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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Mobile Communications, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Erik Bengtsson, Eslöv, SE;
Ying Zhinong, Lund, SE;
Assignee:
Sony Mobile Communications, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0407 (2013.01); H04B 13/005 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device is equipped with one or more communication modules supporting communication on the basis of radio signals and communication on the basis of body-coupled communication signals. Further, the device is equipped with an antenna for transmission of the radio signals. The antenna is further operable to transfer the body-coupled communication signals between the device and a body of a user of the device.