converting data signals received from an external device via said second interface circuit into data signals of a format appropriate for communication with said wireless communication module via said first interface circuit.
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35. A mobile communication terminal that consists of a wireless communication module and an apparatus having a corresponding slot, said wireless communication module being removably inserted to said slot with a portion of said wireless communication module positioned outside said slot, said wireless communication module comprising:
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an internal antenna transmitting and receiving radio signals;
an interface circuit transmitting and receiving encoded voice signals and data signals to and from said apparatus;
a first conversion unit converting encoded voice signals and data signals received from said apparatus via said interface circuit into signals of a format that is appropriate for wireless communication via said internal antenna;
a second conversion unit converting radio signals received via said internal antenna into encoded voice signals and data signals of a format that is appropriate for communication with said apparatus via said interface circuit; and
a control unit transmitting and receiving said data signals to and from said apparatus via said interface circuit, said apparatus comprising;
an interface circuit for transmitting and receiving encoded voice signals and data signals to and from said wireless communication module;
a voice input device;
a voice output device;
a data input device;
a data output device;
a first unit decoding encoded voice signals received from said wireless communication module via said interface circuit, and for encoding voice received via said voice input device to send the same to said wireless communication module; and
a second unit presenting via said data output device data that is included in data signals received from said wireless communication module via said interface circuit, and for sending via said interface circuit data signals that include data received via said data input device to said wireless communication module. - View Dependent Claims (36, 38, 39, 41, 45)
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37. (canceled)
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46-55. -55. (canceled)
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56. A mobile communication terminal that consists of a wireless communication module and an apparatus having a corresponding slot, said wireless communication module being removably inserted to said slot with a portion of said wireless communication module positioned outside said slot,
said wireless communication module comprising: -
an internal antenna transmitting and receiving radio signals;
an interface circuit transmitting and receiving encoded voice signals and data signals to and from said apparatus;
a first conversion unit converting encoded voice signals and data signals received from said apparatus via said interface circuit into signals of a format that is appropriate for wireless communication via said internal antenna;
a second conversion unit converting radio signals received via said internal antenna into encoded voice signals and data signals of a format that is appropriate for communication with said apparatus via said interface circuit; and
control unit transmitting and receiving said data signals to and from said apparatus via said interface circuit, said apparatus comprising;
a first interface circuit transmitting and receiving data signals to and from said wireless communication module;
a second interface circuit transmitting and receiving data signals to and from an external device;
a conversion unit converting data signals received from said wireless communication module via said first interface circuit into data signals of a format appropriate for communication with an external device via said second interface circuit, and for converting data signals received from an external device via said second interface circuit into data signals of a format appropriate for communication with said wireless communication module via said first interface circuit.
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57-71. -71. (canceled)
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