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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Josephus Arnoldus Henricus Maria Kahlman, Tilburg, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a connector for wireless transmission of data and/or power between separate devices comprising such a connector of a system, in particular of a patient monitoring system, said separate devices comprising such a connector. The connector comprises a data transmission unit () arranged for transmitting data to and/or receiving data from another device of the system having a counterpart connector, a magnetic coupling unit () for transmitting power to and/or receiving power from another device of the system having a counterpart connector by use of inductive coupling, a detection unit () for detecting the strength of magnetic coupling between the magnetic coupling unit and a magnetic coupling unit of a counterpart connector, and a control unit () for switching the data transmission unit into a low-power mode and/or for enabling the magnetic coupling unit, if the detected magnetic coupling is above a first threshold and/or its increase is above a second threshold, and for switching the data transmission unit into a high-power mode and/or for disabling the magnetic coupling unit, if the detected magnetic coupling is below a third threshold and/or its decrease is above a fourth threshold.