DATA COMMUNICATION IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface, including an antenna for sensing an electromagnetic wave, and a circuit for acquiring data modulated in an electromagnetic wave;
a data carrier interface, including a slot for receiving a data carrier;
wherein the antenna is positioned adjacent to the data carrier slot, such that the NFC interface is operable to acquire data stored on an NFC tag positioned in the slot.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electronic device (10) and a method for handling data communication with such an electronic device. The electronic device combines, on the one hand, a data carrier interface including a slot (13) for receiving a data carrier, and on the other hand a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface including an RF antenna (15) connected to a circuit (16) for acquiring data modulated in an electromagnetic wave. The antenna (15) is positioned adjacent to the data carrier slot (13), such that the NFC interface is operable to acquire data stored on an NFC tag (33, 34) positioned in the slot. A data carrier (30) for use with the electronic device may take the shape and size of a standard carrier usable with the data carrier interfaced, such as a Memory Stick, while in fact lacking a data memory accessible by the data carrier interface. Instead, the NFC interface is configured to acquire data from the much simpler and cheaper NFC tag attached to the data carrier. The acquired data may include a communication address to a remote data memory, which can be accessed transparently as if data was communicated to or from the inserted data carrier.
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37 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface, including an antenna for sensing an electromagnetic wave, and a circuit for acquiring data modulated in an electromagnetic wave;
a data carrier interface, including a slot for receiving a data carrier;
wherein the antenna is positioned adjacent to the data carrier slot, such that the NFC interface is operable to acquire data stored on an NFC tag positioned in the slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. System for data communication, comprising:
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an electronic device including a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface, including an antenna for sensing an electromagnetic wave, and a circuit for acquiring data modulated in an electromagnetic wave;
a data carrier interface, including a slot for receiving a data carrier; and
a data carrier including a support member;
an NFC tag attached to the support member;
wherein the antenna is positioned adjacent to the data carrier slot, such that the NFC interface is operable to acquire data stored on the NFC tag when the data carrier is positioned in the slot. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Method for data communication in an electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic device including a data carrier interface with a slot for receiving a data carrier, and a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface with an antenna for sensing an electromagnetic wave connected to a circuit for acquiring data modulated in an electromagnetic wave, which antenna is positioned adjacent to the data carrier slot;
inserting a data carrier into the data carrier slot, which data carrier includes a support member having outer physical dimensions corresponding to the slot and an NFC tag attached to the support member;
acquiring data stored on the NFC tag by means of the NFC interface. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A data carrier, comprising:
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a support structure having outer dimensions shaped to fit in a slot of a data carrier interface of an electronic device; and
an NFC tag attached to the support structure. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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