NFC module, in particular for mobile phone
First Claim
1. A method for storing and exchanging contactless data, comprising:
- providing at least one Near Field Communication (NFC) passive contactless integrated circuit in the form of a first semi-conductor chip, the passive contactless integrated circuit having a first contactless communication interface comprising a first antenna coil connected to the contactless integrated circuit;
providing an NFC contactless reader in the form of a second semi-conductor chip, the reader having a second contactless communication interface comprising a second antenna coil connected to the contactless reader;
providing a link circuit connected to the reader or integrated therein, the link circuit being different from the second contactless interface;
providing a common portable support;
gathering the contactless integrated circuit and the reader with the link circuit on or in the common portable support such that the first and second antenna coils are inductively coupled to one another to form an NFC functional module having both passive contactless integrated circuit functionality and reader functionality;
using the contactless integrated circuit to store data and to exchange data with an external device, through the first contactless communication interface;
using the reader to store data and to exchange data with an external device through the second contactless communication interface, including performing a sequence to set the contactless integrated circuit aside with respect to the data exchange with the external device;
causing the contactless integrated circuit and the reader to exchange data through the first and second contactless communication interfaces and through the first and second antenna coils;
causing the reader to exchange data with a master device via the link circuit, the master device being one of a mobile phone, earphones, PDA, game console, portable audio or video player, or a personal computer; and
transferring to the master device, via the link circuit, data read in the contactless integrated circuit.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the invention comprises a functional module for storing and exchanging data, comprising a common portable support, at least one passive contactless integrated circuit in the form of a first semi-conductor chip, a contactless integrated circuit reader in the form of a second semi-conductor chip, the contactless integrated circuit and the reader being gathered on or in the common portable support, an antenna coil of the contactless integrated circuit, connected to the contactless integrated circuit, an antenna coil of the reader, connected to the reader, the antenna coil of the contactless integrated circuit being coupled to the antenna coil of the reader.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for storing and exchanging contactless data, comprising:
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providing at least one Near Field Communication (NFC) passive contactless integrated circuit in the form of a first semi-conductor chip, the passive contactless integrated circuit having a first contactless communication interface comprising a first antenna coil connected to the contactless integrated circuit; providing an NFC contactless reader in the form of a second semi-conductor chip, the reader having a second contactless communication interface comprising a second antenna coil connected to the contactless reader; providing a link circuit connected to the reader or integrated therein, the link circuit being different from the second contactless interface; providing a common portable support; gathering the contactless integrated circuit and the reader with the link circuit on or in the common portable support such that the first and second antenna coils are inductively coupled to one another to form an NFC functional module having both passive contactless integrated circuit functionality and reader functionality; using the contactless integrated circuit to store data and to exchange data with an external device, through the first contactless communication interface; using the reader to store data and to exchange data with an external device through the second contactless communication interface, including performing a sequence to set the contactless integrated circuit aside with respect to the data exchange with the external device; causing the contactless integrated circuit and the reader to exchange data through the first and second contactless communication interfaces and through the first and second antenna coils; causing the reader to exchange data with a master device via the link circuit, the master device being one of a mobile phone, earphones, PDA, game console, portable audio or video player, or a personal computer; and transferring to the master device, via the link circuit, data read in the contactless integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A Near Field Communication functional module, having both passive contactless integrated circuit functionality and reader functionality, for storing and exchanging data, comprising:
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a common portable support, at least one passive contactless integrated circuit in the form of a first semi-conductor chip, the passive contactless integrated circuit having a first contactless communication interface comprising a first antenna coil connected to the contactless integrated circuit, a contactless integrated circuit reader in the form of a second semi-conductor chip, the reader having a second contactless communication interface comprising a second antenna coil connected to the contactless reader, a link circuit connected to the reader or integrated therein, the link circuit being different from the second contactless interface, and wherein the contactless integrated circuit and the reader with the link circuit are gathered on or in the common portable support such that the first and second antenna coils are inductively coupled to one another, the reader is configured to store data and to exchange data through the second contactless communication interface with an external device after having performed a sequence to set the contactless integrated circuit aside with respect to the data exchange with the external device, the contactless integrated circuit is configured to exchange data with an external device through the first contactless communication interface, the contactless integrated circuit and the reader are also configured to exchange data through the first and second contactless communication interfaces and through the first and second antenna coils, and the reader is configured to exchange data with a master device via the link circuit, the master device being one of a mobile phone, earphones, PDA, game console, portable audio or video player, or a personal computer, and to transfer to the master device, via the link circuit, data read in the contactless integrated circuit of the functional module. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for storing and exchanging data and having both passive contactless integrated circuit functionality and reader functionality, comprising:
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a Near Field Communications (NFC) functional module, comprising; a common portable support, at least one passive contactless integrated circuit in the form of a first semi-conductor chip, the passive contactless integrated circuit having a first contactless communication interface comprising a first antenna coil connected to the contactless integrated circuit and a power supply circuit configured to energize the contactless integrated circuit from a magnetic field received by the first contactless communication interface, a contactless integrated circuit reader in the form of a second semi-conductor chip, the reader having a second contactless communication interface comprising a second antenna coil connected to the contactless reader, the contactless integrated circuit and the reader being gathered on or in the common portable support such that the first and second antenna coils are inductively coupled to one another to form the NFC functional module, and a link circuit connected thereto or integrated therein, the link circuit being different from the second contactless interface, a master device linked to the reader by means of the link circuit, wherein; the reader is configured to store data and to exchange data through the second contactless communication interface with an external device after having performed a sequence to set the contactless integrated circuit aside with respect to the data exchange with the external device, or with the contactless integrated circuit, and to exchange data with the master device through the link circuit, the contactless integrated circuit is configured to exchange data with an external device through the first contactless communication interface, the contactless integrated circuit and the reader are configured to exchange data through the first and second contactless communication interfaces and through the first and second antenna coils, the master device is configured to read data in the contactless integrated circuit through the reader and the data link circuit, the contactless integrated circuit is energized by a magnetic field supplied by the external device when it exchanges data with an external device, and the contactless integrated circuit is energized by a magnetic field supplied by the reader when it exchanges data with the reader. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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