Contactless signal splicing using an extremely high frequency (EHF) communication link
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a first electronic circuit having an output coupled to a first input of a multiplexer using an internal communication link included in an interface circuit;
a second electronic circuit having an input coupled to an output of the multiplexer;
the interface circuit including a first extremely high frequency (EHF) communications circuit comprising;
an input coupled to receive an EHF electromagnetic signal from an external device, anda first output coupled to send a data payload included in the EHF signal received from the external device to a second input of the multiplexer; and
a controller configured to;
interpret the EHF signal received from the external device, andresponsive to the interpretation, cause the multiplexer to select whether to send to the input of the second electronic circuit;
the data payload included in the EHF signal received from the external device, orthe output of the first electronic device from the internal communication link.
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Abstract
A first electronic device includes a first electronic circuit and a second electronic circuit. The first electronic device may include an internal communication link providing a signal path for conducting communication signals between the first electronic circuit and the second electronic circuit. An interface circuit may be operatively coupled to the internal communication link. The interface circuit may include an extremely high frequency (EHF) communications circuit configured to receive an EHF electromagnetic signal from another EHF communications circuit of a second electronic device. This EHF electromagnetic signal may enable the second electronic device to control or monitor the first electronic device.
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12 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a first electronic circuit having an output coupled to a first input of a multiplexer using an internal communication link included in an interface circuit; a second electronic circuit having an input coupled to an output of the multiplexer; the interface circuit including a first extremely high frequency (EHF) communications circuit comprising; an input coupled to receive an EHF electromagnetic signal from an external device, and a first output coupled to send a data payload included in the EHF signal received from the external device to a second input of the multiplexer; and a controller configured to; interpret the EHF signal received from the external device, and responsive to the interpretation, cause the multiplexer to select whether to send to the input of the second electronic circuit; the data payload included in the EHF signal received from the external device, or the output of the first electronic device from the internal communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic system comprising a first device and a second device external to the first device, the first device comprising:
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a first electronic circuit; an operational component; and an internal communication link providing a signal path conducting communication signals between the first electronic circuit and the operational component, the first electronic circuit being coupled to the internal communication link and configured to be in communication with the operational component via the internal communication link; an interface circuit operatively coupled to the internal communication link and including a first extremely high frequency (EHF) communications circuit configured to receive an EHF electromagnetic signal from the second device and generate from the received EHF electromagnetic signal a receive communication signal, the interface circuit comprising; a controller configured to interpret the EHF electromagnetic signal received from the second device and generate a transmit communication signal for controlling an operation of the operational component of the first device based on the interpretation, the transmit communication signal including a data payload, a multiplexer having a first input coupled to the internal communication link and a second input coupled to an output of the first EHF communications circuit, the multiplexer configured to select whether to send data output by the first electronic circuit using the internal communication link or the data payload output by the first EHF communications circuit, to the operational component based on the interpretation of the EHF electromagnetic signal received from the second device; and the second device comprising; a second extremely high frequency (EHF) communications circuit operatively configured to convert the transmit communication signal into a transmit EHF electromagnetic signal, and transmit the transmit EHF electromagnetic signal to the first device, the first and second EHF communication circuits providing an EHF electromagnetic communication link when the first device and the second device are positioned with the first EHF communication circuit and the second EHF communication circuit in proximity. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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