Patent ID: 8675083

Claim:
A proximity wireless communication apparatus comprising a fixed housing and a first movable housing provided so as to rotate about a predetermined rotation axis on the fixed housing, wherein the fixed housing comprises a first proximity wireless communication circuit comprising a first array antenna including a plurality of antenna elements each fixed in the fixed housing, and wherein the first movable housing comprises: a first driving apparatus that rotates the first movable housing; a second proximity wireless communication circuit comprising a plurality of second array antennas, each of the plurality of second array antennas including a plurality of antenna elements fixed in the first movable housing and being arranged to oppose to the first array antenna when the first movable housing is rotated by a predetermined rotation angle; and a controller that selects one of the plurality of second array antennas, controls the first driving apparatus so that a selected second array antenna opposes to the first array antenna, and controls the first and second proximity wireless communication circuits to perform a proximity wireless communication between the first and second proximity wireless communication circuits via the first array antenna and the selected second array antenna.