RADIO COMMUNICATION PROCESSOR ARRANGEMENT

• US 20140319229A1
• Filed: 04/23/2014
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
• Original Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
• Inventors: HOLWEG, Gerald, KARGL, Walter, WITSCHNIG, Harald, FORSTER, Magdalena
• Granted Patent: US 9,767,401 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0704 the battery being rechargeable, e.g. solar batteries
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0709 the source being an interrogation field
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0724 the arrangement being a circuit for communicating at a plurality of frequencies, e.g. for managing time multiplexed communication over at least two antennas of different types
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/073 Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory protection against unauthorised use of computer memory G06F12/14

Abstract

In accordance with various embodiments, a radio communication processor arrangement including a chip and a battery integrated into the chip is provided.

Claims

1. A radio communication processor arrangement comprising:

a chip; and

a battery integrated into the chip.

2. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 1,

wherein the radio communication processor arrangement is a smart card or an RFID tag.

3. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 1, further comprising:

a radio communication processor configured to process received digital signals or digital signals to be transmitted.

4. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 3,

wherein the radio communication processor is configured for HF communication or UHF communication.

5. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 1, further comprising:

one or a plurality of components to be supplied.

6. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 5, further comprising:

an antenna;

a first supply circuit, which is configured to supply the one or the plurality of components to be supplied by means of energy received from the antenna, and

a second supply circuit, which is configured to supply the one or the plurality of components to be supplied by means of the battery, if the energy received by the antenna does not suffice for supplying the one or the plurality of components to be supplied.

7. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 6,

wherein the first supply circuit is configured to charge the battery if the antenna receives more energy than is consumed by the one or the plurality of components to be supplied.

8. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 5,

wherein the one or the plurality of components to be supplied have an integrated circuit.

9. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 8,

wherein the integrated circuit is an integrated processing logic or an integrated memory.

10. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 8,

wherein the integrated circuit is integrated into the chip.

11. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 5,

wherein the one or the plurality of components to be supplied have a radio communication processor.

12. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 5,

wherein the radio communication processor arrangement is an RFID tag and the component to be supplied is a memory configured to store the information as to whether the RFID tag has already been read by a reader.

13. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 1,

wherein the radio communication processor arrangement is a smart card or an RFID tag.

14. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 1,

wherein the chip is a smart card module.

15. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 1,

wherein the battery is a secondary cell.

16. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 1,

wherein the battery has a liquid electrolyte.

17. The radio communication processor arrangement of claim 1,

wherein the battery has a solid electrolyte.