US Patent 11038556 Near-field communications device

One example discloses a near-field device, including: a conductive housing physically coupled to the near-field antenna; a near-field antenna, having a first feed point and a second feed point, and including, a first inductive coil; a first conductive plate capacitively coupled to the conductive housing, and galvanically coupled to the first end of the first inductive coil; a second conductive plate capacitively coupled to the conductive housing, and galvanically coupled to the second end of the first inductive coil; a reference potential; and wherein the conductive housing 302 is galvanically coupled to the reference potential; wherein the first inductive coil is configured to receive or transmit near-field magnetic signals; and wherein the first and second conductive plates and the conductive housing are configured to receive or transmit near-field electric signals.