ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ARRANGEMENT

• US 20140045423A1
• Filed: 08/07/2012
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
• Original Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
• Inventors: Haid, Josef, Rueping, Stefan, Kargl, Walter
• Application Number:
  US13/568,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20140045423A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/0031 for data transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/0037 for power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

An arrangement including: an electronic device including a processor; a memory; a communication interface; and a power interface; an electronic circuit including: a communication interface to communicate with the electronic device via a communication interface of the electronic device; a near field communication interface to receive signals via an electromagnetic field; a processor to be powered by the electromagnetic field, to determine an operation program code to operate the electronic device from the signals received via the electromagnetic field, and to generate at least one operation program code message including the operation program code to be transmitted to the electronic device via the communication interfaces; a power interface to transmit electrical energy to the power interface of the electronic device to enable the electronic device to at least one of store and process the at least one operation program code message.

Claims

1. An arrangement including:

an electronic device comprising;

control logic;

a memory element;

a communication interface;

a power interface coupled to at least one of the control logic and the memory element;

an electronic circuit attached to the electronic device, the electronic circuit comprising;

a communication interface configured to communicate with the electronic device via the communication interface of the electronic device;

a near field communication interface configured to receive signals via an electromagnetic field;

a processing circuit configured to be powered by the electromagnetic field, to determine an operation signal configured to operate the electronic device from the signals received via the electromagnetic field, to process the operation signal and to transmit an operation message to the electronic device via the communication interfaces;

a power interface configured to transmit electrical energy to the power interface of the electronic device to enable the electronic device to at least one of store and process the operation message.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the electronic device comprises a programmable device.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the electronic device comprises a household appliance.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the electronic device comprises at least one of:

a fridge, a washing machine, a drier.

5. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the electronic circuit comprises a chip card.

6. The arrangement according to claim 5,

wherein the electronic circuit comprises a contactless chip card.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the near field communication interface is configured to receive signals via an electromagnetic field, wherein the electromagnetic field comprises at least one data signal.

8. The arrangement according to claim 7,

wherein the processing circuit is configured to be powered by the electromagnetic field;

and

to determine the operation signal based on the at least one data signal.

9. The arrangement according to claim 8,

wherein the processing circuit is configured to generate the at least one operation message based on the at least one data signal.

10. The arrangement according to claim 8,

wherein the power interface of the electronic device is configured to provide power from the electromagnetic field to at least one of the control logic of the electronic device and the memory element of the electronic device, to enable the electronic device to at least one of store and process the at least one operation message.

11. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the electronic device comprises a further power interface connected to a power supply, wherein the power supply is configured to power the electronic device for operation, wherein the operation of the electronic device is based on the at least one operation message.

12. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the electronic device comprises a further power interface connected to a power supply, wherein the power supply is configured to power the electronic device for operation, after the electronic device has at least one of stored and processed the at least one operation message, wherein the operation of the electronic device is based on the at least one operation message.

13. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the electromagnetic field comprises at least data signal, the at least one data signal comprising at least one of the following data information:

user information, language information, location information.

14. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the communication interfaces of the electronic device and the electronic circuit each comprise a wireless communication interface.

15. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the communication interfaces of the electronic device and the electronic circuit each comprise one or more bus lines.

16. The arrangement according to claim 1,

wherein the communication interfaces of the electronic device and the electronic circuit each comprise at least one communication interface from the following group of communication interfaces, the group of communication interfaces consisting of:

inter-integrated circuit interface, serial peripheral interface, university asynchronous synchronous interface, Ethernet interface.

17. An arrangement comprising:

an electronic device comprising;

control logic;

a memory element;

a communication interface;

a power interface coupled to at least one of the control logic and the memory element;

an electronic circuit attached to the electronic device, the electronic circuit comprising;

a communication interface configured to communicate with the electronic device via the communication interface of the electronic device;

a near field communication interface configured to receive signals via an electromagnetic field;

a processing circuit configured to be powered by the electromagnetic field, to determine an operation signal configured to operate the electronic device from the signals received via the electromagnetic field, and to generate at least one operation message comprising the operation signal to be transmitted to the electronic device via the communication interfaces;

a power interface configured to transmit electrical energy to the power interface of the electronic device to enable the electronic device to at least one of store and process the at least one operation message.

18. The arrangement according to claim 17,

wherein the electronic device comprises a programmable device.

19. The arrangement according to claim 17,

wherein the electronic device comprises a household appliance.

20. The arrangement according to claim 17,

wherein the electronic circuit comprises a contactless chip card.

21. The arrangement according to claim 17,

wherein the near field communication interface is configured to receive signals via an electromagnetic field, wherein the electromagnetic field comprises at least one data signal.

22. The arrangement according to claim 21

wherein the processing circuit is configured to be powered by the electromagnetic field;

and

to determine the operation signal based on the at least one data signal.

23. The arrangement according to claim 17,

wherein the electronic device comprises a further power interface connected to a power supply, wherein the power supply is configured to power the electronic device for operation, wherein the operation of the electronic device is based on the at least one operation message.

24. A method for operating an arrangement, the method comprising

attaching an electronic circuit to an electronic device,

the electronic device comprising:

a control logic, a memory element, a power interface coupled to at least one of the control logic and the memory element;

and the electronic circuit comprising;

a communication interface for communicating with the electronic device via a communication interface of the electronic device;

receiving, by a near field communication interface of the electronic circuit, signals via an electromagnetic field;

powering by the electromagnetic field, a processing circuit of the electronic circuit, the processing circuit thereby determining an operation signal for operating the electronic device from the signals received via the electromagnetic field, processing the operation signal and transmitting at least one operation message to the electronic device via the communication interfaces; and

transmitting electrical energy by the power interface of the electronic circuit to the power interface of the electronic device, thereby enabling the electronic device to at least one of store and process the at least one operation message.

25. A method for operating an arrangement, the method comprising

attaching an electronic circuit to an electronic device,

the electronic device comprising:

a control logic, a memory element, a power interface coupled to at least one of the control logic and the memory element;

and the electronic circuit comprising;

a communication interface for communicating with the electronic device via a communication interface of the electronic device;

receiving, by a near field communication interface of the electronic circuit, signals via an electromagnetic field;

powering by the electromagnetic field, a processing circuit of the electronic circuit, the processing circuit thereby determining an operation signal for operating the electronic device from the signals received via the electromagnetic field, and thereby generating at least one operation message comprising the operation signal to be transmitted to the electronic device via the communication interfaces; and

transmitting electrical energy by the power interface of the electronic circuit to the power interface of the electronic device, thereby enabling the electronic device to at least one of store and process the at least one operation message.