Apparatus

• US 20120309310A1
• Filed: 02/02/2010
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Piece Future Pte., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Greuet, Jean-Baptiste
• Granted Patent: US 9,602,165 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a display component comprising at least one display part and an electrically conductive part electrically isolated from the at least one display part.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. An apparatus comprising:

a display component comprising at least one display part and at least one electrically conductive part electrically isolated from the at least one display part, wherein the at least one electrically conductive part is configured to generate and/or detect magnetic field energy so as to communicate with at least another apparatus.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the at least one electrically conductive part is adjacent to and at least partially surrounds the at least one display part.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the at least one electrically conductive part is configured to form an induction coil.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the induction coil comprises at least a single loop of conductive material.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 19, further comprising an additional loop wherein at least two loops of conductive material are at least one of:

a single layer comprising at least two loops of conductive material; and

at least two serially connected layers, each layer comprising at least one loop of conductive material.

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, further comprising at least one electrostatic discharge component, the at least one electrically conductive part is connected to the at least one electrostatic discharge component, wherein the at least one electrically conductive part and electrostatic discharge component are configured to provide a discharge path to protect the display part.

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a radio frequency transceiver, the at least one electrically conductive part is connected to the radio frequency transceiver, wherein the at least one electrically conductive part is configured to provide an antenna path for the radio frequency transceiver.

23. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a power management unit, the at least one electrically conductive part being connected to the power management unit, wherein the at least one electrically conductive part is configured to magnetically transfer power between the apparatus and the at least another apparatus.

24. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, further comprising an audio signal generator, the at least one electrically conductive part being connected to the audio signal generator, wherein the at least one electrically conductive part is configured to magnetically transfer the output of the audio signal generator to the at least another apparatus based on the generated magnetic field energy.

25. The apparatus as claimed in claim 24, further comprising a transducer to generate acoustic waves wherein the transducer is connected to the audio signal generator.

26. The apparatus as claimed in claim 25, wherein the output of the audio signal generator is at least one audio signal.

27. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the at least one electrically conductive part is configured to generate a hearing aid compatible magnetic field.

28. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the at least one electrically conductive part is charged when the at least another apparatus generates the magnetic field energy and the at least one electrically conductive part charges the internal battery of the apparatus based on the magnetic field energy.

29. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the at least one display part and the at least one electrically conductive part are located on or in at least one of the at least one layer.

30. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, wherein the display part comprises at least one touch sensitive part.

31. A method comprising:

providing an apparatus comprising at least one display part and at least one electrically conductive part electrically isolated from the at least one display part; and

using the at least one electrically conductive part to generate and/or detect magnetic field energy so as to communicate with at least another apparatus.

32. The method as claimed in claim 31, wherein the magnetic field energy is generated and/or detected for an inductive application being at least one of:

a hearing aid communication;

a wireless charging;

a contactless data communication.