WIRELESS INTERFACE

• US 20100068998A1
• Filed: 01/30/2008
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Miyata, Kazuhiko, Brown, Christopher James, Brownlow, Michael James, Lukama, Lloyd, Zyambo, Emmanuel
• Granted Patent: US 8,244,177 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.100
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 17/0006 Printed inductances printed coils for dynamo-electric machines H02K3/26; printed circuits H05K
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 19/04 Transformers or mutual inductances suitable for handling frequencies considerably beyond the audio range resonant circuits H03H
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 2038/143 for signals
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices

Abstract

In one embodiment of the present invention, a wireless interface is provided for supplying all signals and power exclusively wirelessly from a transmitting section to a receiving section. The transmitting section includes a transmitter arranged to modulate a carrier with signals, such as data, control and timing signals. The transmitter is connected to a transmit antenna which comprises a parallel resonant circuit in series with a series resonant circuit. The parallel and series resonant circuits include inductors which are inductively coupled to an inductor of a receive antenna in the receiving section.

Claims

1. A wireless interface comprising a receiving section and a transmitting section arranged to supply signals and power exclusively wirelessly to the receiving section, the transmitting section comprising a transmitter arranged to modulate a carrier with the signals and connected to a transmit antenna comprising a parallel resonant circuit including a first inductor and a series resonant circuit including a second inductor, the receiving section comprising a receive antenna comprising at least one third inductor arranged to be inductively coupled to the first and second inductors.

2. An interface as claimed in claim 1, comprising a display.

3. An interface as claimed in claim 2, in which the receiving section includes an image display device.

4. An interface as claimed in claim 3, in which the device is a liquid crystal device.

5. An interface as claimed in claim 3, in which the receiving section includes a display backlight.

6. An interface as claimed in claim 1, comprising a radio frequency identification system.

7. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the first and second inductors are arranged to be substantially permanently inductively coupled to the at least one third inductor.

8. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the first and second inductors are arranged to be temporarily inductively coupled to the at least one third inductor.

9. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the carrier is a radio frequency carrier.

10. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the parallel resonant circuit and the series resonant circuit are connected in series.

11. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the first and second inductors are planar inductors.

12. An interface as claimed in claim 11, in which the first and second inductors are coplanar.

13. An interface as claimed in claim 12, in which one of the first and second inductors is disposed inside the other of the first and second inductors and coaxial therewith.

14. An interface as claimed in claim 13, in which the at least one third inductor is arranged to be coaxial with the first and second inductors.

15. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the at least one third inductor is a planar inductor.

16. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the parallel and series resonant circuits are tuned to different frequencies.

17. An interface as claimed in claim 16, in which the parallel and series resonant circuits are tuned substantially to respective sideband frequencies of the modulated carrier.

18. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the parallel and series resonant circuits have resonant frequencies and Q'"'"'s such that the carrier and the sidebands of the modulated carrier are within the half power bandwidth of the transmit antenna.

19. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the receive antenna comprises a further resonant circuit including the at least one third inductor.

20. An interface as claimed in claim 19, in which the further resonant circuit is a parallel resonant circuit.

21. An interface as claimed in claim 19, in which the further resonant circuit is tuned to a frequency between the sidebands of the modulated carrier.

22. An interface as claimed in claim 21, in which the further resonant circuit is tuned to the geometric mean of the sideband frequencies.

23. An interface as claimed in claim 19, in which the further resonant circuit has a resonant frequency and a Q such that the carrier and the sidebands of the modulated carrier are within the half power bandwidth of the receiver antenna.

24. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the transmit and receive antennae are arranged such that the carrier and sidebands of the modulated carrier are within the half power bandwidth of the inductive coupling.

25. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the transmitter is arranged to perform one of amplitude modulation, frequency modulation and phase modulation.

26. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the receiving section comprises a demodulator for demodulating signals received by the receive antenna.

27. An interface as claimed in claim 1, in which the receiving section comprises a power supply arrangement arranged to power the whole of the receiving section exclusively from power received by the receive antenna.

28. A transmitting section for a wireless interface for supplying signals and power exclusively wirelessly to a receiving section of the interface, comprising a transmitter arranged to modulate a carrier with the signals and connected to a transmit antenna comprising a parallel resonant circuit including a first inductor and a series resonant circuit including a second inductor.

29. A receiving section for a wireless interface for receiving signals and power exclusively wirelessly from a transmitting section of the interface, comprising a receive antenna comprising at least one third inductor arranged to be inductively coupled to first and second inductors of a transmit antenna of the transmitting section.