MOBILE PROXIMITY COUPLING DEVICE
First Claim
1. Mobile proximity coupling device for inductive coupling with an integrated circuit of a proximity object, the integrated circuit comprising a coupling interface for inductive coupling, the proximity coupling device comprising:
- a contactless interface being configured to inductively transmit a first number of commands towards the integrated circuit, and, after transmit g a respective command, to wait for a reception of a dedicated answer to the respective command from the integrated circuit within a predetermined time interval; and
a processor being configured to determine a quality indicator upon the basis of a second number of received dedicated answers to the first number of commands, the quality indicator indicating a quality of an inductive coupling between the contactless interface and the coupling interface of the integrated circuit.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a mobile proximity coupling device (100) for inductive coupling with an integrated circuit of a proximity object, the integrated circuit comprising a coupling interface for inductive coupling, the proximity coupling device (100) comprising a contactless interface (107) being configured to inductively transmit a first number of commands towards the integrated circuit, and, after transmitting a respective command, to wait for a reception of a dedicated answer to the respective command from the integrated circuit within a predetermined time interval; and a processor (109) being configured to determine a quality indicator upon the basis of a second number of received dedicated answers to the first number of commands, the quality indicator indicating a quality of an inductive coupling between the contactless interface and the coupling interface of the integrated circuit.
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20 Claims
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1. Mobile proximity coupling device for inductive coupling with an integrated circuit of a proximity object, the integrated circuit comprising a coupling interface for inductive coupling, the proximity coupling device comprising:
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a contactless interface being configured to inductively transmit a first number of commands towards the integrated circuit, and, after transmit g a respective command, to wait for a reception of a dedicated answer to the respective command from the integrated circuit within a predetermined time interval; and a processor being configured to determine a quality indicator upon the basis of a second number of received dedicated answers to the first number of commands, the quality indicator indicating a quality of an inductive coupling between the contactless interface and the coupling interface of the integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining a quality of an inductive coupling between an integrated circuit of a proximity object, the integrated circuit comprising a coupling interface for inductive coupling, and a mobile proximity coupling device comprising a contactless interface for inductively communicating with the coupling interface of an integrated circuit, the method comprising:
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inductively transmitting a first number of commands towards the integrated circuit;
after transmitting a respective command, waiting for a reception of a dedicated answer to the respective command from the integrated circuit within a predetermined time interval; anddetermining a quality indicator upon the basis of a second number of received dedicated answers to the first number of commands, the quality indicator indicating a quality of an inductive coupling between the contactless interface and the coupling interface of the integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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