NFC POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD

• Main Authors: KULKARNI GITEN, YADAVA GULAB
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 12.09.2017
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an NFC device is provided which comprises: a transceiver unit configured to establish a communication channel between the NFC device and a further NFC device, said further NFC device being external to the NFC device; a power management unit configured to detect an inactive communication state of said communication channel and to cause the transceiver unit to enter into a power management mode in response to a detection of said inactive communication state. According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method for managing power in an NFC device is conceived. According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding computer program product is provided. 根据本发明的第方面，提供种包括以下各者的NFC装置：收发器单元，该收发器单元被配置成在该NFC装置与另外的NFC装置之间建立通信信道，所述另外的NFC装置在该NFC装置外部；电源管理单元，该电源管理单元被配置成检测所述通信信道的闲置通信状态，以及响应于所述闲置通信状态的检测而使该收发器单元进入电源管理模式。根据本发明的第二方面，构想种用于管理NFC装置中的电源的对应方法。根据本发明的第三方面，提供种对应的计算机程序产品。