Method and system for broadband near-field communication

• US 9,806,765 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2016
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Entropic Communications, LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC))
• Original Assignee: Maxlinear Incorporated
• Inventors: Ling, Curtis
• Primary Examiner(s): Rivero, Alejandro
• Application Number:
  US15/272,060
• Publication Number:
  US 20170012673A1
• Time in Patent Office: 405 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/70 specially adapted for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

Abstract

A first mobile consumer electronic device comprises a broadband near-field communications (BNC) transceiver and is configured to operate as a main processing unit for a second mobile consumer electronic device that is configured as a thin-client. The first mobile consumer electronic device may capture, via the BNC transceiver, a signal over a range of frequencies that spans multiple frequency bands which are licensed by a regulatory authority. The first mobile consumer electronic device may process the captured signal to determine which of the multiple frequency bands are not currently in use by other devices. The first mobile consumer electronic device may select a plurality of the frequency bands. The first mobile consumer electronic device may transmit, via the BNC transceiver, a signal over the selected plurality of frequency bands at a determined strength, where the signal carries video data destined for the second mobile consumer electronic device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

in a first mobile consumer electronic device that comprises a broadband near-field communications (BNC) transceiver;

running an application on the first mobile electronic device;

using magnetic field induction to capture, via said BNC transceiver, a plurality of signals that spans multiple frequency bands;

selecting one or more of the multiple frequency bands according to the application running on said first mobile electronic device, wherein a transmission band comprises the selected one or more of the multiple frequency bands; and

transmitting video data over the transmission band, wherein the video data is destined for a second mobile consumer electronic device and the video data defines a graphical user interface of the application running on the first mobile electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising determining a bandwidth of the transmission band.

3. The method of claim 2, comprising determining a transmit signal strength according to the bandwidth.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the determined transmit signal strength is such that a power spectral density of a transmitted signal on any of the selected one or more of the multiple frequency bands is 30 dB or more below a spurious emissions limit.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected one or more of the multiple frequency bands includes a broadcast television frequency band.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving user input from the second mobile consumer electronic device via the BNC transceiver.

7. The method of claim 6, comprising updating the video data in real time in response to the user input.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising determining a transmit signal strength according to security settings for the video data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the quantity of frequency bands in the transmission band is based on a type of the application.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising processing the captured plurality of signals to determine which of the multiple frequency bands are not currently in use by other devices.

11. A mobile device, comprising:

a broadband near-field communications (BNC) transceiver, the BNC transceiver being operable to use magnetic field induction to;

capture a plurality of signals that spans multiple frequency bands, and

transmit video data over one or more of the multiple frequency bands, wherein the video data is destined for a second device and the video data defines a graphical user interface of an application running on the mobile device; and

a central processing unit (CPU), the CPU being operable to;

run the application on the mobile device, and

select the one or more of the multiple frequency bands according to the application running on the mobile device.

12. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the CPU is operable to determine an bandwidth of a spectrum comprising the selected one or more of the multiple frequency bands.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the CPU is operable to determine a transmit signal strength according to the bandwidth.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the determined transmit signal strength is such that a power spectral density of a transmitted signal on any of the selected one or more of the multiple frequency bands is 30 dB or more below a spurious emissions limit.

15. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the selected one or more of the multiple frequency bands includes a broadcast television frequency band.

16. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the CPU is operable to receive user input from the second device via the BNC transceiver.

17. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the CPU is operable to update the video data in real time in response to the user input.

18. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the CPU is operable to determine a transmit signal strength according to security settings for the video data.

19. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the quantity of frequency bands in the transmission band is based on an application type.

20. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the CPU is operable to process the captured plurality of signals to determine which of the multiple frequency bands are not currently in use by other devices.