Systems and methods for reducing transmission interference

• US 9,831,960 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2014
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ghahramani, Mohammad Mahdi, Taghivand, Mazhareddin, Gaethke, Rainer, Talwalkar, Niranjan Anand, Brockenbrough, Roger
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Nguyen
• Application Number:
  US14/562,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20160164617A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 15/02 Reducing interference from electric apparatus by means located at or near the interfering apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A method for inductively coupled communication is described. The method includes generating a first signal. The first signal frequency is a first integer multiple of a carrier frequency for inductively coupled communication. The method also includes selecting between a standalone mode and a coexistence mode. The method further includes dividing the first signal to obtain a second signal when in standalone mode. The second signal frequency is a second integer multiple of the carrier frequency. The method additionally includes dividing the first signal to obtain a third signal when in coexistence mode. The third signal frequency is a third integer multiple of the carrier frequency. The method also includes generating an inductively coupled communication signal using at least one of the second signal and the third signal.

Claims

1. A method for inductively coupled communication, comprising:

generating a first signal, wherein a first signal frequency is a first integer multiple of a carrier frequency for inductively coupled communication;

selecting between a standalone mode and a coexistence mode;

dividing the first signal to obtain a second signal when in standalone mode, wherein a second signal frequency is a second integer multiple of the carrier frequency;

dividing the first signal to obtain a third signal when in coexistence mode, wherein a third signal frequency is a third integer multiple of the carrier frequency; and

generating an inductively coupled communication signal using at least one of the second signal and the third signal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting between the standalone mode and the coexistence mode comprises:

selecting standalone mode when performing inductively coupled communication transmission without an FM reception; and

selecting coexistence mode when performing inductively coupled communication transmission during FM reception.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein when the coexistence mode is selected, generating the inductively coupled communication signal comprises converting the third signal to the inductively coupled communication signal using a 28-bit waveform generator lookup table.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein a frequency of the inductively coupled communication signal is the carrier frequency.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein a seventh harmonic of the inductively coupled communication signal is canceled using the 28-bit waveform generator lookup table.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein when the standalone mode is selected, generating the inductively coupled communication signal comprises converting the second signal to the inductively coupled communication signal using a 32-bit waveform generator lookup table.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a physical clock signal with a frequency that is an integer multiple of the carrier frequency, wherein the physical clock signal is generated by dividing the second signal or third signal based on the selected mode; and

generating a digital clock signal with a frequency that is an integer multiple of the carrier frequency, wherein the digital clock signal is generated by dividing the physical clock signal.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein dividing the first signal to obtain either the second signal or the third signal comprises adjusting one or more programmable dividers based on the selected mode.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the inductively coupled communication is near field communication (NFC).

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the carrier frequency is 13.56 megahertz (MHz), the first signal frequency is 6074.88 MHz, the second signal frequency is 433.92 MHz and the third signal frequency is 379.68 MHz.

11. Circuitry for inductively coupled communication, comprising:

a signal generator that generates a first signal, wherein a first signal frequency is a first integer multiple of a carrier frequency for inductively coupled communication;

a mode selection module that selects between a standalone mode and a coexistence mode;

a standalone divider that divides the first signal to obtain a second signal when in standalone mode, wherein a second signal frequency is a second integer multiple of the carrier frequency;

a coexistence divider that divides the first signal to obtain a third signal when in coexistence mode, wherein a third signal frequency is a third integer multiple of the carrier frequency; and

an inductively coupled communication signal generator that generates an inductively coupled communication signal using at least one of the second signal and the third signal.

12. The circuitry of claim 11, wherein the mode selection module selects standalone mode when an electronic device is performing inductively coupled communication transmission without an FM reception;

and the mode selection module selects coexistence mode when the electronic device is performing inductively coupled communication transmission during FM reception.

13. The circuitry of claim 11, wherein when the coexistence mode is selected, the inductively coupled communication signal generator converts the third signal to the inductively coupled communication signal using a 28-bit waveform generator lookup table.

14. The circuitry of claim 13, wherein a frequency of the inductively coupled communication signal is the carrier frequency.

15. The circuitry of claim 13, wherein a seventh harmonic of the inductively coupled communication signal is canceled using the 28-bit waveform generator lookup table.

16. The circuitry of claim 11, wherein when the standalone mode is selected, the inductively coupled communication signal generator converts the second signal to the inductively coupled communication signal using a 32-bit waveform generator lookup table.

17. The circuitry of claim 11, further comprising:

a physical clock divider that generates a physical clock signal by dividing the second signal or third signal based on the selected mode, wherein the physical clock signal has a frequency that is an integer multiple of the carrier frequency; and

a digital clock divider that generates a digital clock signal by dividing the physical clock signal, wherein the digital clock signal has a frequency that is an integer multiple of the carrier frequency.

18. An apparatus for inductively coupled communication, comprising:

means for generating a first signal, wherein a first signal frequency is a first integer multiple of a carrier frequency for inductively coupled communication;

means for selecting between a standalone mode and a coexistence mode;

means for dividing the first signal to obtain a second signal when in standalone mode, wherein a second signal frequency is a second integer multiple of the carrier frequency;

means for dividing the first signal to obtain a third signal when in coexistence mode, wherein a third signal frequency is a third integer multiple of the carrier frequency; and

means for generating an inductively coupled communication signal using at least one of the second signal and the third signal.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the means for selecting between the standalone mode and the coexistence mode comprise:

means for selecting standalone mode when performing inductively coupled communication transmission without an FM reception; and

means for selecting coexistence mode when performing inductively coupled communication transmission during FM reception.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein when the coexistence mode is selected, the means for generating the inductively coupled communication signal comprise means for converting the third signal to the inductively coupled communication signal using a 28-bit waveform generator lookup table.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein a frequency of the inductively coupled communication signal is the carrier frequency.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein a seventh harmonic of the inductively coupled communication signal is canceled using the 28-bit waveform generator lookup table.

23. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein when the standalone mode is selected, the means for generating the inductively coupled communication signal comprise means for converting the second signal to the inductively coupled communication signal using a 32-bit waveform generator lookup table.

24. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

means for generating a physical clock signal with a frequency that is an integer multiple of the carrier frequency, wherein the physical clock signal is generated by dividing the second signal or third signal based on the selected mode; and

means for generating a digital clock signal with a frequency that is an integer multiple of the carrier frequency, wherein the digital clock signal is generated by dividing the physical clock signal.

25. A computer-program product for inductively coupled communication, comprising a non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:

code for causing an electronic device to generate a first signal, wherein a first signal frequency is a first integer multiple of a carrier frequency for inductively coupled communication;

code for causing the electronic device to select between a standalone mode and a coexistence mode;

code for causing the electronic device to divide the first signal to obtain a second signal when in standalone mode, wherein a second signal frequency is a second integer multiple of the carrier frequency;

code for causing the electronic device to divide the first signal to obtain a third signal when in coexistence mode, wherein a third signal frequency is a third integer multiple of the carrier frequency; and

code for causing the electronic device to generate an inductively coupled communication signal using at least one of the second signal and the third signal.

26. The computer-program product of claim 25, wherein the code for causing the electronic device to select between a standalone mode and a coexistence mode comprises:

code for causing the electronic device to select standalone mode when performing inductively coupled communication transmission without an FM reception; and

code for causing the electronic device to select coexistence mode when performing inductively coupled communication transmission during FM reception.

27. The computer-program product of claim 25, wherein when the coexistence mode is selected, the code for causing the electronic device to generate the inductively coupled communication signal comprises code for causing the electronic device to convert the third signal to the inductively coupled communication signal using a 28-bit waveform generator lookup table.

28. The computer-program product of claim 27, wherein a frequency of the inductively coupled communication signal is the carrier frequency.

29. The computer-program product of claim 27, wherein a seventh harmonic of the inductively coupled communication signal is canceled using the 28-bit waveform generator lookup table.

30. The computer-program product of claim 25, further comprising:

code for causing the electronic device to generate a physical clock signal with a frequency that is an integer multiple of the carrier frequency, wherein the physical clock signal is generated by dividing the second signal or third signal based on the selected mode; and

code for causing the electronic device to generate a digital clock signal with a frequency that is an integer multiple of the carrier frequency, wherein the digital clock signal is generated by dividing the physical clock signal.