Wireless communication device and power receiving device

• US 8,457,550 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2009
• Issued: 06/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Goto, Tetsuro, Fukuda, Shinichi, Nogami, Asahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Wendell, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bilodeau, David
• Application Number:
  US12/543,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20100210207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,385 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2208 associated with components used in interrogation type services, i.e. in systems for information exchange between an interrogator/reader and a tag/transponder, e.g. in Radio Frequency Identification [RFID] systems methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns G06K7/00; record carrier for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers

Abstract

A wireless communication device is provided and includes: a first communication processing unit performing communication in an electromagnetic induction system by using a first antenna unit; a second communication processing unit performing communication at higher speed than the first communication processing unit by a system or a communication frequency different from the electromagnetic induction system by using a second antenna unit; and a power generation unit generating power at least for performing communication operations from a carrier signal received by the first antenna unit. The power is generated in the power generation unit by switching a frequency resonance characteristic of the first antenna unit.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device comprising:

a first communication processing unit for performing communication in an electromagnetic induction system by using a first antenna unit;

a second communication processing unit for performing communication at a higher speed than the first communication processing unit by a system or a communication frequency different from the electromagnetic induction system by using a second antenna unit; and

a power generation unit for generating power at least for performing communication operations from a carrier signal received by the first antenna unit, and

wherein the power generated is increased in the power generation unit by switching a frequency resonance characteristic of the first antenna unit to a non-resonant state by reducing a quality factor when performing communication at the higher speed using the second antenna unit.

2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication processing unit enables the quality factor in an antenna resonant circuit of the first antenna unit to be high when data communication is performed as well as enables the quality factor to be lower than the time of performing data communication when data communication is not performed.

3. The wireless communication device according to claim 2,

wherein the first antenna unit is used in close contact with a transmission-source antenna unit which transmits the carrier signal.

4. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising

a content playback unit performing playback of contents, and

wherein the power generation unit supplies generated power to the content playback unit.

5. The wireless communication device according to claim 3,

wherein the content playback unit performs playback by using content data received in the second communication processing unit.

6. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a power supply unit which can be charged, and

wherein the power generation unit charges the power supply unit by using generated power to supply power at least for performing communication operations from the power supply unit.

7. The wireless communication device according to claim 5,

wherein the first and second antenna units used in the plural communication processing units are respectively provided on different surfaces.

9. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the frequency resonance characteristic of the first antenna unit is different when performing communication using the first antenna unit than when performing high speed communication using the second antenna unit.

10. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the frequency resonance characteristic of the first antenna unit is set to the non-resonate state when performing communication at the higher speed using the second antenna unit.

8. A power receiving device comprising:

a power generation unit for generating power from a carrier signal received by an antenna unit for performing data communication in an electromagnetic induction system, and

wherein the power generated is increased in the power generation unit by switching a frequency resonance characteristic of the antenna unit to a non-resonant state by reducing a quality factor in accordance with a data communication operation in the electromagnetic induction system

when performing communication at a higher speed using another antenna unit.