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COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SWITCHING METHOD

  • US 20140184444A1
  • Filed: 10/02/2013
  • Published: 07/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A communication device comprising:

  • an antenna that receives a radio wave transmitted from a GPS satellite;

    an extraction unit that extracts positioning information from a signal of the radio wave received by the antenna;

    a positioning unit that performs positioning on the basis of the positioning information extracted by the extraction unit;

    a transformer circuit that includes a switching element and transforms supplied power to a predetermined voltage; and

    a switching unit that switches the transformer circuit to a stop state during an extraction period in which the positioning information is extracted by the extraction unit.

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