US 12,413,265 B2
Communication device
Toshiaki Fukushima, Tokyo (JP); Shigeru Sumi, Tokyo (JP); Tetsuya Takashima, Tokyo (JP); and Koji Noda, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/875,562
Filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 1, 2022, PCT No. PCT/JP2022/044445
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 16, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2024/116386, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 6, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2025/0175212 A1, May 29, 2025
Int. Cl. H04B 5/24 (2024.01)
CPC H04B 5/24 (2024.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication device, comprising:
a body; and
wireless communication circuitry housed in the body and configured to communicate wirelessly with an external device proximate to the body through magnetic coupling,
wherein the body is placed in an opening in a wall surface and fixed to the wall surface with an exposed surface of the body exposed from the wall surface,
the wireless communication circuitry includes a substrate including a coil to allow the magnetic coupling with the external device,
the substrate is nonparallel to the exposed surface,
the communication device further comprises a display configured to display an image on a screen thereof within the exposed surface, and
the substrate is located inside a frame surrounding the screen.