Wireless communication device and method
US10896300B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/04
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Near Field Communication (NFC) reader can wirelessly cooperate with a rectangular prism-shaped transponder having an NFC transponder antenna. The NFC reader includes an NFC controller, a matching network coupled to the NFC controller, and a receptacle capable of at least partially holding the transponder. The receptacle has a bottom wall, a lateral wall and a shape designed such that the transponder cannot be placed in the receptacle in a direction where the NFC transponder antenna is parallel to the bottom wall. The receptacle includes first and second NFC reader antennas located in two non-parallel parts of the lateral wall and a connection coupling the first and second reader antennas to the matching network.
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