COMMUNICATION APPARATUS
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A communication apparatus that performs short-range wireless communication in a contactless manner, the communication apparatus comprising:
- a large antenna;
first wireless processing means for performing data communication via electromagnetic induction-type using said large antenna;
a small antenna placed inside said large antenna; and
second wireless processing means for performing data communication using said small antenna.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A communication apparatus is provided that performs short-range wireless communication in a contactless manner. The communication apparatus includes: a large antenna; a first wireless processing section configured to perform data communication via electromagnetic induction-type using the large antenna; a small antenna placed inside the large antenna; and a second wireless processing section configured to perform data communication using the small antenna.
-
Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A communication apparatus that performs short-range wireless communication in a contactless manner, the communication apparatus comprising:
a large antenna; first wireless processing means for performing data communication via electromagnetic induction-type using said large antenna; a small antenna placed inside said large antenna; and second wireless processing means for performing data communication using said small antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
11. A communication system, comprising:
-
a near field communication (NFC)-capable reader/writer having a large antenna; and an NFC-capable card, or an NFC-capable reader/writer that operates in a card mode, having a large antenna, wherein, said reader/writer and said card perform short-range wireless communication therebetween in a contactless manner, and said reader/writer and said card each have a small antenna placed inside the large antenna, and use the pair of small antennas to perform multi-communication therebetween via another contactless communication system than NFC communication. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
Specification