Communication arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9838086-B2
Application number	US-201615287767-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2016
Priority date	Oct 8, 2015
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

A communication arrangement may include a communication device, which may include an application processor, a mobile radio circuit, and a near-field communication (NFC) circuit configured according to an NFC technology for transmission of data and energy for operating a circuit external to the communication device. The arrangement may include a flexible carrier mounted detachably on the communication device. The carrier may include a radio circuit, an NFC circuit configured according to an NFC technology, a circuit coupled to the NFC circuit and the radio circuit, which is configured to be operated with energy which is received by means of the NFC circuit according to the NFC technology, the circuit configured for converting data coded in accordance with the NFC technology into data coded in accordance with the radio technology, or for converting data coded in accordance with the radio technology into data coded in accordance with the NFC technology.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication system, comprising:
a communication device and a flexible carrier,
wherein the communication device; further comprises
an application processor;
a mobile radio communication circuit, configured for communication according to
a mobile radio technology; and
a near-field communication circuit, configured for communication according to a near-field communication technology, wherein the near-field communication circuit is configured to transmit data and energy for operating a circuit external to the communication device;

wherein the flexible carrier is mounted detachably on the communication device and further comprises
a radio communication circuit configured to transmit according to a radio technology which differs from the mobile radio technology;
a near-field communication circuit configured to communicate according to a near-field communication technology;
a circuit, coupled to the near-field communication circuit and the radio communication circuit, which is configured to be operated with energy received by the near-field communication circuit according to the near-field communication technology, the circuit being configured to perform at least one of converting data coded in accordance with the near-field communication technology into data coded in accordance with the radio technology for transmission via the radio technology, or converting data coded in accordance with the radio technology into data coded in accordance with the near-field communication technology for transmission via the near-field communication technology.

2. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the radio communication circuit is configured to transmit data according to at least two mutually different radio technologies, the radio technologies differing by at least one of the coding of the data or the electromagnetic frequencies used.

3. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the near-field communication circuit is configured to generate a clock frequency with which at least one of the near-field communication circuit, the radio communication circuit, or the circuit coupled to the near-field communication circuit and the radio communication circuit is operated.

4. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible carrier comprises a security circuit which is configured to process data by means of a cryptographic methods.

5. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible carrier is monolithically integrated into the housing of the communication device.

6. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible carrier is mounted in or on the housing of the communication device by at least one of adhesion, screwing, or clamping.

7. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible carrier comprises a permanent energy store which is configured for supplying energy to at least one electrical component of the flexible carrier.

8. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible carrier and the communication device comprises an electrical interface in the form of one or more electric contacts which are configured a to transmit of at least one of data or energy between the flexible carrier and the communication device.

9. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible carrier comprises an identity check circuit which is configured to check at least one of the identity of a user of the communication arrangement or the identity of at least a part of the communication arrangement.

10. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible carrier comprises an energy control circuit which is configured to control the energy supply of at least one electrical component of the flexible carrier.

11. A communication system, comprising:
a communication device and a flexible carrier,
the communication device further comprising
an application processor;
a mobile radio communication circuit, configured to communicate according to a mobile radio technology; and
a near-field communication circuit, configured to communicate according to a near-field communication technology by transmitting data and energy for operating a circuit external to the communication device;
the flexible carrier being mounted detachably on the communication device, and further comprising
a sensor circuit configured to sense physical parameters, the technology for sensing physical parameters differing from the technology of the communication device;
a near-field communication circuit configured to communicate according to a near-field communication technology;
a circuit, coupled to the near-field communication circuit and the sensor circuit, and being configured to be operated with energy received by the near-field communication circuit according to the near-field communication technology, the circuit being configured for energy and data transmission between the sensor circuit and the near-field communication circuit;
wherein the circuit is further configured to perform one of
receiving data via the near-field communication technology and converting the data for transmission via a mobile radio technology different from the mobile radio technology of the mobile radio communication circuit; or
receiving data via a mobile radio technology different from the mobile radio technology of the mobile radio communication circuit and converting the data for transmission via a near-field communication technology.

12. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the near-field communication circuit is configured to generate a clock frequency with which at least one of the near-field communication circuit, the sensor circuit, or the circuit coupled to the near-field-communication circuit and the sensor circuit is operated.

13. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the flexible carrier comprises a security circuit which is configured to process data using cryptographic methods.

14. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the flexible carrier is monolithically integrated into the housing of the communication device.

15. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the flexible carrier is mounted in or on the housing of the communication device by at least one of adhesion, screwing, or clamping.

16. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the flexible carrier comprises a permanent energy store which is configured for supplying energy to at least one electrical component of the flexible carrier.

17. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the flexible carrier and the communication device comprises an electrical interface in the form of one or more electric contacts which are configured to transmit at least one of data or energy between the flexible carrier and the communication device.

18. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the flexible carrier comprises an identity check circuit which is configured to check at least one of the identity of a user of the communication arrangement or the identity of at least a part of the communication arrangement.

19. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the flexible carrier comprises an energy control circuit which is configured to control the energy supply of at least one electrical component of the flexible carrier.

20. A flexible carrier comprising:
a radio communication circuit configured for communication according to
a radio technology;
a near-field communication circuit configured to communicate according to a near-field communication technology;
a circuit coupled to the near-fie

Assignees

• Infineon Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Dettmann Wolfgang
• Falleau Nicolas
• Grimminger Florian
• Herndl Thomas
• Holweg Gerald
• Matischek Rainer
• Roedig Herbert

Classifications

• H04L63/0492

  by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities · CPC title

• G07C9/00174

  Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys (mechanical locks with electric permutation E05B49/00; arrangements for sensing or reading record carriers G06K7/00; electronic switching H03K17/00) · CPC title

• H04L63/0428

  wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload · CPC title

• H04B1/3888

  Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers · CPC title

• H04L63/0876

  based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint · CPC title