Short-range wireless communication apparatus and cellular phone terminal
First Claim
1. A short-range wireless communication apparatus comprising:
- a control unit configured to control cellular phone functions;
a magnetic field strength detector detecting magnetic field strength from a carrier wave by extracting direct-current potential from the carrier wave used for short-range wireless communication;
a lock detector detecting that a short-range wireless communication function is locked into at least a disabled state when the magnetic field strength detector detects the magnetic field strength from the carrier wave;
a lock notification device notifying a user that the lock detector has detected the disabled state, the lock notification device including a light-emitting device which emits light with a brightness which varies based on a detected signal strength; and
a lock notification signal generator generating a lock notification signal for operating the lock notification device in accordance with the disabled state detected by the lock detector, the lock notification signal generator converting the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field strength detector into a brightness adjustment signal for the light-emitting device and providing the brightness adjustment signal of the magnetic field strength notification signal to the light-emitting device.
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Abstract
There is provided a short-range wireless communication apparatus and a cellular phone terminal that can surely and immediately notify a user of the optimum distance between a contactless IC card reader/writer and a contactless IC card not through an MPU or a CPU and if the contactless IC card function is locked, surely notify the user as such. In an RFID card, a magnetic field strength/brightness conversion section adjusts the brightness of two LEDs in accordance with the detected magnetic field strength of a carrier wave. A blink generation circuit detects whether the RFID card is in a communication state and blinks the LEDs if so. A function combining section combines the functions to indicate the magnetic field strength and the communication state with the brightness and blinking of the LEDs. An LED with another color illuminates only when an RFID function LSI is in a lock state.
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9 Claims
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1. A short-range wireless communication apparatus comprising:
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a control unit configured to control cellular phone functions; a magnetic field strength detector detecting magnetic field strength from a carrier wave by extracting direct-current potential from the carrier wave used for short-range wireless communication; a lock detector detecting that a short-range wireless communication function is locked into at least a disabled state when the magnetic field strength detector detects the magnetic field strength from the carrier wave; a lock notification device notifying a user that the lock detector has detected the disabled state, the lock notification device including a light-emitting device which emits light with a brightness which varies based on a detected signal strength; and a lock notification signal generator generating a lock notification signal for operating the lock notification device in accordance with the disabled state detected by the lock detector, the lock notification signal generator converting the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field strength detector into a brightness adjustment signal for the light-emitting device and providing the brightness adjustment signal of the magnetic field strength notification signal to the light-emitting device. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A short-range wireless communication apparatus comprising:
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a control unit configured to control cellular phone functions; a magnetic field strength detector detecting magnetic field strength from a carrier wave by extracting direct-current potential from the carrier wave used for short-range wireless communication; a communication detector detecting signal communication from a carrier wave used for short-range wireless communication; a lock detector detecting that a short-range wireless communication function is locked into at least a disabled state when the magnetic field strength detector detects the magnetic field strength from the carrier wave; a notification device notifying a user of the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field strength detector, the signal communication detected by the communication detector, and the disabled state detected by the lock detector, the notification device including a light-emitting device which emits light with a brightness which varies based on a detected signal strength; a first notification signal generator generating a first notification signal for operating the notification device in accordance with the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field strength detector, the first notification signal generator converting the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field strength detector into a brightness adjustment signal for the light-emitting device and providing the brightness adjustment signal of the magnetic field strength notification signal to the light-emitting device; a second notification signal generator generating a second notification signal for operating the notification device in accordance with the signal communication detected by the communication detector; and a third notification signal generator generating a third notification signal for operating the notification device in accordance with the disabled state detected by the lock detector. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cellular phone terminal comprising:
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a control unit configured to control cellular phone functions; a short-range wireless communication unit, wherein the short-range wireless communication unit having, a magnetic field strength detector detecting magnetic field strength from a carrier wave by extracting direct-current potential from the carrier wave used for short-range wireless communication, a lock detector detecting that a short-range wireless communication function is locked into at least a disabled state when the magnetic field strength detector detects the magnetic field strength from the carrier wave, a lock notification device notifying a user that the lock detector has detected the disabled state, the lock notification device including a light-emitting device which emits light with a brightness which varies based on a detected signal strength, and a lock notification signal generator generating a lock notification signal for operating the lock notification device in accordance with the disabled state detected by the lock detector, the lock notification signal generator converting the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field strength detector into a brightness adjustment signal for the light-emitting device and providing the brightness adjustment signal of the magnetic field strength notification signal to the light-emitting device.
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9. A cellular phone terminal comprising:
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a control unit configured to control cellular phone functions; a short-range wireless communication unit, wherein the short-range wireless communication unit having, a magnetic field strength detector detecting magnetic field strength from a carrier wave by extracting direct-current potential from the carrier wave used for short-range wireless communication, a communication detector detecting signal communication from a carrier wave used for short-range wireless communication, a lock detector detecting that a short-range wireless communication function is locked into at least a disabled state when the magnetic field strength detector detects the magnetic field strength from the carrier wave, a notification device notifying a user of the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field strength detector, the signal communication detected by the communication detector, and the disabled state detected by the lock detector, the notification device including a light-emitting device which emits light with a brightness which varies based on a detected signal strength, a first notification signal generator generating a first notification signal for operating the notification device in accordance with the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field strength detector, the first notification signal generator converting the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field strength detector into a brightness adjustment signal for the light-emitting device and providing the brightness adjustment signal of the magnetic field strength notification signal to the light-emitting device, a second notification signal generator generating a second notification signal for operating the notification device in accordance with the signal communication detected by the communication detector, and a third notification signal generator generating a third notification signal for operating the notification device in accordance with the disabled state detected by the lock detector.
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