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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2022
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Dorian Haslinger, Nestelbach bei Graz, AT;
Wolfgang Eber, Graz, AT;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a near field communication (NFC) device is provided, comprising: an antenna configured to enable wireless communication with an external device; a charging unit configured to charge the external device by transferring power to said external device through said antenna; a detection unit configured to detect whether the external device is a passive NFC device; a controller configured to control the charging unit in dependence on an output of the detection unit, wherein said output indicates whether the external device is a passive NFC device. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a near field communication (NFC) device is conceived.