MOBILE PROXIMITY COUPLING DEVICE WITH DISPLAY
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 mobile proximity coupling device comprising:
- a contactless interface for inductive coupling with the coupling interface of the integrated circuit;
a processor for determining a quality indicator indicating a quality of the inductive coupling; and
a display for displaying a desired change of position of the mobile proximity coupling device relatively to the proximity object if the quality indicator indicates an insufficient quality of the inductive coupling.
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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 mobile proximity coupling device (100) comprising a contactless interface (107) for inductive coupling with the coupling interface of the integrated circuit; a processor (109) for determining a quality indicator indicating a quality of the inductive coupling; and a display (111) for displaying a desired change of position of the mobile proximity coupling device relatively to the proximity object if the quality indicator indicates an insufficient quality of the inductive coupling.
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22 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 mobile proximity coupling device comprising:
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a contactless interface for inductive coupling with the coupling interface of the integrated circuit; a processor for determining a quality indicator indicating a quality of the inductive coupling; and a display for displaying a desired change of position of the mobile proximity coupling device relatively to the proximity object if the quality indicator indicates an insufficient quality of the inductive coupling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for positioning a mobile proximity coupling device relatively to a proximity object comprising an integrated circuit, the integrated circuit comprising a coupling interface for inductive coupling, the proximity coupling device comprising a contactless interface for inductive coupling with the coupling interface of the integrated circuit, and a display, the method comprising:
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Determining a quality indicator indicating a quality of the inductive coupling; and displaying a desired change of position of the mobile proximity coupling device relatively to the proximity object if the quality indicator indicates an insufficient quality of the inductive coupling. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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20. 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 (21)
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