# US 8,570,226 B2 · Portable electronic device with near field communication function

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- Number: US 8,570,226 B2
- Document ID: US8570226B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/216,249
- Filed: 2011-08-24
- Published: 2012-11-15
- Granted: 2013-10-29
- Earliest claimed: 2011-05-10
- Assignees: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
- Applicants: Kung-Ming Kao; Chun-Yu Lu
- Inventors: Kung-Ming Kao; Chun-Yu Lu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8570226B2

## CPC

- H01Q 1/243: {with built-in antennas}
- H01Q 7/00: Loop antennas with a substantially uniform current distribution around the loop and having a directional radiation pattern in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the loop
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)

## Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing to the first housing, a circuit board, a display module, a touch panel, a near field communication (NFC) module, and a NFC antenna. The circuit board, the display module, the touch panel, the NFC module and the NFC antenna are orderly mounted in a space between the first housing and the second housing. The NFC antenna is set around the touch panel or at one side of the touch panel or the NFC module.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A portable electronic device, comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing assembled to the first housing;
a circuit board;
a display module;
a touch panel;
a near field communication (NFC) module; and
a NFC antenna; wherein the circuit board, the display module, the touch panel, the NFC module and the NFC antenna are orderly mounted in a space between the first housing and the second housing, the NFC antenna is set around the touch panel or at one side of the touch panel or the NFC module.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first housing includes a screen and a frame around the screen, when the NFC antenna is set around the touch panel, the NFC antenna is attached to the frame.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the NFC antenna is attached to one side of the touch panel, the NFC antenna is sandwiched between the touch panel and the display module.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the NFC antenna is attached to one side of the NFC module, the NFC antenna is sandwiched between the NFC module and the display module.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the NFC antenna includes a plurality coiled wire loops.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch panel and the NFC module is coplanar.