Communication terminal, communication device, communication method, program, and communication system
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsTakanori Washiro, Yoichiro Sako, Itaru Kawakami, Tatsuya Inokuchi
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Abstract
There is provided a communication terminal including an electrode unit configured to cause a dielectric to induce an electric field, and to transmit and receive signals via the dielectric, and a processing unit configured to obtain power from a reception signal received by the electrode unit, to process the reception signal, and to cause a response signal to be transmitted from the electrode unit through load modulation.
Claims15
A communication terminal comprising:
- an electrode unit configured to cause a dielectric to induce an electric field, and to transmit and receive signals via the dielectric;
- and
- a processing unit configured to obtain power from a reception signal received by the electrode unit, to process the reception signal, and to cause a response signal to be transmitted from the electrode unit through load modulation.
A communication device comprising:
- an electrode unit configured to cause a dielectric to induce an electric field, and to transmit and receive signals via the dielectric;
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- a communication unit configured to cause a transmission signal to be transmitted from the electrode unit, and to process a response signal received by the electrode unit and transmitted through load modulation for the transmission signal.
A communication method comprising:
- a step of obtaining power from a reception signal received by an electrode unit, and processing the reception signal, the electrode unit causing a dielectric to induce an electric field, and transmitting and receiving signals via the dielectric;
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- a step of causing a response signal to be transmitted from the electrode unit through load modulation.
A communication method comprising:
- a step of causing a transmission signal to be transmitted from an electrode unit that causes a dielectric to induce an electric field, and transmits and receives signals via the dielectric;
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- a step of processing a response signal received by the electrode unit and transmitted through load modulation for the transmission signal.
A program for causing a computer to execute:
- a step of obtaining power from a reception signal received by an electrode unit, and processing the reception signal, the electrode unit causing a dielectric to induce an electric field, and transmitting and receiving signals via the dielectric;
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- a step of causing a response signal to be transmitted from the electrode unit through load modulation.
A program for causing a computer to execute:
- a step of causing a transmission signal to be transmitted from an electrode unit that causes a dielectric to induce an electric field, and transmits and receives signals via the dielectric;
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- a step of processing a response signal received by the electrode unit and transmitted through load modulation for the transmission signal.
A communication system comprising:
- a communication device;
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- a communication terminal configured to communicate with the communication device via a dielectric,
- wherein the communication device includes
- a device side electrode unit configured to cause the dielectric to induce an electric field, and to transmit and receive signals via the dielectric, and
- a communication unit configured to cause a transmission signal to be transmitted from the device side electrode unit, and to process a response signal received by the device side electrode unit and transmitted through load modulation for the transmission signal, and
- wherein the communication terminal includes
- a terminal side electrode unit configured to cause the dielectric to induce an electric field, and to transmit and receive signals via the dielectric, and
- a processing unit configured to obtain power from a reception signal received by the terminal side electrode unit, to process the reception signal, and to cause the response signal to be transmitted from the terminal side electrode unit through load modulation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.