Mobile communication apparatus having an accessory unit including at least the transponder circuit of a transponder unit

• US 6,907,266 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2001
• Issued: 06/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Muehlberger, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid, Lester G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Khai
• Application Number:
  US10/204,021
• Publication Number:
  US 20030003958A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,275 Days
• Field of Search: 455/558, 455/557, 455/129, 455/74.1, 455/82, 235/380, 235/382.5
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A mobile communication apparatus (1) includes a transponder unit (15) having transmission means (16) and a transponder circuit (17) and is adapted to accommodate an accessory unit (ESIM), the accessory unit (ESIM) being provided with at least the transponder circuit (17) of the transponder unit (15).

Claims

1. A mobile communication apparatus (1) which is adapted to communicate via an at least partly wireless communication link and

which includes a transponder unit (15) which is adapted to provide contactless communication with a communication station and which has transmission means (16) and

which includes a transponder circuit (17), and

which is adapted to accommodate an accessory unit (ESIM;

15) which can be connected detachably to the mobile communication apparatus (1) and which includes accessory means for the mobile communication apparatus (1),

in which the accessory unit (ESIM;

25) is provided with at least the transponder circuit (17) of the transponder unit (15).

2. A mobile communication apparatus (1) as claimed in claim 1, in which the transmission means (16) are accommodated in the mobile communication apparatus (1) separate from the transponder circuit (17) and have two transmission means terminal contacts (21, 22), and

in which the accessory unit (ESIM) has two transmission means mating contacts (23, 24) with the aid of each of which an electrically conductive connection can be made with a respective transmission means terminal contact (21, 22).

3. A mobile communication apparatus (1) as claimed in claim 2, in which the accessory unit (ESIM) is formed by an extended subscriber identity module (ESIM) provided with the transponder circuit (17) of the transponder unit (15).

4. A mobile communication apparatus (1) as claimed in claim 1, in which the accessory unit (25) is provided with the entire transponder unit (15).

5. A mobile communication apparatus (1) as claimed in claim 4, in which the accessory unit (25) is formed by an extended battery pack (25) provided with the transponder unit (15).

6. A mobile communication apparatus (1) as claimed in claim 1, in which the transponder unit (15) is adapted to provide contactless communication in accordance with the ISO 14.443 standard.

7. An accessory unit (ESIM;

25) for a mobile communication apparatus (1), which accessory unit (ESIM;

25) includes accessory means for the mobile communication apparatus (1) and is provided with at least a transponder circuit (17) of a transponder unit (15).

8. An accessory unit (ESIM) as claimed in claim 7, in which the accessory unit (ESIM) has two transmission means mating contacts (23, 24) with the aid of each of which an electrically conductive connection can be made with a respective transmission means terminal contact (21, 22) of a transmission means (16) of the transponder unit (15).

9. An accessory unit (ESIM) as claimed in claim 8, in which the accessory unit (ESIM) is formed by an extended subscriber identity module (ESIM) provided with the transponder circuit (17) of the transponder unit (15).

10. An accessory unit (25) as claimed in claim 7, in which the accessory unit (25) is provided with the entire transponder unit (15).

11. An accessory unit (25) as claimed in claim 10, in which the accessory unit (25) is formed by an extended battery pack (25) provided with the transponder unit (15).

12. An accessory unit (25) as claimed in claim 7, in which the transponder circuit (17) is adapted to provide contactless communication in accordance with the ISO 14.443 standard.