Method and system for utilizing an antenna for frequency modulation (FM) communication, near field communication (NFC) and radio frequency identification (RFID)
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1. A method for communicating information in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- configuring at least one capacitor array in an antenna system to control a frequency for receiving external signals;
configuring an antenna and at least one inductor in said antenna system for said receiving of said external signals, if said frequency is utilized for FM signal reception; and
configuring said at least one inductor and one or more of a voltage source, a capacitor, and/or a ground reference in said antenna system for said receiving of said external signals if said frequency is utilized for one or both of near field communication (NFC) signal reception and/or radio frequency identification (RFID) signal reception.
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Abstract
Aspects of a method and system for utilizing a frequency modulation (FM) antenna for near field communication (NFC) and radio frequency identification (RFID) are presented. Aspects of a system for utilizing an FM antenna for NFC and RFID may include a tuning control block that enables configuration of at least one capacitor array to control a frequency for reception of signals. A processor may enable configuration of an antenna for the reception of signals wherein the frequency for the received signals is utilized for FM signal reception, and at least one of: NFC signal reception, and RFID signal reception.
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1. A method for communicating information in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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configuring at least one capacitor array in an antenna system to control a frequency for receiving external signals; configuring an antenna and at least one inductor in said antenna system for said receiving of said external signals, if said frequency is utilized for FM signal reception; and configuring said at least one inductor and one or more of a voltage source, a capacitor, and/or a ground reference in said antenna system for said receiving of said external signals if said frequency is utilized for one or both of near field communication (NFC) signal reception and/or radio frequency identification (RFID) signal reception. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for communicating information in a wireless communications system, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:
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configuring at least one capacitor array in an antenna system to control a frequency for receiving external signals; configuring an antenna and at least one inductor in said antenna system for said receiving of said external signals if said frequency is utilized for FM signal reception; and configuring said at least one inductor and one or more of a voltage source, a capacitor, and/or a ground reference in said antenna system for said receiving of said external signals if said frequency is utilized for one or both of near field communication (NFC) signal reception and/or radio frequency identification (RFID) signal reception. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for communicating information in a wireless communication system, the system comprising:
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at least one circuit that enables configuration of at least one capacitor array in an antenna system to control a frequency for reception of external signals; said at least one circuit enables configuration of an antenna and at least one inductor in said antenna system for said reception of said external signals if said frequency is utilized for FM signal reception; and said at least one circuit enables configuration of said at least one inductor and one or more of a voltage source, a capacitor, and/or a ground reference in said antenna system for said reception of said external signals if said frequency is utilized for one or both of near field communication (NFC) signal reception and/or radio frequency identification (RFID) signal reception. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for communicating information in a wireless communication system, the system comprising:
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at least one circuit that controls a frequency for reception of external signals in an antenna system; said at least one circuit enables configuration of an antenna and at least one inductor in said antenna system for said external signals reception if said frequency is utilized for FM signal reception; and said at least one circuit enables configuration of said at least one inductor and one or more of a voltage source, a capacitor, and/or a ground reference in said antenna system for said external signals reception if said frequency is utilized for one or both of near field communication (NFC) signal reception and/or radio frequency identification (RFID) signal reception. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for communicating information in a wireless communication system, the system comprising:
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at least one circuit that enables configuration of an antenna and at least one inductor for reception of external signals if a frequency of received external signals is utilized for FM signal reception, and said at least one circuit enables configuration of said at least one inductor and one or more of a voltage source, a capacitor, and/or a ground reference if said frequency of received external signals is utilized for one or both of near field communication (NFC) signal reception and/or radio frequency identification (RFID) signal reception. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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