Chassis based antenna for a near field communication (NFC) enabled device
AssigneeAvago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
InventorsHenrik T. Jensen, Hyungpyo Lee
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes various chassis based antennas for a communication device. These various chassis based antennas can be integrated within a mechanical chassis of the communication device. The mechanical chassis is at least partially constructed of one or more conductive materials, such as copper or aluminum to provide some examples, or combinations of conductive materials, to provide one or more conductive paths for the communication device. The communication device can use these one or more conductive paths as one or more chassis based antennas for communication.
Claims23
A communication device, comprising:
- a communication module configured to communicate information;
- and a mechanical chassis containing the communication module, wherein the mechanical chassis includes a chassis based antenna, a first electrical connection, and a second electrical connection, the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection being configured to communicatively couple the chassis based antenna between a third electrical connection and a fourth electrical connection, respectively, of the communication module, and wherein the chassis based antenna includes:
- a conductive pathway, electrically and mechanically connecting the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection, configured to communicate the information with a second communication device,
- wherein the conductive pathway is arranged to form a closed loop, the closed loop including the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection.
An electronic accessory, comprising:
- a communication module configured to communicate information;
- and a mechanical chassis having a wristband enclosure, the mechanical chassis containing the communication module, wherein the wristband enclosure includes a chassis based antenna, a first electrical connection, and a second electrical connection, the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection being configured to communicatively couple the chassis based antenna between a third electrical connection and a fourth electrical connection, respectively, of the communication module, and wherein the chassis based antenna includes:
- a conductive pathway, electrically and mechanically connecting the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection, configured to communicate the information with a communication device,
- wherein the conductive pathway is arranged to form a closed loop, the closed loop including the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection.
A near field communication (NFC) communication device, comprising:
- a NFC communication module configured to operate on information in accordance with a NFC communication standard;
- and a mechanical chassis including a chassis based antenna, a first electrical connection, and a second electrical connection, the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection being configured to communicatively couple the chassis based antenna and third electrical connection and a fourth electrical connection, respectively, of the NFC communication module, and wherein the chassis based antenna includes:
- a conductive pathway, electrically and mechanically connecting the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection, configured to communicate the information with a second NFC communication device,
- wherein the conductive pathway is arranged to form a closed loop, the closed loop including the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.