ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHODS THAT COMMUNICATE VIA TRANSFERJET AND NFC TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER PAIRING
First Claim
1. An electronic communication device comprising:
- a high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit that is configured to transmit a block of data to another proximately located communication device via RF signals using a first RF communication protocol; and
a low-rate magnetically coupled receiver circuit that is configured to receive a communication control signal from the other proximately located communication device via magnetic coupling thereto using a second protocol that is different from the first RF communication protocol, and is configured to respond to the communication control signal by selectively triggering the high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit to transmit another block of data when available for transmission.
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Abstract
An electronic communication device includes a high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit (e.g., a TransferJet transmitter circuit) and a low-rate magnetically coupled receiver circuit (e.g., a Near Field Communication receiver circuit). The high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit transmits a block of data to another proximately located communication device via RF signals using a first RF communication protocol. The low-rate magnetically coupled receiver circuit receives a communication control signal from the other proximately located communication device via magnetic coupling thereto using a second protocol that is different from the first RF communication protocol, and responds to the communication control signal by selectively triggering the high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit to transmit another block of data when available for transmission.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic communication device comprising:
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a high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit that is configured to transmit a block of data to another proximately located communication device via RF signals using a first RF communication protocol; and a low-rate magnetically coupled receiver circuit that is configured to receive a communication control signal from the other proximately located communication device via magnetic coupling thereto using a second protocol that is different from the first RF communication protocol, and is configured to respond to the communication control signal by selectively triggering the high-rate RF wireless transmitter circuit to transmit another block of data when available for transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic communication device comprising:
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a high-rate RF wireless receiver circuit that is configured to receive a block of data from another proximately located communication device via RF signals using a first RF communication protocol; a communication controller that is configured to verify the received data block and to generate a control signal that indicates the outcome of the verification; and a low-rate magnetically coupled transmitter circuit that is configured to transmit the communication control signal to the other proximately located communication device via magnetic coupling thereto using a second communication protocol that is different from the first RF communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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transmitting a block of data from a first electronic communication device to a proximately located second electronic communication device through a high-rate RF wireless communication link; transmitting a communication control signal, which indicates an outcome of verification by the second communication device of the received data block, from the second communication device to the first communication device through a low-rate magnetically coupled communication link; and triggering transmission of another block of data, when available for transmission, from the first communication device to the second communication device in response to the communication control signal.
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