ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, EXPANSION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS SYSTEM

• US 20100216397A1
• Filed: 02/26/2010
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Takasu, Nobuaki
• Application Number:
  US12/714,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20100216397A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes electromagnetic field induction electrodes and wireless communication modules which executes wireless communication of an electromagnetic field induction transmission system using the electromagnetic field induction electrodes. The electromagnetic field induction electrodes are next to each other and output electromagnetic waves with coverage areas that do not overlap each other.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

electromagnetic field induction electrodes; and

wireless communication modules configured to wirelessly communicate on an electromagnetic field induction transmission system using the electromagnetic field induction electrodes,

wherein the electromagnetic field induction electrodes are next to each other and are configured to output electromagnetic waves with coverage areas that do not overlap with each other.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication modules are configured to use the same frequency band.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic field induction electrodes are on a main body peripheral wall, exposed to the outside, and configured to be into contact with electromagnetic field induction electrodes of a communication counterpart.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic field induction electrodes are in a main body peripheral wall, not exposed to the outside while facing electromagnetic field induction electrodes of a communication counterpart.

5. An expansion apparatus comprising:

a detachable connector connected a main body apparatus comprising first electromagnetic field induction electrodes;

second electromagnetic field induction electrodes configured to be paired with the first electromagnetic field induction electrodes; and

wireless communication modules configured to wirelessly communicate on an electromagnetic field induction transmission system using the second electromagnetic field induction electrodes,

wherein the second electromagnetic field induction electrodes are next to each other in a peripheral wall of the connector on a side opposite to the first electromagnetic field induction electrodes in the main body peripheral wall of the main body apparatus when the connector is connected to the main body apparatus, and the second electromagnetic field induction electrodes are configured to output electromagnetic waves with coverage areas that do not overlap with each other.

6. The expansion apparatus of claim 5, wherein the wireless communication modules are configured to use the same frequency band.

7. The expansion apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second electromagnetic field induction electrodes in the peripheral wall of the connector are exposed to the outside and configured to be into contact with the first electromagnetic field induction electrodes.

8. The expansion apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second electromagnetic field induction electrodes in the peripheral wall of the connector are not exposed to the outside while facing the first electromagnetic field induction electrodes.

9. An electronic apparatus system comprising a main body apparatus and a detachable expansion apparatus connected to the

main body apparatus, wherein

the main body apparatus comprises:

first electromagnetic field induction electrodes; and

first wireless communication modules configured to wirelessly communicate on an electromagnetic field induction transmission system using the first electromagnetic field induction electrodes,

the first electromagnetic field induction electrodes are next to each other and configured to output electromagnetic waves output with coverage areas that do not overlap with each other, and

the expansion apparatus comprises;

a detachable connector connected to the main body apparatus;

second electromagnetic field induction electrodes configured to be paired with the first electromagnetic field induction electrodes; and

wireless communication modules configured to wirelessly communicate on the electromagnetic field induction transmission system using the second electromagnetic field induction electrodes,

wherein the second electromagnetic field induction electrodes are next to each other in a peripheral wall of the connector on a side opposite to the first electromagnetic field induction electrodes in the main body peripheral wall of the main body apparatus when the connector is connected to the main body apparatus, and the second electromagnetic field induction electrodes are configured to output of electromagnetic waves output with coverage areas that do not overlap with each other.

10. The electronic apparatus system of claim 9, wherein the first wireless communication modules and second wireless communication modules are configured to use the same frequency band.

11. The electronic apparatus system of claim 9, wherein the first electromagnetic field induction electrodes on the main body peripheral wall and the second electromagnetic field induction electrodes on the peripheral wall of the connector are exposed to the outside and configured to contact with each other.

12. The electronic apparatus system of claim 9, wherein the first electromagnetic field induction electrodes in the main body peripheral wall and the second electromagnetic field induction electrodes in the peripheral wall of the connector are not exposed to the outside while facing each other.