METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE THAT COMMUNICATES VIA INDUCTIVE COUPLING
First Claim
1. A method for operating a communications device that communicates via inductive coupling, the method comprising:
- adjusting a configuration of the communications device in response to a clock signal that is synchronized to a received clock signal;
obtaining information that corresponds to transmission current or power generated in response to the adjusted configuration; and
quantifying a detuning condition that indicates a communications performance of the communications device with respect to a corresponding counterpart communications device in response to the obtained information.
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Abstract
Embodiments of methods and systems for operating a communications device that communicates via inductive coupling are described. In an embodiment, a method for operating a communications device that communicates via inductive coupling involves adjusting a configuration of the communications device in response to a clock signal that is synchronized to a received clock signal, obtaining information that corresponds to transmission current or power generated in response to the adjusted configuration, and quantifying a detuning condition in response to the obtained information. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. A method for operating a communications device that communicates via inductive coupling, the method comprising:
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adjusting a configuration of the communications device in response to a clock signal that is synchronized to a received clock signal; obtaining information that corresponds to transmission current or power generated in response to the adjusted configuration; and quantifying a detuning condition that indicates a communications performance of the communications device with respect to a corresponding counterpart communications device in response to the obtained information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communications device that communicates via inductive coupling, the communications device comprising:
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a configuration adjustment element configured to adjust a configuration of the communications device in response to a clock signal that is synchronized to a received clock signal; an information obtaining element configured to obtain information that corresponds to transmission current or power generated in response to the adjusted configuration; and a detuning condition quantification element configured to quantify a detuning condition that indicates a communications performance of the communications device with respect to a corresponding counterpart communications device in response to the obtained information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for operating a communications device that communicates via inductive coupling, the method comprising:
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measuring a first detuning condition that indicates a communications performance of the communications device with respect to a corresponding counterpart communications device in response to a first configuration of the communications device; adjusting the first configuration of the communications device into a second configuration of the communications device in response to a clock signal that is synchronized to a received clock signal; obtaining received signal strength information and one of transmission current information, transmission voltage information, and transmission power information that correspond to transmission current, voltage, or power generated in response to the second configuration; and quantifying a second detuning condition in response to the received signal strength information and the one of transmission current information and transmission power information.
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