# US 2014/0154977 A1 · Non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus and information terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0154977 A1 - Document ID: US20140154977A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/017,541 - Filed: 2013-09-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba - Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba - Inventors: Koichi Sato; Hiroyuki Hotta - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154977A1 ## CPC - H01Q 1/2266: {disposed inside the computer} - H04B 5/48: Transceivers - H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas} - H01Q 9/0421: {with a shorting wall or a shorting pin at one end of the element (H01Q9/0414 takes precedence)} - H01Q 21/28: Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} - H04M 1/026: {Details of the structure or mounting of specific components} - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04M 2250/04: including near field communication means, e.g. RFID - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract In a non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus of an embodiment, the apparatus is implemented on a wireless terminal includes a wireless circuit which transmits/receives a communication signal, and configured to transmit/receive the communication signal with another terminal using an induction electric field type non-contact communication method. The apparatus includes a coupling element includes at least two pieces whose surfaces face different directions, the coupling element electrically connected to the wireless circuit and placed at an end portion of the terminal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus implemented on a wireless terminal comprising a wireless circuit which transmits/receives a communication signal, and configured to transmit/receive the communication signal with another terminal using an induction electric field type non-contact communication method, the apparatus comprising: a coupling element comprising at least two pieces whose surfaces face different directions, the coupling element electrically connected to the wireless circuit and placed at an end portion of the terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coupling element comprises first and second pieces bent to cross each other at a right angle or an angle close thereto, and the first and second pieces are placed at an end portion of the terminal so as to oppose to first and second surfaces different from each other of a terminal casing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coupling element comprises first and second pieces bent to cross each other at a right angle or an angle close thereto, and the first and second pieces are placed at an end of the terminal so as to oppose to first and second continuous surfaces of a terminal casing via a curved surface portion thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2, 3) The non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus of claim 2 or 3, wherein the apparatus further comprises a first additional element placed to oppose to the first or second piece and formed of a conductive material which is in capacitive coupling to the first or second piece. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coupling element comprises first, second, and third pieces bent to cross each other at a right angle or an angle close thereto, and the first, second, and third pieces are placed at corners of the terminal so as to oppose to first, second, and third surfaces different from each other of a terminal casing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coupling element comprises first, second, and third pieces bent to cross each other at a right angle or an angle close thereto, and the first, second, and third pieces are placed at corners of the terminal so as to oppose to first, second, and third continuous surfaces of a terminal casing via a curved surface portion thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus of claim 5, wherein the apparatus further comprises a second additional element placed to oppose to at least two of the first, second, and third pieces and formed of a conductive material which is in capacitive coupling to the two pieces. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus further comprises a second additional element placed to oppose to at least two of the first, second, and third pieces and formed of a conductive material which is in capacitive coupling to the two pieces. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises a feed member configured to electrically connect between the coupling element and the wireless circuit. ### Claim 10 An information terminal comprising: a wireless circuit configured to transmit/receive a communication signal; a non-contact proximity-type communication unit configured to transmit/receive the communication signal to/from another terminal device using an induction electric field type non-contact communication method; and a casing configured to store the wireless circuit and the non-contact proximity-type communication unit, wherein the non-contact proximity-type communication apparatus comprises a coupling element comprising at least two pieces whose surfaces face different directions, electrically connected to the wireless circuit, and placed at an end portion of the casing.