WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME

• US 20150140927A1
• Filed: 06/12/2014
• Published: 05/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Name Plate Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Taiwan Name Plate Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEN, FU-JUNG, HSU, HO-CHUAN
• Application Number:
  US14/302,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20150140927A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0727 the arrangement being a circuit facilitating integration of the record carrier with a hand-held device such as a smart phone of PDA
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

Disclosure is one wireless communication module comprising an antenna unit sending or receiving signals and energy; a chip unit storing signals from the antenna unit and processing them with the energy from the antenna; a coupling unit including a first and a second coupling terminals realizing a method of electromagnetic induction, resonant magnetic induction, or photoinduction to send signals and energy to each other; and a first matching terminal electrically connected to the antenna unit and the first coupling terminal to make impedance matching between the antenna unit and the first coupling terminal and a second matching unit and a second matching unit electrically connected to the chip unit and the second coupling terminal to make impedance matching between the chip unit and the second coupling terminal. The present invention also discloses a portable electronic device using the stated wireless communication module.

Claims

1. A wireless communication module, comprising:

an antenna unit receiving or sending signals and energy;

a chip unit storing and processing the signals from the antenna unit and receiving the energy from the antenna unit;

a coupling unit comprising a first coupling terminal and a second coupling terminal, and the antenna unit and the chip unit transferring the signals and the energy via the coupling unit, and the first and the second coupling terminals realizing electromagnetic induction, resonant magnetic induction, or photoinduction to send the signals and the energy to each other without substantial connection between the first and the second coupling terminals;

a first matching unit electrically connected between the antenna unit and the first coupling terminal for impedance matching therebetween; and

a second matching unit electrically connected between the chip unit and the second coupling terminal for impedance matching therebetween.

2. The wireless communication module as defined in claim 1, wherein the first and the second coupling terminals transfer the signals and the energy to each other via electromagnetic induction or resonant magnetic induction.

3. The wireless communication module as defined in claim 2, wherein the first and the second coupling terminals are formed by solely metal wiring, metal wiring with magnetic core, conductor printing or etching.

4. The wireless communication module as defined in claim 3, wherein the first and the second coupling terminals are formed by metal wiring with magnetic core, and a coil of metal wiring are wound on a magnetic core and the magnetic core encloses magnetic force line to reduce energy consumption.

5. The wireless communication module as defined in claim 3, wherein the chip unit is a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag chip, and the coupling unit and the antenna unit are operated in frequency range corresponding to the RFID tag chip, and the antenna unit exchanges the signals and energy with a radio frequency reading device corresponding to the RFID tag chip.

6. The wireless communication module as defined in claim 5, further comprising:

a controlling unit electrically connected to the chip unit, so as to receive and send the signals from the chip unit; and

a prompting unit electrically connected to the controlling unit, so as to receive the signals from the controlling unit, and generating prompting information according to the signals from the controlling unit.

7. A wireless communication module, comprising:

an antenna unit receiving or sending signals and energy;

a near field communication (NFC) controller storing and processing the signals from the antenna unit and receiving the energy from the antenna unit;

a secure element electrically the NFC controller to realize a communication matching a communication security protocol;

a coupling unit comprising a first coupling terminal and a second coupling terminal, and the antenna unit and the NFC controller transferring the signals and the energy via the coupling unit, and the first and the second coupling terminals realizing electromagnetic induction, resonant magnetic induction, or photoinduction to send the signals and the energy to each other without substantial connection between the first and the second coupling terminals;

a first matching unit electrically connected between the antenna unit and the first coupling terminal for impedance matching therebetween; and

a second matching unit electrically connected between the NFC controller and the second coupling terminal for impedance matching therebetween;

a controlling unit electrically connected between the NFC controller and the secure element, so as to receive and send the signals from the NFC controller and the secure element; and

a prompting unit electrically connected to the controlling unit, so as to receive the signals from the controlling unit, and generating prompting information according to the signals from the controlling unit.

8. The wireless communication module as defined in claim 7, wherein the wireless communication module operates in a card emulation mode, peer to peer mode or read/write mode.

9. A portable electronic device comprising a wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module comprising:

an antenna unit receiving or sending signals and energy;

a chip unit storing and processing the signals from the antenna unit and receiving the energy from the antenna unit;

a coupling unit comprising a first coupling terminal and a second coupling terminal, and the antenna unit and the chip unit transferring the signals and the energy via the coupling unit, and the first and the second coupling terminals realizing electromagnetic induction, resonant magnetic induction, or photo induction to send the signals and the energy to each other, and substantial electrical connection between the first and the second coupling terminals not necessary;

a first matching unit electrically connected between the antenna unit and the first coupling terminal for impedance matching therebetween; and

a second matching unit electrically connected between the chip unit and the second coupling terminal for impedance matching therebetween.

10. The portable electronic device as defined in claim 9, wherein the first and the second coupling terminals transfer the signals and the energy to each other via electromagnetic induction or resonant magnetic induction.

11. The portable electronic device as defined in claim 10, wherein the first and the second coupling terminals are formed by solely metal wiring, metal wiring with magnetic core, conductor printing or etching.

12. The portable electronic device as defined in claim 11, wherein the first and the second coupling terminals are formed by metal wiring with magnetic core, and a coil of metal wiring is wound on a magnetic core and the magnetic core encloses magnetic lines of force to reduce energy consumption.

13. The portable electronic device as defined in claim 11, wherein the chip unit is a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag chip, and the coupling unit and the antenna unit are operated in frequency range corresponding to the RFID tag chip, and the antenna unit exchanges the signals and energy with a radiofrequency reading device corresponding to the RFID tag chip.

14. The portable electronic device as defined in claim 13, wherein the wireless communication module further comprising:

a controlling unit electrically connected to the chip unit, so as to receive and send the signals from the chip unit; and

a prompting unit electrically connected to the controlling unit, so as to receive the signals from the controlling unit, and generating prompting information according to the signals from the controlling unit.

15. A portable electric device comprising a wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module comprising:

an antenna unit receiving or sending signals and energy;

a near field communication (NFC) controller storing and processing the signals from the antenna unit and receiving the energy from the antenna unit;

a secure element electrically the NFC controller to realize a communication matching a communication security protocol;

a coupling unit comprising a first coupling terminal and a second coupling terminal, and the antenna unit and the NFC controller transferring the signals and the energy via the coupling unit, and the first and the second coupling terminals realizing electromagnetic induction, resonant magnetic induction, or photoinduction to send the signals and the energy to each other, and substantial electrical connection between the first and the second coupling terminals not necessary;

a first matching unit electrically connected between the antenna unit and the first coupling terminal for impedance matching therebetween; and

a second matching unit electrically connected between the NFC controller and the second coupling terminal for impedance matching therebetween;

a controlling unit electrically connected between the NFC controller and the secure element, so as to receive and send the signals from the NFC controller and the secure element; and

a prompting unit electrically connected to the controlling unit, so as to receive the signals from the controlling unit, and generating prompting information according to the signals from the controlling unit.

16. The portable electronic device as defined in claim 15, wherein the wireless communication module operates in a card emulation mode, peer to peer mode or read/write mode.

17. The portable electronic device as defined in claim 15, wherein the portable electronic device serves as a contactless credit card, electronic ticket or digital wallet.