112results about "Near-field systems with portable transmitters" patented technology

According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes: a first communication module configured to communicate with a counterpart apparatus; a plurality of other communication modules configured to take over a communication with the counterpart apparatus from the first communication module; a power state storage module configured to store power states of the plurality of other communication modules; and a controller configured to confirm the power states when one of the plurality of other communication modules takes over the communication from the first communication module. The controller is configured to transmit, to the counterpart apparatus through the first communication module, a request for taking over the communication to the one of the plurality of other communication modules if the power state of the one of the plurality of other communication modules is ON.

A method of communicating with an electronic device. The method includes providing an electronic device having an audible sound receiving and generating sub-system including a microphone, transmitting from a source at least one acoustic signal encoded with information, receiving said at least one acoustic signal by said microphone and determining a spatial position, distance or movement of the microphone relative to the source, responsive to the received at least one signal.

A smart card comprising: a memory for storing information; at least one transmitting or receiving antenna; and a low frequency circuit, for handling information associated with said antenna and said memory, which information is modulated at a modulation frequency of between 5 kHz and 100 kHz. Preferably the antenna is an acoustic antenna.

A collar for pet animals may have sensor elements remotely actuatable to measure vital signs of the animal (such as respiration, pulse, temperature and movement) and a processor that can interpret the results of multiple vital sign readings. A two way communication device alerts the pet owner, veterinarian or authorities. A veterinarian can remotely take a particular vital sign measurement when alerted. The sensor elements embedded in the collar's band has at least one elastic pin extending toward the animal's neck to gather data processed on the collar or remotely. To improve STN ratio, an elastic layer may absorb noise from friction due to movement of the animal's head. The collar may adjust the tightness of the band for taking vital sign readings. For example pump may injects air through a tubular compertment running along the circumference of the band. A safety mechanism may release the collar.

One aspect of the present invention is generally directed towards a system and method of tuning a transducer for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal. In an illustrative embodiment, a single transducer is coupled to a first or second circuit for either transmitting or receiving, respectively. Generally, electrical characteristics of the first circuit are adjusted to increase a magnetic field generated by the transducer. Conversely, electrical characteristics of the second circuit are adjusted to increase a signal generated by the transducer for receiving a magnetic field. Accordingly, a single transducer device can be tuned for either transmitting or receiving a corresponding wireless signal.

An article of functional clothing comprises a garment; electrically conductive fibers integrated into the garment in a predetermined pattern to form an induction loop around the garment; and an activator unit arranged at a predetermined location on the induction loop to establish electrical connection and thus activate the induction loop, and to provide an interface to at least one portable electronic device.

A smart card comprising:a memory for storing information;at least one transmitting or receiving antenna; anda low frequency circuit, for handling information associated with said antenna and said memory, which information is modulated at a modulation frequency of between 5 kHz and 100 kHz. Preferably the antenna is an acoustic antenna.

Various energy harvesting and control techniques are used to power and control electronic accessories from the audio output channels and microphone input channel of mobile digital devices while preserving audio input and output functionality. One technique uses one of the stereophonic audio channels to generate power, and the other in conjunction with the microphone jack to enable bi-directional communications while preserving audio input and output. Another technique allows a low powered electronic accessory with bi-directional communications to be supported while simultaneously supporting audio input & stereo output. These techniques facilitate the ability to play music, narration and instruction and to receive oral responses and instruction with no perceived loss or gaps, even while using the audio jack of a mobile digital device to harvest energy and bi-directional communication.

A system for monitoring vital signs of a pet animal comprises an annular band, an accelerometer configured to measure at least one of resting patterns, activity patterns, movement patterns, position patterns relating to, for example the pet animal relieving itself, lameness and scratching, and a non-accelerometer sensor configured to measure at least one of the following non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters of the pet animal: temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate. One or more processors are configured to receive sensor output data and reference data concerning the measured bioparameters of the pet animal or of a population of the pet animal, and determine a suspicion of a specific medical condition by: (i) scoring at least two bioparameters and comparing a cumulative score to a threshold cumulative score or to a threshold cumulative range; or (ii) identifying an abnormal pattern. The processor(s) may send an alert if at least one specific medical condition is suspected.

A wireless communication system includes a) a first device having a transmitter part with a Tx-antenna for transmitting an electrical signal having a signal bandwidth BWsig and b) a second device having a receiver part with an Rx-antenna for receiving the transmitted electromagnetic signal. At least one of the Tx- and Rx-antennas is a narrowband antenna having an antenna bandwidth BWant, wherein the Tx- and / or Rx-antenna bandwidths fulfil the relation BWant=k·BWsig. The system is adapted to provide that k is smaller than 1.25, and the antenna bandwidth BWant is defined as the −3 dB bandwidth of the loaded antenna when it is connected to the communication system, and the signal bandwidth BWsig is defined as the bandwidth within which 99% of the desired signal power is located.

Contents of one or more received messages can be analyzed to determine whether a transceiver device generating the inductive field has already been programmed with a unique communication code. If not, bidirectional communications can be established to program the transceiver device with a unique communication code over an inductive link. Orientation or position of a transceiver device can be used to initiate a process for programming a communication code. Generally, the communication code can define a unique relationship between two or more transceiver devices.

A system and method communicate signals between a portable unit and a communications system. The portable device communicates with a base unit using inductive coupling. The base unit is further connected to a wider communication system such as a telephone network. Multiple, orthogonally arranged transducers are used in the base unit to provide a more complete magnetic field and to prevent mutual inductance nulls which are otherwise present in a magnetic field. The use of short-range inductive coupling minimizes the power requirements and limits interference with other sources. The inductive coupling may also be used to recharge a battery in the portable device.

The invention concerns a wireless microphone system. The object of the present invention is to further develop such wireless microphone systems. A further aim of the invention is to provide an improvement in the intermodulation spacing of HF transmitters so that more transmitters can be used in the same frequency band. A wireless microphone system comprising antennae connected thereto, wherein a circulator and / or an HF isolator is connected to the antennae or the antenna.

A low-power implant system. The system includes an implant for implantation into a person, such as a cochlear implant or a middle ear implant. The implant is capable of communicating with a device via transmission of ultra wideband pulses. The device may be adapted to be worn external to the person, or may be a second implant. So as to conserve battery power, the transmitted ultra wideband pulses may have a low duty cycle of approximately 1 / 1000 or less. Power savings may also be realized by using time-gating amplifiers in the implant and / or device receiver.

Contents of one or more received messages can be analyzed to determine whether a transceiver device generating the inductive field has already been programmed with a unique communication code. If not, bidirectional communications can be established to program the transceiver device with a unique communication code over an inductive link. Orientation or position of a transceiver device can be used to initiate a process for programming a communication code. Generally, the communication code can define a unique relationship between two or more transceiver devices.

A communications system for a vehicle user is provided. The system comprises a portable receiver which the vehicle user can easily carry on his or her person. The portable receiver is capable of receiving coded transmissions from a vehicle-mounted transmitter which is capable of activating a function in a portable transceiver.

The invention discloses a mobile phone answering method based on a personal network. In the method, when a user uses portable equipment and a bluetooth headset to carry out audio visual, and a mobile terminal receives an incoming call, the mobile terminal is used for adjusting the portable equipment to pause media play or turn down the volume, and establishing a call with the bluetooth headset; and after the call finishes, the mobile terminal is used for adjusting the portable equipment to continue to the media play or turn up the volume, so that the user can keep on carrying out audio visual by the portable equipment and the bluetooth headset. The invention also correspondingly discloses a mobile phone answering system based on the personal network. By using the invention, when the mobile terminal receives the incoming call, the media play of the portable equipment can be paused or turned down the volume by a near field communication (NFC) control command, thus the problem of automatically controlling a plurality of equipment for the personal network is solved. Therefore, by using the invention, the user can answer the call in time when the portable equipment is utilized to carry out the audio visual; the user operation is simplified; and the user experiences are improved.

A microwave communications system enhances microwave wave propagation in tunnels, mines and the like by transmitting and receiving communications signals at frequencies ranging from 5 GHz to 15 GHz. Duplex transmissions and call signal alarm functionality provide enhanced safety features for workers.

Electronic teleconferencing configurations use one or more remote microphones for added functionality. A base unit includes an interface to a telecommunications network and at least one remote microphone in wireless communication with the base unit, enabling a carrier of the microphone to speak to a listener through the base unit over the telecommunications network. The base unit may form part of a telephone, and would preferably further include a docking station to receive the remote microphone along with electrical contacts causing the telephone to enter into a speakerphone mode when the remote microphone is removed for use. A speaker may either be provided in the base unit, or may be disposed in the housing of the remote microphone, for example, in the form of a headset. With multiple wireless microphones audio processing circuitry may be added for level control or microphone / speaker discrimination. The inventive apparatus may also form part of a video teleconferencing system, in which case one or more cameras would be employed to capture user images for transmission through the telecommunications network. As a further option, the system may transmit a wireless signal for transponding by the remote units, enabling the determination of distance to the base unit. Particularly with the use of separate frequencies, the location of each remote microphone may also be determined using multiple antennas and triangulation. By knowing distance and / or position, additional capabilities are possible by virtue of the invention, including automatic pan / tilt, zoom, focusing, and depth-of-field for single or multiple speakers.

The invention relates to the field of electronic communication and particularly relates to a method for sharing an audio by Bluetooth headsets. The method comprises the following steps of (1) connecting a first Bluetooth headset with audio output equipment with a Bluetooth function in a paired manner through a Bluetooth module; (2) connecting the first Bluetooth headset with a second Bluetooth headset in a paired manner; (3) transmitting an audio signal on the audio equipment to the first Bluetooth headset, and then, transmitting the audio signal to the second Bluetooth headset through the first Bluetooth headset. The method is free of additional modules, relatively low in cost and capable of meeting the requirement for sharing the audio at long distance.

A system and method that allows for near field communication between a mobile device and a remote or stationary device that does not include a NFC reader, and in a particular embodiment, for communication between a mobile device and a remote device via a third-party agent or broker in order to provide direct or indirect communication between the mobile and remote devices.

The invention relates to an intelligent bracelet with dual-Bluetooth modules. The intelligent bracelet comprises a motion tracking module and a Bluetooth earphone module which are in electrical connection, wherein the motion tracking module is used for collecting, disposing and analyzing motion and sleep data and transmitting the data to an intelligent mobile phone APP for displaying, or transmitting time data and information about incoming calls of an intelligent mobile phone to a display screen for displaying, and the Bluetooth earphone module is used for realizing a voice communication function. In the case of no incoming call, the Bluetooth earphone module is shut off; while in the case of an incoming call, the Bluetooth earphone module is started. Dual-Bluetooth chips are employed. The intelligent bracelet integrates step counting and sleep monitoring functions, a voice communication function, a music play function, a displaying function and a real-time charging function into one and has the characteristics of conservation of electric power, intelligence, wirelessness and portability; through the alternative function of two Bluetooth chips, power consumption of the bracelet can be reduced and is only 1 / 2 of the power consumption of a commercially available bracelet of a same kind; and since a lithium battery is added into a dormancy cabin, charging can be carried out through a USB interface and through the lithium battery, so real-time charging is facilitated.

A magnetic communication system includes a transmitter have a single coil transducer, and a receiver having a three orthogonally oriented coil transducers. The signal processing circuitry in the receiver adjusts the phases of the signals received by the three transducers to produce signals which are in-phase. The signals are then summed to provide an output signal from the receiver. The processing circuitry adjusts the phases of the incoming signals either serially or in parallel. Transmissions from the receiver to the transmitter are also phase adjusted in accordance with the same adjustments used in reception.

High noise immunity communication systems are provided for voice communications among emergency responders, in which first and second wireless devices employ near field spread spectrum data modems to transfer digital audio data between a responder mask or helmet and a secondary device affixed to the responder's clothing or uniform to allow the responder to broadcast messages to other responders and to hear broadcasts from other responders.

This invention discloses a blue-tooth multifunction remote controller and a method for realizing phone communication including: a blue-tooth module used in finishing RF T-R and its low baseband protocol process and providing control interfaces of a standard host computer and a processor module for finishing protocol stack process of middle and upper layers and the control of the whole system, in which, the processor module includes: a multi-point control unit, a 2-line asynchroinous serial interface, a 4-line asynchronous serial interface and at least one GPIO interface, and the blue-tooth module is connected with the multi-point control unit of the processor module via the 4-line asynchronous serial interface or the 2-line USB interface to further realize phone communication with the device and a set-top box.

The claimed subject matter provides a system and / or a method that facilitates connecting a wireless device to a secure network. A device can establish a near field communication link with a verified device on a network, wherein the near field communication link can be a secure and / or encrypted link to provision the device without compromising security constraints within the network. An installation component can invoke the transfer of provisioning data to the network via the near field communication link to secure a wireless connection for the device to the network.