A wireless media player and a related system and methodology are provided. One aspect of the wireless media player system pertains to a virtual connector system, apparatus, and method for the automatic establishment of wireless connectivity with other electronic devices. In one embodiment, the media player device displays one of the stored display content, communicates configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link, establishes a communication link with the at least one target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link and transmits a content which corresponds to the display content being displayed on the display unit at a time of establishing the proximity wireless link to the at least one target device over the established communication link.

A method and apparatus are provided for controlling wireless power in a wireless power network managed by a wireless power transmitter. The control method includes registering a wireless power receiver to a wireless power network corresponding to the wireless power transmitter; applying a charging power for charging the wireless power receiver to a resonator of the wireless power transmitter; detecting a change of magnitude of power applied to the resonator; detecting that a communication unit of the wireless power transmitter fails to receive a communication signal from the wireless power receiver a predetermined time; and in response to detecting the change of the magnitude of power applied to the resonator and that the communication unit fails to receive the communication signal from the wireless power receiver in the predetermined time, removing the wireless power receiver from the wireless power network.

A power reception device includes a power reception antenna used for communication and electric power reception; a rectifier circuit connected to the antenna, the rectifier circuit converting into direct current voltage, electric power received by the antenna, and the direct current voltage is output and supplied to a load; a communication section which communicates via the antenna; a switch circuit connected between the antenna and the communication section, wherein the switch circuit is transitable between a conductive state in which the communication section is electrically connected to the antenna and a cut-off state in which the communication section is electrically disconnected from the antenna; and a switch control section connected to the rectifier circuit. The switch control section transitions the switch circuit into the cut-off state when the direct current voltage output from the rectifier circuit exceeds a first threshold in association with start of the electric power reception by the antenna, and the switch control section performs transition of the switch circuit into the conductive state when the direct current voltage falls below a second threshold different from the first threshold. During signal sending by the communication section via the antenna, the switch control section does not transition the switch circuit into the cut-off state even when the direct current voltage output from the rectifier circuit exceeds the first threshold; and during the signal sending by the communication section via the antenna, the switch control section transitions the switch circuit into the cut-off state when the direct current voltage exceeds a third threshold larger than the first threshold.

A networked radio frequency identification system includes a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tag readers, a computer in signal communication with the RFID tag readers over a network, and a software module for storage on and operable by the computer that localizes RFID tags based on information received from the RFID tag readers using a network model having endpoints and oriented links. In an additional example, at least one of the RFID tag readers includes an adjustable configuration setting selected from RF signal strength, antenna gain, antenna polarization, and antenna orientation. In a further aspect, the system localizes RFID tags based on hierarchical threshold limit calculations. In an additional aspect, the system controls a locking device associated with an access point based on localization of an authorized RFID tag at the access point and reception of additional authorizing information from an input device.

A method of performing communication with a second communication device by a first communication device is provided. The method includes identifying an Internet Protocol (IP) address for communication with a first communication network, providing data including the IP address to the second communication device connected through a second communication network, and executing a communication application being connected with the second communication device via the first communication network using the IP address.

An apparatus may be configured to be mounted on a rack. The apparatus may include a communication component. The communication component may be used for communicating with a network device when the network device is mounted on the rack. The apparatus may include a storage device. The storage device may be used for storing information to be provided to the network device, via the communication component, when the network device is mounted on the rack.

Dynamic power control embodiments concern a data processing pipeline. First and second pipeline stages respectively receive first and second clock signals. The first and second pipeline stages are configured to perform first and second operations respectively triggered by first timing edges of the first clock signal and second timing edges of the second clock signal. A clock controller is configured to generate the first and second clock signals. The clock controller is capable of operating in a first mode in which, during a first data processing cycle of the data processing pipeline, a first of the first timing edges is in-phase with a first of the second timing edges. The clock controller is also capable of operating in a second mode in which, during a second data processing cycle of the data processing pipeline, a second of the first timing edges is out of phase with a second of the second timing edges.

A payment terminal can have a near field communication (NFC) circuit to permit the payment terminal to accept an NFC payment transaction from a payment device of a customer. The NFC circuit can have a first set of components that are located on a printed circuit board in the base of the payment terminal and a second set of components that are mounted on a flex circuit in another region of the payment terminal. The flex circuit can be coupled to the printed circuit board and have an extended portion with a plurality of traces to communicate transmit and receive data between the first set of components and the second set of components. The plurality of traces on the extended portion can have a predetermined length that is greater than or equal to 2.5% of the propagation-medium-specific wavelength of the carrier signal communicated over the traces.

A method for execution by a RFID tag includes receiving, from an RFID reader, an RF signal, where the RF signal has a carrier frequency of a plurality of carrier frequencies that span a broad frequency band. The method further includes adjusting input impedance of the RFID tag over a range of input impedances, where the input impedance of the RFID tag is based on one or more of impedance of the RFID tag's antenna and tank circuit. The method further includes monitoring power level of the received RF signal over the range of input impedances. The method further includes selecting the input impedance of the range of input impedances providing a substantially maximum power level of the received RF signal, where the substantially maximum power level corresponds to the carrier frequency being substantially equal to a resonant frequency of at least one of the antenna and the tank circuit.

A system is provided for communicating between a 3D metrology instrument and a portable computing device via near field communications. In one embodiment, the metrology device is an articulated coordinate measurement machine (AACMM), a laser tracker, a laser scanner or a triangulation scanner, and the portable communications device is a cellular phone or a tablet. The portable device may use the NFC to retrieve data stored on a circuit associated with an object to be inspected and use the data to perform an inspection on the object using the metrology device.