Mobile device and radio communication portion of mobile device

• US 8,306,588 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2010
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wakabayashi, Naoyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Assistant Examiner(s): Navar, Erica
• Application Number:
  US12/844,298
• Publication Number:
  US 20110207510A1
• Time in Patent Office: 833 Days
• Field of Search: 455/575.7, 455/13.3, 455/97, 455/562.1, 455/575.5, 455/558, 343/702
• US Class Current: 455/575.7
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1235 Collapsible supports; Means for erecting a rigid antenna
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2275 associated to expansion card or bus, e.g. in PCMCIA, PC cards, Wireless USB
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means

Abstract

This mobile device includes a control portion determining whether or not a selection antenna module and a selection circuit module are matched to each other, and the control portion controls radio communication by the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module to be disabled when the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module are not matched to each other and controls radio communication by the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module to be enabled when the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module are matched to each other.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a mobile device body;

a single selection antenna module mountable on said mobile device body, selected from a plurality of antenna modules corresponding to a plurality of radio communication standards;

a single selection circuit module mountable on said mobile device body, selected from a plurality of circuit modules corresponding to a plurality of radio communication standards; and

a control portion determining whether or not a combination of said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module is a matching combination in radio communication standards, wherein

said control portion is formed to control radio communication by said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module to be disabled when determining that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other and control radio communication of a radio communication standard corresponding to said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module to be enabled when determining that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other,

said control portion is formed to acquire information or characteristics for determining whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other from at least said selection antenna module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said information or characteristics,

said control portion is formed to acquire first identification information provided peculiarly with respect to said selection antenna module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said first identification information,

said control portion includes a body side control portion provided in said mobile device body,

said body side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information of said selection antenna module and second identification information provided peculiarly with respect to said selection circuit module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said first identification information and said second identification information, and is formed to disable radio communication by controlling radio communication by said mobile device body to be stopped when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other and enable radio communication when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other,

said selection antenna module has a first conductive terminal or a first concavo-convex portion so arranged as to correspond to said first identification information,

said selection circuit module has a second conductive terminal or a second concavo-convex portion so arranged as to correspond to said second identification information, and

said body side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information of said selection antenna module on the basis of arrangement of said first conductive terminal or said first concavo-convex portion and acquire said second identification information of said selection circuit module on the basis of arrangement of said second conductive terminal or said second concavo-convex portion.

2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein

said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are formed to transmit a high-frequency signal to each other without contact when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other.

3. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein

said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module include a first storage portion storing said first identification information and a second storage portion storing said second identification information, respectively, and

said body side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information and said second identification information by reading out said first identification information and said second identification information from said first storage portion and said second storage portion, respectively.

4. The mobile device according to claim 1 wherein

said control portion is formed to determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of said characteristics regarding a size of a reflected wave from said selection antenna module, of a signal wave transmitted from said selection circuit module to said selection antenna module.

5. A mobile device comprising:

a mobile device body;

a single selection antenna module mountable on said mobile device body, selected from a plurality of antenna modules corresponding to a plurality of radio communication standards;

a single selection circuit module mountable on said mobile device body, selected from a plurality of circuit modules corresponding to a plurality of radio communication standards; and

a control portion determining whether or not a combination of said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module is a matching combination in radio communication standards, wherein

said control portion is formed to control radio communication by said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module to be disabled when determining that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other and control radio communication of a radio communication standard corresponding to said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module to be enabled when determining that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other,

said control portion is formed to acquire information or characteristics for determining whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other from at least said selection antenna module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said information or characteristics,

said control portion is formed to acquire first identification information provided peculiarly with respect to said selection antenna module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said first identification information

said control portion includes a circuit side control portion provided in said selection circuit module,

said circuit side control portion is formed to disable radio communication by controlling radio communication by said mobile device body to be stopped when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other and enable radio communication when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other,

said selection antenna module has a first conductive terminal or a first concavo-convex portion so arranged as to correspond to said first identification information, and

said circuit side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information of said selection antenna module on the basis of arrangement of said first conductive terminal or said first concavo-convex portion.

6. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein

said selection antenna module includes a first storage portion storing said first identification information, and

said circuit side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information by reading out said first identification information from said first storage portion.

7. A radio communication portion of a mobile device comprising:

a single selection antenna module mountable on a mobile device body, selected from a plurality of antenna modules corresponding to a plurality of radio communication standards; and

a single selection circuit module mountable on said mobile device body, selected from a plurality of circuit modules corresponding to a plurality of radio communication standards, wherein

said selection circuit module includes a circuit side control portion determining whether or not a combination of said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module is a matching combination in radio communication standards, and controlling radio communication by said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module to be disabled when determining that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other and controlling radio communication of a radio communication standard corresponding to said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module to be enabled when determining that said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other,

said control portion is formed to acquire information or characteristics for determining whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other from at least said selection antenna module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said information or characteristics,

said control portion is formed to acquire first identification information provided peculiarly with respect to said selection antenna module and determine whether or not said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other on the basis of acquired said first identification information,

said control portion includes a circuit side control portion provided in said selection circuit module,

said circuit side control portion is formed to disable radio communication by controlling radio communication by said mobile device body to be stopped when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are not matched to each other and enable radio communication when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other,

said selection antenna module has a first conductive terminal or a first concavo-convex portion so arranged as to correspond to said first identification information, and

said circuit side control portion is formed to acquire said first identification information of said selection antenna module on the basis of arrangement of said first conductive terminal or said first concavo-convex portion.

8. The radio communication portion of a mobile device according to claim 7, wherein

said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are formed to transmit a high-frequency signal to each other without contact when said selection antenna module and said selection circuit module are matched to each other.