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Near-field communication device comprising two NFC areas

US9887460B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2017
Grant dateFeb 6, 2018
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2325/103
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A near-field communication device includes: a processing module and a first antenna arranged in a first near-field communication area and connected to the processing module; a first presence detector arranged in the first area; a second antenna arranged in a second near-field communication area, the first antenna and the second antenna being electrically in series and forming a circuit of antennae; a second presence detector arranged in the second area; and a control circuit designed to place the circuit of antennae into at least two different operating modes: a) a first mode, termed ‘functional mode’, in which the circuit of antennae allows near-field communication, and b) a second mode, termed ‘dysfunctional mode’, in which the circuit of antennae does not allow near-field communication.

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