WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING MIMICKED NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170303122A1
• Filed: 11/09/2016
• Published: 10/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
• Original Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
• Inventors: Chou, Pai-Hsiang, Chen, Wen-Tsuen, Shih, Wen-Chan, Lee, Cheng-Ting
• Application Number:
  US15/347,026
• Publication Number:
  US 20170303122A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• 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: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A wireless communication system using mimicked near field communication is disposed in a peripheral application device and configured to be connected with a mobile device. The system includes a wireless communication module configured to send a control command, and an RF switching circuit configured to be switched to a low or normal power mode according to the control command. Under the low power mode, a signal attenuation unit of the RF switching circuit attenuates a frequency of a transmission signal emitted from the wireless communication module to generate an output signal. Under the normal power mode, the signal attenuation unit maintains the frequency of the transmission signal. The signal frequency is allowed to be attenuated during an authentication phase to thereby achieve near field communication, and an original wireless transmission mechanism is allowed to be used after authentication is completed so as to perform operation of the peripheral application device.

Claims

1. A wireless communication system using mimicked near field communication, wherein the wireless communication system is disposed in a peripheral application device and configured to be connected with a mobile device, the wireless communication system comprising:

a wireless communication module configured to send a control command; and

an RF switching circuit connected to the wireless communication module and configured to be switched to a low power mode or a normal power mode according to the control command,

wherein the RF switching circuit comprises a signal attenuation unit that attenuates a frequency of a transmission signal emitted from the wireless communication module when the RF switching circuit is switched to the low power mode and generates an output signal, and maintains the frequency of the transmission signal when the RF switching circuit is switched to the normal power mode.

2. The wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein the signal attenuation unit comprises a plurality of signal attenuators configured to provides different frequency attenuations to attenuate the transmission signal.

3. The wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein the RF switching circuit further comprises a first switcher disposed before the signal attenuation unit and configured to receive the transmission signal emitted from the wireless communication module.

4. The wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein the RF switching circuit further comprises a second switcher disposed after the signal attenuation unit and configured to output the transmission signal that already passes through the signal attenuation unit.

5. The wireless communication system of claim 1, wherein the output signal is transmitted to the mobile device through an antenna of the peripheral application device.

6. An authentication method of a wireless communication system using mimicked near field communication, wherein the wireless communication system is disposed in a peripheral application device and configured to be connected with a mobile device, the method comprising steps of:

switching the wireless communication system to a low power mode;

sending, by the wireless communication system, an inquiry signal when the wireless communication is switched to the low power mode;

receiving the inquiry signal, and sending, by the mobile device, a confirmation signal back to the wireless communication system;

receiving the confirmation signal, and switching the wireless communication system to a normal power mode; and

performing data transmission or control by the wireless communication system and the mobile device.

7. The authentication method of claim 6, wherein the wireless communication system is connected to the mobile device, the wireless communication system is switched between the low power mode and the normal power mode periodically.

8. The authentication method of claim 6, wherein the wireless communication system is not switched between the low power mode and the normal power mode periodically until the wireless communication system is not connected to the mobile device.

9. The authentication method of claim 6, wherein the wireless communication system comprises a signal attenuation unit configured to attenuate a frequency of a transmission signal emitted from the wireless communication system when the wireless communication system is switched to the low power mode.

10. The authentication method of claim 6, wherein the step of performing data transmission or control comprises changing the wireless communication system from an authentication phase to a control phase so as to allow the mobile device to control the peripheral application device.