Near Field (i.e., Inductive Or Capacitive Coupling) Patents (Class 455/41.1)
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Patent number: 11962337Abstract: A wireless transmission system includes a transmitter antenna configured to transmit AC wireless signals to the at least one antenna, the AC wireless signals including wireless power signals and wireless data signals, the transmitter antenna including a source coil and an internal repeater coil. The system further includes at least one sensor configured to detect electrical information associated with the electrical characteristics of the AC wireless signals at one of the source coil or the internal repeater coil. A demodulation circuit is configured to receive the electrical information from the at least one sensor at the internal repeater coil, detect a change in the electrical information, (iii) determine if the change in the electrical information meets or exceeds one of a rise threshold or a fall threshold, if the change exceeds one of the rise threshold or the fall threshold, generate an alert, and output a plurality of data alerts.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.Inventors: Alireza Dayerizadeh, Anna Oleksiewicz, Michael Katz, Alberto Peralta
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Patent number: 11962323Abstract: A batteryless wireless sensor system includes a data acquisition system, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and a batteryless wireless sensor device. The RF transceiver is in communication with the data acquisition system, transmits a RF signal, and receives sensor data and provide the sensor data to the data acquisition system. The batteryless wireless sensor device includes a RF transmitter, an analog to digital converter (ADC), and a sensor. The batteryless wireless sensor harvests energy from the RF signal and generates a DC signal based on the energy harvested from the RF signal, powers up and operates the ADC and the sensor based on the DC signal, and generates sensor data. The batteryless wireless sensor then transmits the sensor data via the RF transmitter to the RF transceiver. In certain examples, the ADC is implemented as a current mode ADC.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.Inventor: Phuong Huynh
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Patent number: 11961390Abstract: This disclosure describes systems and methods for using a primary device, communicatively coupled to a remote system, to configure or re-configure a secondary device in the same environment as the primary device. In some instances, the primary device may communicatively couple to the secondary device via a short-range wireless connection and to the remote system via a wireless area network (WAN), a wired connection, or the like. Thus, the primary device may act as an intermediary between the secondary device and the remote system for configuring the secondary device.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Joseph Bell
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Patent number: 11961615Abstract: A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, recliner, etc. includes a support deck, one or more lifts, and a plurality of circuit boards. Each circuit board includes an associated controller and memory, as well as a set of data associated with that circuit board. One of the controllers, such as, but not limited to, a main controller is adapted to automatically store a backup copy of the set of data associated with the other circuit boards. This main controller is further adapted to automatically determine if any of the circuit boards, including itself, are replacements of a previously installed circuit board. If so, the main controller uses the backup copy of the corresponding set of data to supply the replacement circuit board with the data from its previous counterpart, thereby ensuring that the historical data from past circuit boards is automatically transferred forward to their replacements.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Bhavin Kapadia, Michael K. Holloway, Mark R. Bryant
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Patent number: 11956630Abstract: A control device comprising, a control section configured to control an authentication process of performing a process related to device authentication together with at least one communication device on a basis of information included in a signal received through wireless communication with the communication device, wherein the control section performs control in such a manner that a signal including authentication information that is information to be used for the authentication process is transmitted to the communication device through the wireless communication, the authentication information varying depending on signal types, which are types of roles of signals to be transmitted to the communication device in the authentication process.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Yosuke Ohashi, Masateru Furuta, Yuki Kono, Shigenori Nitta
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Patent number: 11955811Abstract: A power transmitter (101) of a wireless power transfer system comprises a resonance including a transmitter coil (103) for generating a power transfer signal for wirelessly transferring power to a power receiver (105). Further, a driver (1303) generates a drive signal for the resonance circuit (201) and a message receiver (1305) is arranged to receive messages from the power receiver (105). A power loop controller (1307) implements a power control loop by adapting the power of the drive signal in response to power control messages received from the power receiver (105). However, the regulation is subject to a constraint of at least one of a current or voltage of the resonance circuit and a power of the drive signal being below a maximum limit. Further, the power transmitter (101) comprises an adapter (1309) which adapts the maximum limit in response to a load indication indicative of a loading of the power transfer signal by the power receiver (105).Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Antonius Adriaan Maria Staring, Andries Van Wageningen
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Patent number: 11949254Abstract: The present invention relates to a near field communication method and device in a wireless power transmission system.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jingu Choi, Jinkwon Lim, Minsoo Lee, Joonho Park, Yongcheol Park
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Patent number: 11949822Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of executing near field wireless communication, comprises: a display unit configured to display a screen; an obtaining unit configured to obtain identification information regarding a device from a near field wireless communication tag with use of the near field wireless communication; a selection unit configured, in a case where the obtaining unit obtained the identification information, to select one of first processing for connecting to the device indicated by the identification information and second processing for connecting to the device indicated by the identification information and sending data to the device, based on a type of screen being displayed by the display unit; and a processing unit configured to execute the processing selected by the selection unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shukei Kurihara
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Patent number: 11949256Abstract: Examples herein relate to wireless polling frequency alteration. For instance, in some examples a wireless power transmitter circuit can emit wireless signals to detect a presence of a wireless power receiver circuit included in a mobile device and a controller can alter a wireless polling frequency at which the wireless power transmitter circuit emits the wireless signals to a respective wireless polling frequency of a plurality of wireless polling frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kuo-Hsien Liu, Jerome Bove, Isaac Lagnado
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Patent number: 11917724Abstract: One example method includes receiving input concerning a mobile IoT device, and the input includes information about a location of the mobile IoT device, information about whether the mobile IoT device is moving, and, when the mobile IoT device is moving, information about the range, speed, and bearing of the mobile IoT device. Next, the method includes generating a predicted location of the mobile IoT device based on the inputs received, using the predicted location of the mobile IoT device and a map of nodes in an environment where the mobile IoT device is located to make a migration decision concerning an application used by the mobile IoT device, and migrating the application from a present location to a node expected to be accessible by the mobile IoT device when the mobile IoT device reaches the predicted location, and the node and present location are physically separated by a distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLCInventors: Jehuda Shemer, Kfir Wolfson, Assaf Natanzon
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Patent number: 11916416Abstract: The present invention provides a cover (201, 220, 230) for removably attaching to a mobile device (101, 117) with an antenna (118), comprising a battery (204), which is configured to provide electrical supply power, an electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211), which is configured to electrically couple the battery (204) to the antenna (118) of the mobile device (101, 117), and a blocking filter (207), which is coupled between the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211) and the battery (204) and which is configured to block RF signals from the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211) to the battery (204) and to allow transmission of the electrical supply power between the battery (204) and the electrical contacting element (205, 206, 211). Further, the present invention provides a corresponding mobile device (101, 117) and a corresponding method.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: VESTEL ELEKTRONIK SANAYI VE TICARET A.S.Inventor: Barbaros Kirisken
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Patent number: 11915507Abstract: A method for authenticating a first party to a second party, the method comprising: i) providing a token, wherein the token is at least a part of a mobile entity and wherein the token is coupled to a secret being indicative for the identity of the first party, ii) coupling the token with an access point by establishing a physical contact, iii) transferring the secret to the access point, iv) linking the secret with a location information of the access point, thereby providing an authentication token being indicative for the identity and the location of the first party, and v) providing the authentication token to the second party.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Thomas Suwald
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Patent number: 11907349Abstract: Methods for enabling passwordless authentication to ancillary devices and services of a user by utilizing a mobile device of that same user. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: JAMF Software, LLCInventors: Joel Rennich, Josh Wisenbaker, Kyle Wainwright Hammond
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Patent number: 11893976Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include: a display, a communication module comprising communication circuitry, a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the display, the communication module, and the memory.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Junkwang Oh, Kyounggu Woo
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Patent number: 11889420Abstract: A system and method for waking up a low-power wireless device is provided. The method includes: initializing a wakeup sensitivity to minimum of a wakeup circuit of the wireless device; searching for at least one beacon by the wakeup circuit; increasing the wakeup sensitivity of the wakeup circuit when the at least one beacon is not found; and setting the wakeup sensitivity to a value at which the least one beacon is received.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: WILIOT, LTD.Inventors: Alon Yehezkely, Sagi Kupferman, David Lipshitz
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Patent number: 11886249Abstract: A dynamic information tag is disclosed for performing a dynamic information tag operation. The dynamic information tag includes a tag housing, the tag housing being sized to fit within a recess of an information handling system configured for receipt of a static information tag; a control and connection portion; and, a display coupled to the control and connection portion, the display being controlled via the control and connection portion to present information handling system information.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: John C. Donachy, Richard A. Crisp
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Patent number: 11889566Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments for customized device pairing based on device features. An embodiment operates by receiving, at a first device, a pairing message from a second device requesting a pairing between the second device and the first device. User-accessible features of the second device that are accessible for the pairing, are determined, and a sequence of actions for the pairing are generated based on the user-accessible features of the second device. The sequence of actions are provided for display on a display device communicatively coupled to the first device and independent of the second device. Indicia indicating which actions were performed with respect to the second device are received. The indicia is compared to the displayed sequence of actions. The first device is paired with the second device based on a determination that the indicia corresponds to the displayed sequences of actions.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Roku, Inc.Inventor: Carl Sassenrath
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Patent number: 11881716Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a wireless power transmitter, a wireless power transfer circuit electrically connectable to the at least one wireless power transmitter, and a transmitter controller. The transmitter controller is configured to determine presence of a wireless power receiver system, encode or decode a communications signal communicated over a magnetic field, the magnetic field produced by coupling of the wireless power transmitter and the one or more wireless power receiver systems. The transmitter controller is further configured to determine presence of one or more of unwanted noise, unwanted data, or combinations thereof, within a proximity communications frequency band, the proximity communications frequency band substantially similar to the communications frequency band. The transmitter controller is further configured to filter the one or more of unwanted noise, unwanted data, or combinations thereof to determine a filtered communications signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.Inventors: Jason Luzinski, Alberto Peralta, Matt Zamborsky
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Patent number: 11881727Abstract: A method of establishing a secure wireless communication pairing using a wireless charging for authentication via an out-of-band channel. The method includes a telephone base detecting presence of a wireless handset and initiating a wireless charging process to charge the wireless handset upon detecting the presence of the wireless handset. The method further includes establishing a secure wireless communication pairing by telephone base with the wireless handset, based on information exchanged as part of the wireless charging process.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Zhaozhuo Li, Jianhua Jiang, Yikai Lin
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Patent number: 11876577Abstract: An inductive communication unit is for use in two-way communication. The unit has a transmitter coil configured to generate a first alternating magnetic field representing first information to be transmitted, and a receiver coil configured to receive a second magnetic field representing second information to be received. The transmitter coil and the receiver coil are arranged extending in parallel in vicinity to each other and positioned overlapping each other in part to an extent that, upon exposure of the first alternating magnetic field to the receiver coil, an overlapping portion of the receiver coil induces a first current and a nonoverlapping portion of the receiver coil induces a second current, and where the first and the second currents are of same magnitude and opposite polarity.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: WPC Wireless Power and Communication ASInventors: Geir Olav Gyland, Karsten Husby
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Patent number: 11877118Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic system within a case for an electronic accessory. The case may include a housing portion and a lid coupled to the housing portion. Within the housing portion may be a housing magnet. The housing magnet may be oriented such that the magnetic field of the housing magnet is oriented transverse to a longitudinal axis of the case. The housing magnet may have a size and strength to magnetically couple the electronic accessory within a cavity of the housing. A hinge magnet may be located along an axis of rotation of the lid with respect to the housing. The hinge magnet and housing magnet may magnetically interact to form a bistable magnetic hinge. Thus, the one housing magnet may be large enough and have a strong enough magnetic field to perform various functions.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Bryan Macomber, Troy Edwards, Melissa Zucker, Peter Michael Cazalet, Kevin Kurtz, Yao Ding
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Patent number: 11863248Abstract: A device includes a first circuit that includes a near-field emission circuit, a second circuit, and a hardware connection linking the first circuit to the second circuit. The hardware connection is dedicated to a priority management between the first circuit and the second circuit. In addition, priority management information can be communicated between a near-field emission circuit and a second circuit. The communicating occurs between a dedicated hardware connection connecting the near-field emission circuit to the second circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SASInventor: Alexandre Tramoni
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Patent number: 11855963Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected with one or more apparatuses through a network, comprises: a first acquiring unit configured to acquire first address information for indicating one of addresses in the network among addresses of the apparatuses and first apparatus specific information for identifying the apparatuses; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire second apparatus specific information for identifying an apparatus indicated by the first address information acquired by the first acquiring unit; a determining unit configured to determine whether the first apparatus specific information acquired by the first acquiring unit is the same as the second apparatus specific information acquired by the second acquiring unit or not; and a process requesting unit configured to request the apparatus indicated by the first address information to perform a certain process upon the determining unit determining the first apparatus specific information to be the same as the second apparatus specific iType: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yuuta Hashimoto, Tomoyuki Takahira
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Patent number: 11855714Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a method and system for mapping or visualizing the magnetic fields and their associated field strengths of an object, such as a mobile computing device. An example source of the magnetic fields may be a near-field communication (NFC) reader configured in the object. A computer vision system or device may track a visual marker arranged near or on a magnetic field strength detector in order to associate, match, or map the magnetic field strength measurement readings of the detector at different positions or locations on the object. The computer vision system may generate and display a heat map of the object based on at least the magnetic field strength measurements and their relative positions.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC.Inventors: Kevin Osborn, David Wurmfeld
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Patent number: 11853742Abstract: A server is configured to distribute update data for software for an electronic control unit mounted on a vehicle. The server includes: a storage device that stores device identification information in which information that specifies a communication module mounted on the vehicle and information that specifies a portable terminal configured to communicate with an update control device mounted on the vehicle are associated with each other, and the update data; and a processor configured to determine whether communication with the update control device is possible, and transmit the update data to the portable terminal that is associated with the communication module when the determination unit determines that the communication with the update control device is not possible.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yusuke Takatsuna
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Patent number: 11855713Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method implemented by a first NFC device, wherein the establishment of a transaction with a second NFC device configured in reader mode is performed when the signal level received by the first device, configured in card mode, reaches a first threshold, depending on the type of modulation technology of the second device.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SASInventor: Nicolas Cordier
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Patent number: 11848725Abstract: Near field communication (NFC) methods, systems, and devices are disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, the method includes providing a first NFC device including a NFC antenna, and transmitting a radio frequency (RF) signal including a RF carrier signal by way of the NFC antenna. Also, the method includes receiving a first resonant signal after the transmitting has ceased, and processing the first resonant signal to generate a first portion of transformed signal information. Further, the method includes identifying one or both of a first state and a first event based at least in part upon or associated with the first portion of the transformed signal information.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Johannes Stahl, Markus Wobak, Ulrich Andreas Muehlmann
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Patent number: 11848724Abstract: A network-enabled smart apparatus has a data processing system, at least one operational system, wide area and local network communication interfaces, and a memory. The memory has stored therein apparatus identification information, at least one service application, and an activation application. The activation application causes the data processing system to establish an internet connection and create an NFC-enabled web page. The data processing system transmits, to the user device instructions to navigate to the NFC-enabled web page and instructions for the user to tap an NFC-enabled smart card to the user device. The apparatus data processing system reads, via the NFC-enabled web page, NFC information transmitted to the user device by the smart transaction card. The application causes the apparatus to transmit the NFC information to a service administration server, and receive, from the service administration server, a service activation command.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLCInventors: Kevin Osborn, Jeffrey Rule
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Patent number: 11842353Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing accurate images of cards. An application executing on a mobile device may receive authentication credentials for an account, determine a card associated with the account, and determine a card manufacturer identifier (CMID) of the card. The application may receive, from a digital asset management system based on the CMID, a plurality of metadata attributes of the card and one or more images of the card. The application may determine, based on the metadata attributes and attributes of the mobile device, a first orientation of the card to enable near-field communication (NFC) data transfer between the card and the mobile device. The application may select a first image of the card. The application may generate a graphical user interface (GUI) including the first image and an indication specifying to tap the card to the mobile device according to the first orientation.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Rule, Colin Hart
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Patent number: 11843255Abstract: A wireless power transmission system includes a wireless power transmitter, a wireless power transfer circuit electrically connectable to the at least one wireless power transmitter, and a transmitter controller. The transmitter controller is configured to determine presence of a wireless power receiver system, encode or decode a communications signal communicated over a magnetic field, the magnetic field produced by coupling of the wireless power transmitter and the one or more wireless power receiver systems. The transmitter controller is further configured to determine presence of one or more of unwanted noise, unwanted data, or combinations thereof, within a proximity communications frequency band, the proximity communications frequency band substantially similar to the communications frequency band. The transmitter controller is further configured to filter the one or more of unwanted noise, unwanted data, or combinations thereof to determine a filtered communications signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: NuCurrent, Inc.Inventors: Jason Luzinski, Alberto Peralta, Matt Zamborsky
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Patent number: 11843997Abstract: A device-to-device (D2D) communication application is stored in a memory of a first device, and has an application identifier (ApplicationID) configured to enable D2D communication between two or more devices in proximity. The first device is configured with a user identifier (UserID). A group associated with the D2D communication application can then be established, which includes the first device and one or more second devices, each having the D2D communication capability and an associated UserID, each of the devices exchanging their ApplicationID and UserID with other devices to establish the group. A role in the group is assigned to each device of the first device and one or more second devices, which defines functions for each device to establish the D2D communications. Based on the role of each device, a set of resources from the network are allocated to enable the D2D communication on the D2D communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sudeep Manithara Vamanan, Yu-Ting Yu, Biljana Badic, Christian W. Mucke, Lennert Niemeyer
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Patent number: 11837948Abstract: Some aspects of the present disclosure provide for a circuit. In at least some examples, the circuit includes an integrator coupled between a first node and a second node and a filter coupled between the second node and a third node. The circuit further includes a buffer coupled between the third node and a fourth node and a first switch coupled between the fourth node and a fifth node. The circuit further includes a first capacitor coupled between the fifth node and a ground node, a first resistor comprising a first terminal coupled to the fifth node and a second terminal, a second switch coupled between the second terminal of the first resistor and the ground node.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Jiancong Ruan, Runqin Tan, Zhicheng Hu
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Patent number: 11837880Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an antenna, an energy storage device, a receiver, and an indicator assembly. The receiver may be coupled to the antenna and the energy storage device. The receiver may be configured to receive wireless energy via the antenna such that an energy storage level of the energy storage device is increased. The indicator assembly may be coupled to the receiver and may be configured, in response to the receiver receiving the wireless energy, to provide an indication based, at least in part, on a characteristic of the wireless energy.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Powercast CorporationInventors: Charles E. Greene, Eric J. Biel, Jason A. Gill, James C. Losi, Mark Brasili
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Patent number: 11824598Abstract: In some implementations, a near field communication (NFC) device may determine whether the NFC device is to perform a wireless transaction in a powered mode or an unpowered mode, and may selectively perform the wireless transaction in the powered mode or the unpowered mode based on determining whether the NFC device is to perform the wireless transaction in the powered mode or the unpowered mode. The wireless transaction may be performed using power from a power source internal to the NFC device when the wireless transaction is performed in the powered mode. The wireless transaction may be performed without using power from the power source internal to the NFC device when the wireless transaction is performed in the unpowered mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Adam Koeppel, Tyler Locke, Kevin Kelly, Robert Perry, James Zarakas
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Patent number: 11824689Abstract: A communication apparatus configured to contactlessly communicate a baseband signal to another communication apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to stop output of a transmission signal, which is to be transmitted to the other communication apparatus, while a reception intensity of a reception signal received from the other communication apparatus is lower than a first threshold value, and a transmission coupler configured to be coupled to a reception coupler of the other communication apparatus by electric field coupling.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hitoshi Asai
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Patent number: 11817917Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for transferring wireless power by an electric power transmitter may comprise: a selection step of monitoring a placement or a removal of an object on or from an interface surface of the power transmitter; a ping step of performing a digital ping and receiving a response from a power receiver; an identifying/configuring step of receiving a configuration packet including configuration information of the power receiver; and a negotiating step of transmitting a capability packet including information on a level of power transferred by the power transmitter, wherein the capability packet may include an NFC detection field indicating whether the power transmitter has a capability of detecting an RFID and/or an NFC, and/or whether the RDID and/or the NFC is detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Yongcheol Park
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Patent number: 11818531Abstract: An electronic device that includes a first mobile device, and a second mobile device directly connected with the first mobile device through a power line, the second mobile device being configured to perform power line communication with the first mobile device through the power line for a first time period, and perform wireless communication with an external device for a second time period, the second time period not overlapping the first time period.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Un Bang, Yong Hwan Kim, Arom Lee
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Patent number: 11811445Abstract: A portable terminal cover fastened to a portable terminal not including a UWB module comprises: a first antenna driven by receiving wireless power through a wireless power transmission with a portable terminal; a second antenna, which is driven by the wireless power supplied from the first antenna so as to measure and receive the location and distance data for an object within a communication range; a third antenna, which is operated by the wireless power supplied from the first antenna so as to transmit the location and distance data, having been measured by the second antenna, to the portable terminal; and a control unit for controlling the first, second and third antennas.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: AMOTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyungil Baek, Kyunghyun Ryu, Jaeil Park, Semin Oh, Yonggil Jo
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Patent number: 11812089Abstract: The invention relates to a remote control for activating a predetermined function of a multimedia converter, in particular a set-top box, by means of a predetermined command, including: a keypad for entering the predetermined command by a user, a signal processing unit for converting the entered predetermined command into control data suitable to activate the predetermined function of the multimedia converter, and a transmission interface for transmitting the control data to the multimedia converter, characterized by a further data receiving interface different from the keypad for receiving setup data of a further device different from the multimedia converter, wherein the data receiving interface is arranged to configure the signal processing device and/or the multimedia converter in dependence on the setup data.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: FM MARKETING GMBHInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Patent number: 11806539Abstract: A system and method for communication between an IMD and an external reader includes bringing a portion of a patient's body into contact with a device-body contact surface of an external reader. The reader transmits a first transdermal carrier wave from the contact surface into the patient's body, where the first carrier wave includes a request for communication with the IMD. The transdermal carrier waves are electrical conductive waves, optical waves, or acoustic waves. Upon detection of the first carrier wave, the IMD transmits a second transdermal carrier wave including a request for an access key from the reader and the reader replies by transmitting a third transdermal carrier wave including the access key back to the IMD. If the access key is valid, the IMD transmits information by radio frequency (RF) in an RF communication mode or a fourth transdermal carrier wave including data from the IMD.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Bin Mi, Jonathan Bennett Shute, Kenneth P. Hoyme, Grace Ann Wiechman, Michael Sheehan Seeberger, Andrew Bomett
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Patent number: 11804874Abstract: An antenna device for magnetic field communication may include: a first coil; a second coil; a third coil; a first capacitor connected to a 1-1 terminal of the first coil; a second capacitor connected to a 2-1 terminal of the second coil; a third capacitor connected to a 3-1 terminal of the third coil; and an input port including a first input terminal connected to a 1-2 terminal of the first coil, a 2-2 terminal of the second coil, and a 3-2 terminal of the third coil, and a second input terminal connected to the first capacitor, the second capacitor, and the third capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: In Kui Cho, Jang Yeol Kim, Jung Hoon Oh, Jae Woo Lee, Jae Ho Lee, Hyun Joon Lee, Sang Won Kim, Seong Min Kim, Jung Ick Moon, Woo Jin Byun, Je Hoon Yun
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Patent number: 11803992Abstract: A venue system of a client device can submit a location request to a server, which returns multiple venues that are near the client device. The client device can use one or more machine learning schemes (e.g., convolutional neural networks) to determine that the client device is located in one of specific venues of the possible venues. The venue system can further select imagery for presentation based on the venue selection. The presentation may be published as ephemeral message on a network platform.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Ebony James Charlton, Sumant Hanumante, Zhou Ren, Dhritiman Sagar
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Patent number: 11803726Abstract: A method of configuring a contactless communication device is provided. The contactless communication device includes integrated circuits hosting at least two applications compatible with different communication protocols or the same communication protocol and using different communication parameters and a contactless communication circuit. The method includes stopping, by the contactless communication circuit, the transmission of answers of the contactless communication device to requests transmitted by a proximity coupling reader during a transaction initiated by the reader to cause the initiation by the reader of a new transaction.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, PROTON WORLD INTERNATIONAL N.V.Inventors: Olivier Van Nieuwenhuyze, Jean-Marc Grimaud
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Patent number: 11799517Abstract: A circuit for a communication device and a method for switching a communication device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes activating at least one first antenna and at least one second antenna of a near-field communication (NFC) device for switching the NFC device between first field detection phases and second card detection phases.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2023Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SASInventors: Alexandre Tramoni, Nicolas Cordier
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Patent number: 11791657Abstract: A system for providing electrical energy to an implanted device or to a device attached to a body. The system includes one or more permanent magnets attached to or implanted in a first body part and one or more inductor(s) attached to or implanted in a second body part. The inductor(s) are electrically couplable to the implanted device for providing the implanted device with electrical currents flowing in the one or more inductor(s) in response to changes in the position and/or orientation of the permanent magnet(s) relative to the position and/or orientation of the inductor(s). The system may include a current rectifier for rectifying electrical currents provided by the inductor(s). The system may also include a charge storage device electrically coupled to the current rectifier for storing electrical energy received from the current rectifier.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: BLINK ENERGY LTD.Inventors: Ziv Rotfogel, Nadav Cohen
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Patent number: 11791865Abstract: Techniques to enable near field communication using electric field (E-field) are proposed. When the wavelength of a signal is long relative to the human body, the human body can behave as a conductive hollow cylinder. By capacitively coupling the human body with a transmitter and/or a receiver, the human body itself can be used as a communication medium.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Anthony McFarthing
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Patent number: 11784681Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a first antenna configured to receive and transmit a first set of near field communication (NFC) signals, wherein said first set of NFC signals relates to NFC transactions; a second antenna configured to receive and transmit a second set of NFC signals, wherein said second set of NFC signals relates to wireless charging operations; a controller; a first interface between the controller and the first and second antenna, the first interface comprising an antenna selection unit configured to select the first antenna or the second antenna in response to a selection signal received from said controller; a second interface between the controller and the first antenna; wherein the controller is configured to detect whether an external communication device is within communication range of the first antenna using the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Markus Wobak, Ulrich Neffe
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Patent number: 11778465Abstract: Embodiments include wireless authentication devices, systems, and methods. A wireless authentication system can include an active wireless communication device including a first memory, first processing circuitry, and a first antenna, the first processing circuitry to produce an identifier request for an identifier (ID) and cause the first antenna to transmit the identifier request, receive the ID in a response to the identifier request, identify, based on the ID and data in the first memory, a location of a second memory to access, and produce an access request for the identified location of the second memory and cause the first antenna to transmit the access request.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Nicholas T. Gabriel, Ronald D. Jesme, Justin Tungjunyatham
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Patent number: 11765572Abstract: A method of configuration of a mobile terminal including a near-field communication device is provided. The method includes determining the geographic position of the mobile terminal. The method further includes selecting, from a configuration table stored in an internal memory of the mobile terminal, a set of one or a plurality of configuration parameters of the near-field communication device according to the geographic position, and applying a selected set of parameters to the near-field communication device.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, PROTON WORLD INTERNATIONAL N.V.Inventors: Alexandre Tramoni, Pierre Rizzo, Olivier Van Nieuwenhuyze
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Patent number: 11757492Abstract: Described herein are smart labels, each comprising multiple wireless radios, and methods of operating such labels. For example, a smart label comprises a battery and two wireless radios having different power requirements. When the battery is no longer able to support a high-power radio (e.g., NB-IoT), the battery can still power a low-power (e.g., BLE). A battery can be specially configured and/or controlled to support the multi-radio operation of the smart label. For example, a battery can include multiple battery cells with configurable connections among these cells and radios. Furthermore, some battery components can be shared by wireless radios. The battery can also power other components of the smart label, such as sensors (e.g., temperature, acceleration, pressure, package integrity, global positioning), memory, and input/output components. In some examples, multiple smart labels form a mesh network, designed to lower the total power consumption by the radios of these labels.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Imprint Energy, Inc.Inventors: Christine Ho, Keith Michael Crane, Konstantin Tikhonov