Battery modem using short range wireless technology

• US 7,181,164 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2005
• Issued: 02/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Seoby Lectronics Co., Ltd
• Original Assignee: Scoby Electronics Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Sung-Sub, Jung, Gab-Ju
• Primary Examiner(s): VO, NGUYEN THANH
• Application Number:
  US11/035,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20060089177A1
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: 455418-420, 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/68, 455/557, 455572-573, 455/575.7, 455/129, 455/269, 455/270, 455352-355, 340/310.01, 340/310.11
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3883 Arrangements for mounting batteries or battery chargers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a battery modem using Short Range Wireless technology. A battery modem using a short range wireless technology in a data communication apparatus capable of performing wired/wireless data communication depending on whether a battery is mounted therein, wherein the battery modem detects base band communication data from a power supply line of the data communication apparatus on the basis of the short range wireless technology and a power line modem scheme, converts the data into an RF signal and transmits the RF signal to a data communication apparatus of the other party through a power supply line antenna, and the battery modem receives the RF signal from the power supply line antenna, converts the RF signal into the communication data and outputs the data to the data communication apparatus.

Claims

1. A battery modem using a short range wireless technology in a data communication on apparatus as capable of performing wired/wireless data communication, wherein the battery modem detects base band communication data from a power supply line of the data communication apparatus on the basis of the short range wireless technology and a power line modem scheme, converts the data into an RF signal and transmits the RF signal to a data communication apparatus or the other party through a power supply line antenna, and the battery modem receives the RF signal from the power supply line antenna, converts the RF signal into the communication data and outputs the data to the data communication apparatus,

wherein, in the case that a power supply battery used to supply power to the data communication apparatus and the battery modem is mounted in the battery receiving case, a battery is connected to the battery modem serially or in parallel,

wherein the battery modem further includes a contact terminal used to contact the power supply batter so that the modem is supplied with (−

) power, from the power supply battery, and

wherein in the case that the power supply battery is constructed by connecting a first battery and a second battery serially, both being low capacity batteries, the battery modern further includes a switch for selecting a battery voltage, through which the contact terminal of the battery modem is contacted with the first or the second battery so that the battery modem is supplied with the (−

) power supply.

2. The battery modem according to claim 1, wherein the battery modem is embodied in the form of a dummy battery in order that the modem can be mounted in a battery receiving case of the data communication apparatus.

3. The battery modem according to claim 1, wherein in the case that the battery modem and the power supply battery are mounted in the battery receiving case of the data communication apparatus, the battery modem uses a power supply line of an entire PCB pattern of the data communication apparatus that is formed by connecting the power supply line of the battery modem and the power supply battery and the power supply line of the data communication apparatus as an antenna for transceiving an RF signal.

4. The battery modem according to claim 1, wherein the battery modem includes:

a power supply line duplexer antenna consisting of a power line data conversion coupling coil and a DC blocking capacitor based on a power line modem scheme, for extracting a carrier signal from the power supply line of the data communication apparatus, removing noise, detecting communication data, performing high frequency impedance matching with respect to the RF signal, and wirelessly transceiving the RF signal;

an A/D conversion unit for converting communication data detected in the power supply line duplexer antenna into a digital signal so as to output the signal to a control unit, or converting an RF signal outputted from an RF module unit into an RF control data and ID signal that are digital signals so as to output the converted data and signal to the control unit;

a DC/DC conversion unit for increasing a voltage of the power supply battery by a predetermined level;

an RF module unit for, on the basis of the short range wireless technology that supports a wireless personal area network and a wireless local area network, converting the RF control data and the ID signal outputted from the control unit into an RF signal, amplifying the RF signal by the predetermined level according to the voltage increased in the DC/DC conversion unit and outputting the amplified signal to the power supply line duplexer antenna, or for amplifying the RF signal received through the power supply line duplexer antenna by a predetermined level according to the voltage increased in the DC/DC conversion unit, removing the noise and outputting the noise removed signal to the A/D conversion unit;

a control unit for recognizing a carrier signal extracted from the power supply line duplexer antenna as an enable signal for transmitting an RF signal and outputting RF control data corresponding to communication data outputted from the A/D conversion unit together with an ID signal set in a switch unit to the RF module unit and outputting communication data corresponding to RF control data outputted from the A/D conversion unit to control unit of the corresponding data communication unit according to whether or not the ID 9 signal is identified;

a radio frequency identification chip unit for storing ID signal information of each of data communication apparatuses set in a switch unit and signal information in each of frequencies used in each of the data communication apparatuses and outputting the stored signal information through the antenna when receiving an effective frequency;

a switch unit for setting On/Off operation modes of the battery modem and setting an ID signal to identify each of the data communication apparatuses; and

a display unit and a buzzer unit for displaying and indicating whether or not the RF signal is transmitted.

5. The battery modem according to claim 4, further including an external memory for storing an ID signal set by the switch unit or various kinds of data, and performing a backup function, in addition to a memory in the control unit.

6. The battery modem according to claim 4, wherein the antenna of the radio frequency identification chip unit is formed on the package surface of the battery modem.