Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain a sufficiently high uncorrelation, so that a diversity receiving ability may be maintained between two closely arranged antennas. SOLUTION: In a differentially-driven diversity antenna structure 200 and its method for portable radio communication equipment 230, a first linear antenna 240 is arranged in parallel with a main axis 245 of the communication equipment 230, and double radiators 252 and 254 of a second antenna 250 are driven with the same amplitude, and at the some time with a 180 deg. phase difference between them. The differentially-driven diversity antenna structure constituted in the communication equipment 230 maintains a large uncorrelation between the first and second antennas 240 and 250 over the common frequency range of the double radiators 252 and 254. In addition, the effects of an antenna current on the main body of the communication equipment on the hand or body of the user of the equipment 230 is reduced, by reducing the antenna current to a minimum.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a smaller sized portable communication equipment with flexibility and general-purpose performance by using the modular communication equipment provided with 1st and 2nd modular units each of which is provided with a user interface and connection interface between both the units so as to provide an extended communication function. SOLUTION: The modular communication equipment 102 is made up of a 1st modular unit 106 and a 2nd modular unit 108. The 1st modular unit 106 can receive a paging message even when it is stored in an opening 144 of the 2nd modular unit 108 or singly. The 2nd modular unit 108 has a function of a conventional portable communication equipment and is capable of full duplex voice communication and can receive a paging message in the case of being connected to and storing the 1st modular unit 106 in addition.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic circuit which copes with the necessity of a portable electronic device, further supports it and is especially suitable for low voltage use that accompanies a heavy current pulse requirement. SOLUTION: An electronic circuit 106 of a portable electronic device is provided with energy source interfaces 108 and 114, a load connected to the interfaces 108 and 114, an energy storage circuit having the maximum operation voltage and switch circuits 132 and 140. The circuits 132 and 140 are connected to the energy storage circuit and are connected directly to the interfaces 108 and 114. When a voltage that exceeds the maximum operation voltage exists in the load, the circuits 132 and 140 respond to it and operate so as to switchably separate the energy storage circuit.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the power consumption of a communication equipment, especially radio communication equipment which operate in accordance with a time division multiple access(TDMA) method. SOLUTION: A mobile station has an electric circuit configuration 301 so as to operate for reducing power consumption. A synthesizer 318 is tuned so that a receiver 314 can receive a home radio frequency(RF) signal, during a reception slot 504 of a PCH subframe. A controller 310 detects whether or not the incoming subframe has an uplink essential condition and whether data from the home RF signal show the existence of idle condition or not. When the incoming subframe does not have the uplink essential condition, the synthesizer 318 is tuned, so as to measure the signal intensity of two peripheral RF signals during a long and idle slot 506 of the PCH subframe. When an idle condition exists, the electric circuit configuration 301 is turned into a low power mode through a transmission slot 508, a reception slot 512, a long and idle slot 514 and a transmission slot 516.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multilayered slot antenna, the physical length of which can be reduced significantly. SOLUTION: The physical length of a multilayered compact slot antenna 710 is shortened, forming inductor structures 790 and 795 in the slot antenna 710 by using one or more conductive layers which are separated form each other by a dielectric layer. When inductances are added to the slot antenna 710, the physical length of the slot can be shortened, without changing the radiated frequency range of the antenna. The geometric structures of the inductor structures 790 and 795 can be designed, so that the directions of a current and an electric field crossing the slot viewed with the slot at the center is maintained. When the structures are designed in such a way, the efficiency of the antenna is improved and many compact slot antennas can be constituted. In addition, capacitor structures 780 and 785 can also be incorporated in the antenna 710, and the magnetic energy additionally accumulated in the inductor structures 790 and 795 can be balanced.
Abstract:
These various embodiments are suitable for use with a personally portable apparatus (200) that is configured and arranged to render selected content into a perceivable form for an end user of that personally portable apparatus (200). These teachings generally provide for gathering (101) information regarding this end user (wherein this information does not simply comprise specific instructions to the personally portable apparatus (200) via some corresponding user interface). These teachings then provide for inferring (104) from this information a desired end-user rendering modality (that is, as desired by that end user) for the selected content and then automatically selecting (105), as a function (at least in part) of that desired end-user rendering modality, a particular rendering method from amongst a plurality of differing candidate rendering methodologies to employ when rendering the selected content perceivable to the end user at the personally portable apparatus (200).
Abstract:
Disclosed are methods and devices for automatically selecting which mobile communication device among two or more related mobile communication devices may establish communication or authorize a transaction for particular services or goods with an unrelated third communication device. The described method includes a first mobile communication device detecting the presence of a related second mobile communication device and authorizing a communication with a third unrelated entity, such as that of a vendor, based on the presence of the related second mobile communication device. Also described is a method of a first mobile communication device including detecting the presence of a related second mobile communication device and restricting wireless communication with a unrelated third communication device, such as that of a vendor.
Abstract:
A bus interface and corresponding method is provided for conveying communication signals supporting multiple modes, where at least two of the modes have distinct operational communication signal levels. The bus interface is adapted to convert the communication signals between communication signals having distinct signal levels, and communication signals having compatible signal levels. Where in at least some instances, the conveyed communication signals are converted from communication signals having distinct signal levels to communication signals having compatible signal levels, and then back to communication signals having distinct signal levels, after the communication signals having compatible signal levels are transmitted and received via one or more associated communication paths.
Abstract:
A multimode wireless receiver circuit (10) includes multi-receiver control and interference detection logic (50) and least two separate receivers: a first receiver (20) associated with a first radio access technology and a second receiver (30) associated with a second radio access technology. The multi-receiver control and interference detection logic (50) simultaneously controls the second receiver (30) to detect an interference blocker signal (100), while the first receiver (20) receives at least a portion of the wireless signal (80) and the interference product signal (90). In response to the second receiver (30) detecting the interference blocker signal (100), the multi-receiver control and interference detection logic (50) adjusts at least one operating condition of the first receiver (20) such that the interference product signal (90) received by the first receiver (20) is reduced.