Mobile Device and Radio Communication Portion of Mobile Device

• US 20110207510A1
• Filed: 07/27/2010
• Published: 08/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WAKABAYASHI, Naoyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,306,588 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.7
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1235 Collapsible supports; Means for erecting a rigid antenna
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2275 associated to expansion card or bus, e.g. in PCMCIA, PC cards, Wireless USB
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means

Abstract

This mobile device includes a control portion determining whether or not a selection antenna module and a selection circuit module are matched to each other, and the control portion controls radio communication by the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module to be disabled when the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module are not matched to each other and controls radio communication by the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module to be enabled when the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module are matched to each other.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a mobile device body;

a single selection antenna module mountable on said mobile device body, selected from a plurality of antenna modules corresponding to a plurality of radio communication standards;

a single selection circuit module mountable on said mobile device body, selected from a plurality of circuit modules corresponding to a plurality of radio communication standards; and

a control portion determining whether or not a combination of said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module is a matching combination in radio communication standards, wherein

said control portion is formed to control radio communication by said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module to be disabled when determining that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other and control radio communication of a radio communication standard corresponding to said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module to be enabled when determining that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other.

2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein

said control portion is formed to acquire information or characteristics for determining whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other from at least said selection antenna module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said information or characteristics.

3. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein

said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are formed to transmit a high-frequency signal to each other without contact when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other.

4. The mobile device according to claim 2, wherein

said control portion is formed to acquire first identification information provided peculiarly with respect to said selection antenna module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said first identification information.

5. The mobile device according to claim 4, wherein

said control portion includes a body side control portion provided in said mobile device body, and

said body side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information of said selection antenna module and second identification information provided peculiarly with respect to said selection circuit module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said first identification information and said second identification information, and is formed to disable radio communication by controlling radio communication by said mobile device body to be stopped when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other and enable radio communication when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other.

6. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein

said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module include a first storage portion storing said first identification information and a second storage portion storing said second identification information, respectively, and

said body side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information and said second identification information by reading out said first identification information and said second identification information from said first storage portion and said second storage portion, respectively.

7. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein

said selection antenna module has a first conductive terminal or a first concavo-convex portion so arranged as to correspond to said first identification information,

said selection circuit module has a second conductive terminal or a second concavo-convex portion so arranged as to correspond to said second identification information, and

said body side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information of said selection antenna module on the basis of arrangement of said first conductive terminal or said first concavo-convex portion and acquire said second identification information of said selection circuit module on the basis of arrangement of said second conductive terminal or said second concavo-convex portion.

8. The mobile device according to claim 4, wherein

said control portion includes a circuit side control portion provided in said selection circuit module, and

said circuit side control portion is formed to disable radio communication by controlling radio communication by said mobile device body to be stopped when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other and enable radio communication when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other.

9. The mobile device according to claim 8, wherein

said selection antenna module includes a first storage portion storing said first identification information, and

said circuit side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information by reading out said first identification information from said first storage portion.

10. The mobile device according to claim 8, wherein

said selection antenna module has a first conductive terminal or a first concavo-convex portion so arranged as to correspond to said first identification information, and

said circuit side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information of said selection antenna module on the basis of arrangement of said first conductive terminal or said first concavo-convex portion.

11. The mobile device according to claim 2 wherein

said control portion is formed to determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of said characteristics regarding a size of a reflected wave from said selection antenna module, of a signal wave transmitted from said selection circuit module to said selection antenna module.

12. The mobile device according to claim 1 further comprising a mounting preventing portion preventing mounting of at least either said selection antenna module or said selection circuit module on said mobile device body, wherein

said control portion is formed to control said mounting preventing portion to prevent mounting of at least either said selection antenna module or said selection circuit module on said mobile device body when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other.

13. The mobile device according to claim 12, wherein

said mounting preventing portion includes a projecting portion capable of moving to a position where said projecting portion engages or does not engage with an engaging portion provided on at least either said selection antenna module or said selection circuit module and an urging member urging at least either said selection antenna module or said selection circuit module in a discharging direction from said mobile device body, and

at least either said selection antenna module or said selection circuit module is formed to be moved in said discharging direction from said mobile device body by urging force generated by said urging member and be prevented from being mounted on the mobile device body by moving said projecting portion to said position where said projecting portion does not engage with said engaging portion by said control portion to come into disengagement with said engaging portion when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other.

14. The mobile device according to claim 13, wherein

said urging member is a spring member.

15. The mobile device according to claim 1 further comprising a notification portion notifying that a combination of said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module is not a matching combination when said control portion determines that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other.

16. The mobile device according to claim 15, wherein

said notification portion includes a speaker outputting error sound when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other.

17. A radio communication portion of a mobile device comprising:

a single selection antenna module mountable on a mobile device body, selected from a plurality of antenna modules corresponding to a plurality of radio communication standards; and

a single selection circuit module mountable on said mobile device body, selected from a plurality of circuit modules corresponding to a plurality of radio communication standards, wherein

said selection circuit module includes a circuit side control portion determining whether or not a combination of said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module is a matching combination in radio communication standards, and controlling radio communication by said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module to be disabled when determining that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other and controlling radio communication of a radio communication standard corresponding to said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module to be enabled when determining that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other.

18. The radio communication portion of a mobile device according to claim 17, wherein

said circuit side control portion is formed to acquire information or characteristics for determining whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other from said selection antenna module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said information or characteristics.

19. The radio communication portion of a mobile device according to claim 17, wherein

said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are formed to transmit a high-frequency signal to each other without contact when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other.

20. The radio communication portion of a mobile device according to claim 18, wherein

said circuit side control portion is formed to acquire first identification information provided peculiarly with respect to said selection antenna module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said first identification information.