Method of Checking the Integrity of an Antenna Arrangement, Transmitter, Receiver and Transceiver
First Claim
1. A method of checking an integrity of an antenna arrangement of a transmitter, which transmitter comprises a transmitter driving stage for driving said antenna arrangement with a driving current;
- said antenna arrangement being comprised of an antenna and a tuning network connected between said antenna and said transmitter driving stage;
the method comprising;
determining a first value indicative of said driving current;
detecting whether said driving current is outside a predefined current range by comparing said first value with a predefined first value range; and
indicating that said antenna arrangement is not in sound condition if said first value is outside said first value range.
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Abstract
In a method of checking the integrity of an antenna arrangement (2) of a transmitter (1), which transmitter (1) comprises a transmitter driving stage (4) for driving the antenna arrangement (2) with a driving current (is), a first value (Isupply) indicative of the driving current (is) is determined. After that, it is detected whether the driving current (i) is outside a predefined current range by comparing the first value (Isupply) with a predefined first value range. If the first value (Isupply) is outside the first value range, then it is indicated that the antenna arrangement (2) is not in sound condition. The antenna arrangement (2) is comprised of an antenna (5) and a tuning network (6) connected between the antenna (5) and the transmitter driving stage (4).
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20 Claims
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1. A method of checking an integrity of an antenna arrangement of a transmitter, which transmitter comprises a transmitter driving stage for driving said antenna arrangement with a driving current;
- said antenna arrangement being comprised of an antenna and a tuning network connected between said antenna and said transmitter driving stage;
the method comprising;determining a first value indicative of said driving current; detecting whether said driving current is outside a predefined current range by comparing said first value with a predefined first value range; and indicating that said antenna arrangement is not in sound condition if said first value is outside said first value range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- said antenna arrangement being comprised of an antenna and a tuning network connected between said antenna and said transmitter driving stage;
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8. A method of checking an integrity of an antenna arrangement of a transceiver, which transceiver comprises a transmitter driving stage for driving said antenna arrangement with a driving current and a receiver stage;
- said antenna arrangement being comprised of an antenna and a tuning network connected between said antenna and said transmitter driving stage;
the method comprising;determining a value indicative of a voltage in said receiver stage at a predefined driving current; detecting whether said voltage is outside a predefined voltage range by comparing said value with a predefined value range; and indicating that said antenna arrangement is not in sound condition if said value is outside said value range. - View Dependent Claims (9)
- said antenna arrangement being comprised of an antenna and a tuning network connected between said antenna and said transmitter driving stage;
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10. A method of checking the integrity of an antenna arrangement of a receiver, which receiver comprises an antenna arrangement being comprised of a tuning network and an antenna configured to capture a signal in response to an electromagnetic signal and a receiver stage for processing said signal captured by said antenna;
- said tuning network being connected between said receive stage and said antenna, the method comprising;
determining a value indicative of a voltage of said tuning network at a predefined field strength of said electromagnetic field; detecting whether said voltage is outside a predefined voltage range by comparing said value with a predefined value range; and indicating that said antenna arrangement is not in sound condition if said value is outside said value range.
- said tuning network being connected between said receive stage and said antenna, the method comprising;
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11. A transmitter, comprising:
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an antenna arrangement being comprised of a tuning network and an antenna; a transmitter driving stage for driving said antenna arrangement with a driving current;
said tuning network being connected between said transmitter driving stage and said antenna; anda circuit for determining a first value indicative of said driving current;
said transmitter being configured to detect whether said driving current is outside a predefined current range by comparing said first value with a predefined first value range. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A transceiver, comprising:
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a transmitter including an antenna arrangement being comprised of a tuning network and an antenna;
a transmitter driving stage for driving said antenna arrangement with a driving current;
said tuning network being connected between said transmitter driving stage and said antenna; and
a circuit for determining a first value indicative of said driving current;
said transmitter being configured to detect whether said driving current is outside a predefined current range by comparing said first value with a predefined first value range.a receiver stage; and a circuit for determining a second value indicative of a voltage in said receiver stage at a predefined driving current;
said transceiver being configured to detect whether said voltage is outside a predefined voltage range by comparing said second value with a predefined second value range. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A receiver, comprising:
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an antenna arrangement being comprised of a tuning network and an antenna;
said antenna being configured to capture a signal in response to an electromagnetic signal;a receiver circuit for processing said signal captured by said antenna;
said tuning network being connected between said receive circuit and said antenna; anda circuit for determining a value indicative of a voltage of said tuning network;
said receiver being configured to detect, at a predefined field strength of said electromagnetic field, whether said voltage is outside a predefined voltage range by comparing said value with a predefined value range.
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19. A transceiver, comprising:
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an antenna arrangement being comprised of a tuning network and an antenna; a transmitter driving stage for driving said antenna arrangement with a driving current;
said tuning network being connected between said transmitter driving stage and said antenna;a receiver stage; and a circuit for determining a value indicative of a voltage in said receiver stage at a predefined driving current;
said transceiver being configured to detect whether said voltage is outside a predefined voltage range by comparing said value with a predefined value range. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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