Patent ID: 9633247
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,H04B

Claim:
1. An electronic device, comprising: an array of conductive structures and an inductor that surrounds the array of conductive structures; sensor circuitry that is coupled to the array of conductive structures and the inductor and that is configured to gather sensor data using the array of conductive structures and the inductor; and near field communications circuitry that is coupled to the inductor and that is configured to receive near field communications signals with the inductor, wherein signals are provided to an external object from the sensor circuitry through the inductor, wherein the signals are coupled from the external object to the array of conductive structures, wherein the array of conductive structures provides the signals to the sensor circuitry; and near field communications circuitry that is coupled to the inductor and that is configured to receive near field communications signals with the inductor, wherein the near field communications circuitry comprises a near field communications transceiver that is coupled to the inductor and configured to transmit and receive rear field communications signals with the inductor.