Portable electronic device having near field communication application function

• US 9,148,191 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2013
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Teng, Ju-Wen, Fu, Hsi-Hung
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Sonny
• Application Number:
  US14/060,621
• Publication Number:
  US 20140179225A1
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41, 455/2, 455/41.3, 455/552.1, 455/573, 455/343.1, 368/203, 368/204
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3861 carried in a hand or on fingers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A portable electronic device having NFC application function is provided. The electronic device includes a body, a watch-strap portion and a NFC module. The watch-strap portion includes a first watch strap and a second watch strap respectively connected to opposite end portions of the body. The first watch strap and the second watch strap are used to wear the electronic device on a wrist. The NFC module integrates with a plurality of different NFC applications. Therefore, user can use those NFC applications conveniently and safely through the electronic device worn on their wrist.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device comprising:

a body;

a watch-strap portion comprising a first watch strap and a second watch strap respectively connected to opposite end portions of the body, wherein the first watch strap and the second watch strap are configured to wear the electronic device on a wrist;

a NFC module arranged in the watch-strap portion and configured to integrate with a plurality of NFC applications; and

a rechargeable battery arranged in the watch-strap portion and configured to supply power to function modules of the electronic device, wherein the rechargeable battery is a flexible thin-film battery, and the NFC module is arranged in the battery.

2. The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the body includes a shell, a display unit arranged on the shell, and a watch movement arranged in the shell, wherein the display unit is electrically connected to the watch movement, the battery and the NFC module;

wherein the display unit is configured to display time, residual capacity value of the battery, and NFC data of the NFC applications.

3. The electronic device as described in claim 2, wherein the display unit is selected from a group consisted of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode display and an E-paper display.

4. The electronic device as described in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of display panels arranged on the watch-strap portion, wherein the display panels are respectively electrically connected to the NFC module and the battery, and are configured to display NFC data of the NFC applications.

5. The electronic device as described in claim 4, wherein the display panels are flexible E-paper displays.