Radio telephone system capable of transmitting data communication through a battery charger

• US 5,511,240 A
• Filed: 11/05/1992
• Issued: 04/23/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Nishiyama, Kohei
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H.
• Application Number:
  US07/971,592
• Time in Patent Office: 1,265 Days
• Field of Search: 455/88, 455/89, 455/90, 455/127, 455/185.1, 455/186.1, 455/186.2, 455/186.3, 455/343, 455/346, 455/351, 455/349, 455/348, 379/58, 379/59, 379/61, 323/208, 363/39, 340/310.01
• US Class Current: 455/127.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/406 with more than one transmission mode, e.g. analog and digital modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0296 switching to a backup power supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A portable radio telephone system includes a small and light radio telephone device and a charger for charging a storage battery in the radio telephone device. The charger has a connector for connection to a data communication device. A data signal received by a radio circuit and converted by a baseband circuit in the radio telephone device is supplied to a data interface, which superpose the data signal on charging electric energy. The data signal is then supplied through charging terminals of the radio telephone device and charging terminals of the charger. In the charger, the data signal is converted by a data interface into a signal for transmission through the connector to the data communication device.

Claims

1. A radio telephone system comprising:

a radio telephone device for transmitting and receiving an audio communication signal and a data communication signal, said radio telephone device comprising;

a radio circuit for transmission and reception of said audio communication and data communication signals;

a baseband circuit for conversion between said audio communication signal and a baseband signal, and between said data communication signal and a baseband signal;

a first data interface for conversion between one of said baseband signals, corresponding to said data communication signal, and an analog signal;

a controller for controlling said radio circuit, said base band circuit and said first data interface;

a first power supplier for energizing said radio telephone device;

a first charging terminal connected to said first power supplier and said first data interface;

a charger for supplying charging power to said first power supplier, said charger comprising;

a second power supplier for supplying said charging power of said first power supplier;

a second data interface for conversion between said analog signal and said data communication signal;

a connector for interconnection between said second data interface and a data communication device responsive to said data communication signal;

a second charging terminal connected to said second power supplier and said second data interface;

said second charging terminal being connectable with said first charging terminal for transmitting said charging power and said analog signal.

2. A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said radio telephone device further comprises a first impedance circuit for providing said first power supplier a sufficiently high impedance with respect to frequencies higher than a first predetermined frequency, and said charger further comprises a second impedance circuit for providing said second power supplier a sufficiently high impedance with respect to frequencies higher than a second predetermined frequency.

3. A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said radio telephone device further comprises an input interface connected to said controller for applying command signals to said controller.

4. A radio telephone system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said charger further comprises a pulse transformer for superimposing said analog signal onto said charging power.

5. A radio communication method enabling data transmission between a data communication device and a radio telephone through a power charger of the radio telephone, comprising the steps of:

providing said radio telephone and said power charger with first and second data interfaces., respectively;

receiving a data signal by said radio telephone, said radio telephone responsive to said data signal to select a data communication channel;

converting the data signal into a baseband signal by a baseband circuit;

converting the baseband signal into an analog signal by said first data interface;

connecting said charger to said first data interface;

superimposing said analog signal onto a charging current flowing between said second data interface of the charger and said first data interface;

separating said analog signal from said charging current;

converting said analog signal into a data signal by said second data interface connected to said second power supplier;

transmitting the data signal from said charger to said data communication device.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the steps of performing data communication further comprise:

transmitting said data communication signal from said data communication device to said second interface of said power charger;

converting said data communication signal into said analog signal by said second data interface;

superimposing said analog signal onto said power transmission between said power charger and said radio telephone;

receiving said analog signal by said first data interface and converting said analog signal into said data communication signal.

6. A method for transmitting data communication signal between a radio telephone and a data communication device connected to the radio telephone through a power charger of the radio telephone, comprising the steps of:

providing said radio telephone and said power charger with first and second data interfaces, respectively, each of said first and second data interfaces selectively converting between said data communication signal and an analog signal, and between said analog signal and said data communication signal;

performing data communication by transmitting said analog signal between said first and second data interfaces by superimposing said analog signal onto a power transmission between said power charger and said radio telephone to thereby effect data communication with said data communication device over said radio telephone.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising a step of receiving said data communication signal by the data communication device through the radio telephone by the steps comprising:

receiving said data communication signal by said radio telephone;

converting said data communication signal into said analog signal by said first data interface;

superimposing said analog signal onto said power transmission between said power charger and said radio telephone;

receiving said analog signal by said second data interface and converting said analog signal into said data communication signal.