SYSTEM-ON-CHIP HAVING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION AND OTHER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

• US 20140154982A1
• Filed: 02/04/2014
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Syndefense
• Original Assignee: Robin Dua
• Inventors: DUA, Robin
• Granted Patent: US 9,160,419 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/281 indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1068 Discovery involving direct consultation or announcement among potential requesting and potential source peers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0264 for a camera module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 : Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 : Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A wireless media player and a related system and methodology are disclosed. One aspect of the wireless media player system pertains to a virtual connector system, apparatus, and method for the automatic establishment of wireless connectivity with other electronic devices. In one embodiment, the media player device employs the use of integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to exchange communication settings, media capability, and other parameters with an external device that also has integrated RFID technology. The automatic exchange of settings and other information via a proximity-based RFID data exchange allows a media player to quickly establish a secure communication link with another device via a commonly supported wireless protocol such as Ultra Wideband (UWB) or Bluetooth. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a method of using the captured media capability of the connecting device to customize certain menu options and software parameters in the media player.

Claims

1. A system-on-chip, comprising:

a Bluetooth radio and antenna to transmit and receive data wirelessly via a Bluetooth communication protocol; and

a Near Field Communication (NFC) circuit communicatively coupled to the Bluetooth Radio, the NFC circuit including at least one of a NFC tag and a NFC reader to receive or selectively provide wireless connectivity data via a NFC communication link.

2. The system-on-chip of claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth radio and antenna establish a communication link with an external device in accordance with communication configuration information received by the NFC circuit via the NFC link.

3. The system-on-chip of claim 1, wherein the Bluetooth radio is coupled to a Bluetooth sequencer to execute at least one layer of a Bluetooth stack to transmit and receive the data wirelessly via the Bluetooth communication protocol.

4. The system-on-chip of claim 1, further comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to the NFC circuit and the Bluetooth radio to control the at least one operation thereof.

5. A system-on-chip, comprising:

a near field communication (NFC) circuit to obtain communication configuration information from at least one external device via an NFC link; and

a wireless transceiver to establish a communication link with the external device in accordance with the obtained communication configuration information received via the NFC link.

6. The system-on-chip of claim 5, wherein the wireless transceiver comprises:

a Bluetooth radio and antenna to selectively transmit and receive data wirelessly via a Bluetooth communication protocol with the external device in accordance with the obtained communication configuration information via the NFC link.

7. The system-on-chip of claim 6, wherein the Bluetooth radio is coupled to a Bluetooth sequencer to execute at least one layer of a Bluetooth stack to selectively transmit and receive the data wirelessly via the Bluetooth communication protocol.

8. The system-on-chip of claim 5, wherein the NFC circuit includes at least one of a NFC tag and a NFC reader.

9. The system-on-chip of claim 5, further comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to the NFC circuit and the wireless transceiver to control the at least one operation thereof.

10. A system-on-chip, comprising:

one or more radio frequency (RF) circuits being operable to generate a first signal to enable at least of transmission and reception of Bluetooth signals, and to enable at least one of transmission and reception of near field communication (NFC) signals.

11. The system-on-chip of claim 10, further comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more RF circuits to control the at least one operation thereof.

12. A system-on-chip, comprising:

a first circuit to enable at least of transmission and reception of Bluetooth signals; and

a second circuit, communicatively coupled to the first circuit, to enable at least one of transmission and reception of near field communication (NFC) signals.

13. The system-on-chip of claim 12, further comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to the first and second circuits to control the at least one operation thereof.

14. A system-on-chip, comprising:

a first circuit to enable at least of transmission and reception of wireless signals to another device that is located within a predetermined distance; and

a second circuit, communicatively coupled to the first circuit, to enable at least one of transmission and reception of near field communication (NFC) signals.

15. The system-on-chip of claim 14, further comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to the first and second circuits to control the at least one operation thereof.

16. A wireless communication system comprising:

a first circuit to enable at least of transmission and reception of wireless signals to another device that is located within a predetermined distance; and

a second circuit, communicatively coupled to the first circuit, to enable at least one of transmission and reception of near field communication (NFC) signals.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising:

a processor communicatively coupled to the first and second circuits to control the at least one operation thereof.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the wireless signals are Bluetooth signals.

19. A wireless communication system comprising:

a system-on-chip disposed in a host device, comprising;

a first circuit to enable at least of transmission and reception of wireless signals to another device that is located within a predetermined distance; and

a second circuit, communicatively coupled to the first circuit, to enable at least one of transmission and reception of near field communication (NFC) signals; and

a processor disposed in the host device and communicatively coupled to the system-on-chip to control one or more operations of the system-on-chip.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor controls one or more operations of at least one of the first circuit and the second circuit of the system-on-chip.