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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2011
Masaru Yamaoka, Osaka, JP;
Michihiro Matsumoto, Kyoto, JP;
Tomoaki Ohira, Osaka, JP;
Toshiaki Ohnishi, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sakata, Osaka, JP;
Masaru Yamaoka, Osaka, JP;
Michihiro Matsumoto, Kyoto, JP;
Tomoaki Ohira, Osaka, JP;
Toshiaki Ohnishi, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sakata, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a communication apparatus and a communication method that can easily indicate the position of the antenna incorporated in the communication apparatus to a user and can align the antenna of the communication apparatus with the antenna of an external device. A portable device () includes a loop antenna () for performing near-field communication, a display unit () provided on a side of the portable device () opposite the orientation of the loop antenna (), and an antenna position information storing unit () that stores antenna position information representing the position of the loop antenna () in the portable device (). The display device () displays the position of the loop antenna () on the basis of the antenna position information stored in the antenna position information storing unit ().