Apparatus and Method for Near-Field Communication
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1. A communication device having optical and near-field communication capability, the device comprising:
- an integrated circuit die;
an optical transceiver circuit fabricated on the integrated circuit die and configured to transmit and receive optical signals;
a near field transceiver circuit fabricated on the integrated circuit die and configured to transmit and receive near-field electro-magnetic signals; and
control circuitry configured to selectively enable the optical transceiver circuit and the near field transceiver circuit responsive to an external control signal.
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Abstract
A communication device is disclosed having optical and near-field communication capability. The device includes an optical transceiver circuit fabricated on an integrated circuit die and configured to transmit and receive far field signals. A near field transceiver circuit is also fabricated on the integrated circuit die and is configured to transmit and receive near-field electro-magnetic signals. Control circuitry is provided to selectively enable the optical transceiver circuit and the near field transceiver circuit responsive to an external control signal.
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1. A communication device having optical and near-field communication capability, the device comprising:
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an integrated circuit die; an optical transceiver circuit fabricated on the integrated circuit die and configured to transmit and receive optical signals; a near field transceiver circuit fabricated on the integrated circuit die and configured to transmit and receive near-field electro-magnetic signals; and control circuitry configured to selectively enable the optical transceiver circuit and the near field transceiver circuit responsive to an external control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing near field communication capability in a transceiver device, the method comprising the steps of:
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fabricating an optical transceiver circuit and a near field transceiver circuit on an integrated circuit die, where the optical transceiver circuit is configured to transmit and receive optical signals, and further wherein the near field transceiver circuit is configured to transmit and receive near-field electro-magnetic signals; and providing control circuitry for selectively enabling the optical transceiver circuit and the near field transceiver circuit responsive to a control signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An integrated circuit device, the device comprising:
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long range communication means for performing at least one of transmitting and receiving long range signals; near field communication means for performing at least one of transmitting and receiving near-field electro-magnetic signals; control means for selectively enabling the long range and near field communication means responsive to a control signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. The system for near field communication, the system comprising:
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a first integrated circuit device, the first device having formed thereon a first transceiver circuit, a near field transceiver circuit, and control circuitry for selectively enabling one of the first transceiver circuit and the near field transceiver circuit responsive to an external control signal; and a second integrated circuit device, the second device having formed thereon a near field transceiver circuit, where the near field transceiver of the first device and the near field transceiver of the second device are capacitively coupled to one another in order to exchange near field data signals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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