Near field communication device and operating method of near field communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11070253-B2
Application number	US-202016922166-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2020
Priority date	Nov 25, 2019
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A near field communication device configured to receive a signal from an antenna and to generate a first in-phase signal and a first quadrature-phase signal by multiplying the signal with a first oscillation signal and a second oscillation signal; a first and second low-pass filter configured to generate a second in-phase signal and a second quadrature-phase signal; a first and second analog-to-digital converter configured to generate a third in-phase signal and a third quadrature-phase signal; a digital signal extractor configured to generate a first signal and a second signal based on the third in-phase signal, the third quadrature-phase signal, a first look-up table, and a second look-up table, select one from among the first signal and the second signal based on a signal pattern, and output the selected one as an extraction signal; and a modem configured to receive the extraction signal and to demodulate the extraction signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A near field communication device, comprising:
a matching circuit connected to an antenna, and including at least one from among a capacitor and an inductor;
a local oscillator configured to generate a first oscillation signal and a second oscillation signal that is 90 degrees out of phase with the first oscillation signal;
a first mixer configured to receive a signal from the antenna through the matching circuit, to receive the first oscillation signal from the local oscillator, and to generate a first in-phase signal by multiplying the signal with the first oscillation signal;
a second mixer configured to receive the signal from the antenna through the matching circuit, to receive the second oscillation signal from the local oscillator, and to generate a first quadrature-phase signal by multiplying the signal with the second oscillation signal;
a first low-pass filter configured to generate a second in-phase signal by filtering the first in-phase signal;
a second low-pass filter configured to generate a second quadrature-phase signal by filtering the first quadrature-phase signal;
a first analog-to-digital converter configured to generate a third in-phase signal by converting the second in-phase signal;
a second analog-to-digital converter configured to generate a third quadrature-phase signal by converting the second quadrature-phase signal;
a digital signal extractor configured to:
receive the third in-phase signal and the third quadrature-phase signal,
generate a first signal based on the third in-phase signal and the third quadrature-phase signal with reference to a first look-up table, and
generate a second signal based on the third in-phase signal and the third quadrature-phase signal with reference to a second look-up table,
select one from among the first signal and the second signal based on a comparison between the first signal and a signal pattern, and a comparison between the second signal and the signal pattern, and
output the selected one from among the first signal and the second signal as an extraction signal; and

a modem configured to receive the extraction signal and to demodulate the extraction signal.

2. The near field communication device of claim 1 , wherein the signal pattern includes a pattern of a subcarrier defined by a near field communication protocol.

3. The near field communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first look-up table includes values of an amplitude of the signal arranged according to values of the third in-phase signal and values of the third quadrature-phase signal, and
wherein in the first look-up table, the values of the third quadrature-phase signal decrease as the values of the third in-phase signal increase.

4. The near field communication device of claim 1 , wherein the second look-up table includes values of an amplitude of the signal according to values of the third in-phase signal and values of the third quadrature-phase signal, and
wherein in the second look-up table, the values of the third quadrature-phase signal decrease as the values of the third in-phase signal increase.

5. The near field communication device of claim 1 , wherein based on a value of the third quadrature-phase signal increasing as a value of the third in-phase signal increases, the digital signal extractor is further configured to select the first signal, and to output the first signal as the extraction signal.

6. The near field communication device of claim 1 , wherein, based on a value of the third quadrature-phase signal decreasing as a value of the third in-phase signal increases, the digital signal extractor is further configured to select the second signal, and to output the second signal as the extraction signal.

7. The near field communication device of claim 1 , wherein the digital signal extractor includes:
first storage configured to store the first look-up table;
second storage configured to store the second look-up table;
a first detector configured to detect a first detection value corresponding to a value of the third in-phase signal and a value of the third quadrature-phase signal from the first look-up table; and
a second detector configured to detect a second detection value corresponding to the value of the third in-phase signal and the value of the third quadrature-phase signal from the second look-up table.

8. The near field communication device of claim 7 , wherein the digital signal extractor further includes:
a first transition filter configured to accumulate a predetermined number of instances of the first detection value and to output a first accumulated value; and
a second transition filter configured to accumulate the predetermined number of instances of the second detection value and to output a second accumulated value.

9. The near field communication device of claim 8 , wherein the digital signal extractor further includes:
a first peak detector configured to output a first peak signal including first pulses based on the first accumulated value being greater than a first offset, and to output second pulses based on the first accumulated value being smaller than a second offset; and
a second peak detector configured to output a second peak signal including third pulses based on the second accumulated value being greater than the first offset, and to output fourth pulses based on the second accumulated value being smaller than the second offset.

10. The near field communication device of claim 9 , wherein the digital signal extractor further includes:
a first pattern detector configured to generate the first signal, wherein the first signal transitions from a low level to a high level based on the first pulses of the first peak signal and transitions from the high level to the low level based on the second pulses of the first peak signal, and to output the first signal as the extraction signal based on detecting that the first signal corresponds to the signal pattern; and
a second pattern detector configured to generate the second signal, wherein the second signal transitions from the low level to the high level based on the third pulses of the second peak signal and transitions from the high level to the low level based on the fourth pulses of the second peak signal, and to output the second signal as the extraction signal based on detecting that the second signal corresponds to the signal pattern.

11. The near field communication device of claim 10 , wherein, based on the first signal being output as the extraction signal, the first pattern detector is further configured to deactivate at least one from among the second detector, the second transition filter, the second peak detector, and the second pattern detector, and
wherein, based on the second signal being output as the extraction signal, the second pattern detector is further configured to deactivate at least one of the first detector, the first transition filter, the first peak detector, and the first pattern detector.

12. The near field communication device of claim 1 , wherein, based on the first signal being output as the extraction signal, the digital signal extractor is further configured to deactivate an operation of generating the second signal, and
wherein, based on the second signal being output as the extraction signal, the digital signal extractor is further configured to deactivate an operation of generating the first signal.

13. A near field communication device comprising:
an antenna;
a matching circuit connected to the antenna, and including at least one capacitor and at least one inductor;
a local oscillator configured to generate a first oscillation signal, and

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Jaehun

Classifications

• H04L27/227

  using coherent demodulation · CPC title

• H03D3/007

  by converting the oscillations into two quadrature related signals (H03D3/245 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H03D7/165

  at least two frequency changers being located in different paths, e.g. in two paths with carriers in quadrature (combined with amplitude demodulation H03D1/2245, combined with angle demodulation H03D3/007; N-path filters H03H19/002) · CPC title

• H04B5/0025 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04B1/30

  for homodyne or synchrodyne receivers (demodulator circuits H03D1/22) · CPC title