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System for remote information interchange between a portable object and a station
Assignee: France Telecom R&D SA
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Filing: 1989-12-18
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Granted: 1992-01-21
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Expires: 2009-12-18
Abstract
Abstract The station, in particular a terminal, comprises an oscillator (OS) having a feedback loop (1) and a station inductor element (L10) suitable for conferring a working frequency to the oscillator which varies relative to a rest frequency. The station also includes a station processor connected to the oscillator and capable of processing variations in the working frequency of the oscillator. The portable object, in particular a memory card, includes an electronic circuit which is switchable between an inactive state and an active state in which it sets up a resonant circuit tuned on a frequency which is distinct from the rest frequency while remaining suitable for being coupled inductively with the feedback loop (1) at the rest frequency. The portable object also includes an object processor capable of switching the electronic circuit as a function of the information to be transmitted to the station. The variation in the operating frequency of the oscillator as induced in this way by the switching enables the station processor to deduce the information.
Inventors
- 👤 Philippe Levionnais
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-09 19:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B5/00; H04B5/20; H04B5/22; G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07749; G06K19/07773; G06K19/07777; G06K19/07779; G06K19/07783; G06K19/07784; G06K7/00; G06K7/0008; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/28; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/0866; G07C9/00174; G07C2009/00753; G07C2009/00769; G07C2009/00777
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A system for remote information interchange between a portable object and a station, the system comprising: at the station: both an oscillator including a feedback loop having a station inductor element therein and suitable for conferring a working frequency thereto which is variable relative to a rest frequency; and also station processor means connected to the oscillator and capable of processing variations in the working frequency; and at the portable object: both an electronic circuit which is switchable between an inactive state and an active state in which it constitutes a resonant circuit tuned to a frequency different from said rest frequency while remaining suitable for inductive coupling with the feedback loop at said rest frequency; and also object processor means capable of switching the electronic circuit as a function of the information to be transmitted to the station, with the variations in the working frequency of the oscillator induced by such switching enabling the station processor means to deduce said information.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
162 words
A system for remote information interchange between a portable object and a station, the system comprising: at the station: both an oscillator including a feedback loop having a station inductor element therein and suitable for conferring a working frequency thereto which is variable relative to a rest frequency; and also station processor means connected to the oscillator and capable of processing variations in the working frequency; and at the portable object: both an electronic circuit which is switchable between an inactive state and an active state in which it constitutes a resonant circuit tuned to a frequency different from said rest frequency while remaining suitable for inductive coupling with the feedback loop at said rest frequency; and also object processor means capable of switching the electronic circuit as a function of the information to be transmitted to the station, with the variations in the working frequency of the oscillator induced by such switching enabling the station processor means to deduce said information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit elements and the feedback loop elements are selected and arranged so that the frequency variation induced by the resonant circuit is greater than a predetermined threshold.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the oscillator comprises amplifier means and an oscillating circuit feedback loop.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 3, wherein the feedback loop comprises, in addition to the station inductor element, two station capacitor elements.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system according to claim 3, wherein the input resistance of the amplifier means is low.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system according to claim 4, wherein the oscillator is of the "adapted Colpits" type.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
95 words
A system according to claim 6, wherein the working angular frequency of the oscillator is substantially equal to the reciprocal of the square root of the product of the inductance of the station inductor element multiplied by an overall capacitance which is substantially equal to the ratio of the product of the capacitances of the two station capacitor elements divided by the sum of said capacitances, and wherein the respective capacitances of the two station capacitor elements are selected so as to maximize the frequency variation induced in the oscillator by switching the electronic circuit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 7, wherein the capacitance of teach of the two station capacitor elements is substantially equal to twice said overall capacitance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system according to claim 6, wherein the amplifier means of the oscillator comprise a common base connected transistor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system according to claim 6, wherein the amplifier means of the oscillator comprise a common emitter connected transistor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
60 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic circuit of the portable object includes an object inductor element and an object capacitor connected to each other in said active state to form the resonant circuit, together with switching means connected to at least one of the two elements and suitable for switching the electronic circuit between its two states.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
88 words
A system according to claim 11, wherein: the station inductor element and the object inductor element each exhibits resistance; in the active state of the electronic circuit, the resonant circuit induces an additional resistive term in the feedback loop dependant on the mutual induction coefficient between the station inductor element and the object inductor element, and also on the resistance of the object inductor element; and the ratio of the additional resistance term divided by the resistance of the station inductor element is greater than a selected value.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system according to claim 12, wherein said value is selected to be about 50.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the object inductor element is disposed to impart little stray capacitance to the resonant circuit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
A system according to claim 14, wherein the portable object is a card or like object, and wherein the object inductor element comprises an electrical conductor that passes through the card in order to form a succession of turns alternately situated on the front face and on the rear face of the card.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system according to claim 11, wherein the switching means comprise a field effect transistor.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A system according to claim 1, including storage means on the portable object for storing the information to be transmitted.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the portable object includes electrical power supply means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
67 words
A system according to claim 18, wherein the portable object further includes reception means for receiving information transmitted from the station to the portable object, said means being switchable as a function of said transmitted information between a working state in which they are inductively coupled with the feedback loop of the oscillator, and a rest state, and analysis means deducing the transmitted information from said switching.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system according to claim 19, wherein the reception means comprise said resonant circuit and additional switching means controlled by the resonant circuit to deliver binary digits to the analysis means as a function of the state in which the reception means are to be found.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system according to claim 20, wherein the additional switching means comprise a field effect transistor.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system according to claim 19, wherein the portable object includes means for storing received information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
A system according to claim 19, wherein the analysis means are constituted by the object processor means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system according to claim 19, wherein the portable object includes common storage means for storing both the received information and the information to be transmitted.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the station includes an inductive gate forming the station inductor element.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
18 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the portable object is of the card, badge, or similar type.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system according to claim 26, wherein the portable object is of the memory card type.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
127 words
A portable object for use with a station by means of inductive coupling, comprising: an electronic circuit which is switchable between an inactive state and an active state in which it constitutes a resonant circuit tuned to a frequency different from a rest frequency of an oscillator at the station while remaining suitable for inductive coupling with the station; an object processor means capable of switching the electronic circuit as a function of the information to be transmitted to the station, said resonant circuit having characteristics such that, when the electronic circuit is switched into its active state and the object is inductively coupled with the station, variations in the working frequency of the station oscillator are produced for transmitting information between the object and the station.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
127 words
A portable object for use with a station by means of inductive coupling, comprising: an electronic circuit which is switchable between an inactive state and an active state in which it constitutes a resonant circuit tuned to a frequency different from a rest frequency of an oscillator at the station while remaining suitable for inductive coupling with the station; an object processor means capable of switching the electronic circuit as a function of the information to be transmitted to the station, said resonant circuit having characteristics such that, when the electronic circuit is switched into its active state and the object is inductively coupled with the station, variations in the working frequency of the station oscillator are produced for transmitting information between the object and the station.
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