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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2003
Franz Amtmann, Graz, AT;
Klemens Breitfuss, Voltsberg, AT;
Holger Kunkat, Graz, AT;
Reinhard Meindl, Graz, AT;
Stefan Posch, Graz, AT;
Franz Amtmann, Graz, AT;
Klemens Breitfuss, Voltsberg, AT;
Holger Kunkat, Graz, AT;
Reinhard Meindl, Graz, AT;
Stefan Posch, Graz, AT;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A portable device () includes a communication station configuration () for contactless communication with at least one external data carrier () and a data carrier configuration () for contactless communication with at least one external communication station (), wherein a detection circuit () is provided which is designed to detect the presence of an external data carrier () and the presence of an external communication station () in a communication zone of the internal communication station configuration () and the internal data carrier configuration () designed for contactless communication, and wherein an activation circuit () cooperating with the detection circuit () is provided, by means of which activation circuit () one of the two configurations () can be activated as a function of the detection result (INFO, INFO, INFO) supplied in each case by the detection circuit ().