Device and method for communicating at a distance and system using them
First Claim
1. A data processing device cooperating with a digital apparatus which has a certain function independent of the data processing device, the digital apparatus comprising a moving component that moves relative to the digital apparatus and affects the certain function of the digital apparatus, said data processing device comprising:
- communication means for communicating data in the form of electromagnetic signals, said communication means including a moving part arranged for modifying an electromagnetic environment of said communication means; and
means for attaching said moving part to the moving component.
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Abstract
The device (220) of the invention for communicating at a distance has a signal transmission/reception means (223, 224, 102) which has a moving part (102) and a reception device (102, 223, 224), said moving part modifying the electromagnetic environment of said reception device.
Preferentially, said moving part is an antenna (102).
In particular, said moving part can be fixed to a moving component of an item of office equipment (100) using data received by said communication device.
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1. A data processing device cooperating with a digital apparatus which has a certain function independent of the data processing device, the digital apparatus comprising a moving component that moves relative to the digital apparatus and affects the certain function of the digital apparatus, said data processing device comprising:
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communication means for communicating data in the form of electromagnetic signals, said communication means including a moving part arranged for modifying an electromagnetic environment of said communication means; and
means for attaching said moving part to the moving component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
a means for determining a new cycle duration equal to or greater than a product of a former cycle duration and a ratio of a duration of a data frame used by said communication means to a duration of good communication; and
a means of controlling the duration of the cycle to make the cycle have the new cycle duration.
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10. A data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the moving part is driven by a print carriage on an item of office equipment that uses data received by said communication device.
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11. A data processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a means for determining a ratio of redundancy information associated with data to be communicated, the ratio being a function of a good communication cycle ratio.
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12. A data processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a good communication determination means,
wherein when said good communication determination means determines that a communication is not good, the moving part is set in movement.
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13. A data communication method comprising a step of setting in movement a moving component of a digital apparatus, the digital apparatus having a certain function independent of data communication, the moving component affecting the certain function of the digital apparatus and being attached to a moving part of a communication means for communicating data in the form of electromagnetic signals,
wherein the moving part modifies an electromagnetic environment of the communication means when the moving component is set in motion.
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