JP2017092831A - Communication device and communication device signal processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication device that hardly causes a null phenomenon and is high in communication stability.SOLUTION: A communication device (10) is capable of communicating with an information holding body (70) that performs amplitude modulation for a transmitted first signal according to held information, and transmits the first signal to the information holding body. The communication device comprises: a first filter circuit (62) for attenuating one of a lower sideband (LSB) and an upper sideband (USB) of a second signal obtained by performing amplitude modulation for the first signal; and a demodulation circuit (68) into which a third signal obtained from the first filter circuit is input.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication device and a signal processing method for the communication device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a communication method between an IC card (load modulation method) and a reader / writer, as shown in FIG. In this method, the reader / writer transmits a carrier signal (transmission signal) having a frequency fc to the IC card via the antenna coil 11.

  In an IC card that has received a carrier signal via the antenna coil 21, the switch SW is turned ON / OFF in accordance with a subcarrier signal (a signal corresponding to information recorded on the IC card).

  The antenna coil 11 on the reader / writer side and the antenna coil 21 on the IC card side are electromagnetically coupled with a coupling coefficient k (a value depending on the positional relationship between the reader / writer and the IC card). When the load on the IC card side fluctuates due to OFF, the impedance Z as viewed from the ASK demodulator of the reader / writer changes, and the reader / writer obtains an amplitude modulation signal (received signal). The reader / writer recognizes information recorded on the IC card by demodulating the received signal with an ASK demodulator.

  Here, the absolute value of the impedance Z viewed from the ASK demodulator has different characteristics depending on whether the switch SW is ON or OFF, and changes depending on the coupling coefficient k (distance between the antenna coil 11 and the antenna coil 21).

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12B, the absolute value of the impedance Z when the switch SW is ON and the absolute value of the impedance Z when the switch SW is OFF intersect at the frequency fc (carrier frequency). Under certain conditions (when the IC card and the reader / writer are in a specific positional relationship), there is a risk that an unexpected communication error may occur due to a sudden drop in subcarrier voltage in the communication area, called a null phenomenon. There is.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for connecting a reactance element to the antenna coil 11 on the reader / writer side and connecting both ends of the reactance element to separate ASK demodulators as a countermeasure against the null phenomenon.

Japanese Patent Publication “JP 2008-167259” Japanese Patent Gazette “Patent No. 4,407,674”

  However, when a reactance element is inserted as in Patent Document 1 and an ASK demodulator is connected before and after the reactance element, the carrier voltage that wraps around the ASK demodulator has a difference before and after the reactance element. There is a problem that it must be taken into consideration in the design of the demodulator (design becomes difficult).

  An object of the present invention is to provide a communication device that is less likely to cause a null phenomenon and has high communication stability.

  The communication apparatus is capable of communicating with an information holding body that performs amplitude modulation according to holding information on the first signal (carrier signal) transmitted, and transmits the first signal to the information holding body. A first filter circuit for attenuating one of a lower sideband signal and an upper sideband signal of a second signal (amplitude modulated signal) obtained by amplitude modulating the first signal, and a first filter circuit And a demodulating circuit to which the third signal obtained from is input.

  Thus, demodulation is performed using the third signal obtained by attenuating one of the lower sideband signal (LSB) and the upper sideband signal (USB) of the second signal (amplitude modulation signal) with the first filter. Thus, it is possible to realize a communication device that is less likely to cause a null phenomenon and has high communication stability.

  The communication apparatus includes a second filter circuit that attenuates the other of the lower sideband signal and the upper sideband signal, and a fourth signal obtained from the second filter circuit is input to the demodulation circuit. You can also.

  According to the above configuration, the lower sideband signal (LSB) and the upper sideband signal (USB) can be selectively used for demodulation.

  In this communication apparatus, the demodulation circuit may be configured to perform demodulation using the third or fourth signal.

  According to the said structure, the one with a larger receiving voltage can be used among a lower sideband signal (LSB) and an upper sideband signal (USB), and a communication error can be suppressed.

  In this communication apparatus, the demodulation circuit obtains a data signal (subcarrier signal) corresponding to the retained information from a third signal and a data signal (subcarrier signal) corresponding to the retained information from a fourth signal. It can also be set as the structure provided with two systems with the system to obtain.

  The above configuration does not require a switching circuit for switching the system, and is advantageous in terms of noise suppression and circuit design.

  In this communication apparatus, the demodulation circuit may be configured to detect in parallel the amplitude states of the data signal obtained from the third signal and the data signal obtained from the fourth signal.

  The above configuration has an advantage that the states of the data signal obtained from the third signal and the data signal obtained from the fourth signal can be obtained at the same time, and an appropriate one can be selected in real time.

  In this communication apparatus, the demodulating circuit may include a system for detecting a data signal corresponding to the retained information from a fourth signal after obtaining a data signal corresponding to the retained information from a third signal. it can.

  In the above configuration, only one system is required in the demodulation circuit, which is advantageous in terms of circuit scale reduction.

  In this communication apparatus, the demodulating circuit may be configured to sequentially detect the amplitude states of the data signal obtained from the third signal and the data signal obtained from the fourth signal.

  The communication apparatus may include a switching circuit that switches input of the second signal to the first or second filter circuit.

  In this communication apparatus, a decoding result (decoded data) of a data signal having an excellent amplitude state is selected from the data signal obtained from the third signal and the data signal obtained from the fourth signal (“positive”). (Determined).

  According to the above configuration, of the data signal (subcarrier signal) obtained using the lower sideband signal (LSB) and the data signal (subcarrier signal) obtained using the upper sideband signal (USB), The decoding result (decoded data) having the larger subcarrier voltage can be selected, and communication errors can be suppressed.

  In the communication apparatus, the demodulation circuit includes a detection circuit that extracts a signal corresponding to the held information from one of the lower sideband signal and the upper sideband signal and the first signal; You can also

  In this communication apparatus, the information holding body may be an amplitude modulation type RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag.

  In the communication apparatus, the first filter circuit may be a band pass filter circuit.

  The signal processing method of the communication apparatus is capable of communicating with an information holding body that performs amplitude modulation according to holding information on the transmitted first signal, and transmits the first signal to the information holding body. A signal processing method for a communication apparatus, wherein demodulation is performed using a third signal obtained by attenuating one of a lower sideband signal and an upper sideband signal of a second signal obtained by amplitude modulating the first signal. It is characterized by.

  Thus, demodulation is performed using the third signal obtained by attenuating one of the lower sideband signal (LSB) and the upper sideband signal (USB) of the second signal (amplitude modulation signal) with the first filter. Thus, it is possible to realize a signal processing method with high communication stability that hardly causes a null phenomenon.

  Thus, demodulation is performed using the third signal obtained by attenuating one of the lower sideband signal (LSB) and the upper sideband signal (USB) of the second signal (amplitude modulation signal) with the first filter. Thus, it is possible to realize a communication device that is less likely to cause a null phenomenon and has high communication stability.

2 is a schematic diagram illustrating configurations of a reader / writer and an RFID tag according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a graph which shows the characteristic of BPF. It is a graph which shows the resonant frequency characteristic of a RFID tag. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating configurations of a reader / writer and an RFID tag according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows another structure of the reader / writer of Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows another another structure of the reader / writer of Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating configurations of a reader / writer and an RFID tag according to Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows another structure of the reader / writer of Embodiment 3. It is a schematic diagram explaining the null phenomenon concerning an RFID tag. It is a wave form diagram which shows the received signal (amplitude modulation signal) of a reader / writer. It is a schematic diagram which considers the cause of a null phenomenon. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the conventional reader / writer.

[Consideration of null phenomenon in RFID tags]
A reader / writer for transmitting a carrier signal (for example, frequency fc = 13.56 MHz) as shown in FIG. 9A to a load modulation type RFID tag (Radio Frequency Identification tag), and receiving this carrier signal, FIG. The antenna coil on the reader / writer side is turned on and off with the RFID tag that returns the amplitude modulation signal as shown in FIG. 9C by turning on / off the load switch according to the subcarrier signal (for example, 424 kHz). And the antenna coil on the RFID tag side are electromagnetically coupled with a coupling coefficient k (value depending on the positional relationship between the reader / writer and the RFID tag), and the absolute value of the impedance Z viewed from the reader / writer side is when the load switch is ON. It has different characteristics when it is OFF, and changes depending on the coupling coefficient k.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9D, the condition that the absolute value of the impedance when the load switch is ON and the absolute value of the impedance when the load switch is OFF intersect at the frequency fc of the carrier signal, for example, As shown in FIG. 9E, when the communication distance between the RFID tag and the reader / writer is 25 mm (this distance depends on the tag design value, antenna design value, temperature, etc.), the null ( There is a risk that an unexpected communication error may occur due to a sudden decrease (a decrease below the demodulation limit) of the subcarrier voltage (the difference in level above the amplitude modulation signal) in the communication region, which is called a “Null” phenomenon. .

  Specifically, when the communication distance is 15 mm or 30 mm, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10C, the envelope corresponding to the subcarrier signal can be confirmed in the amplitude modulation signal received by the reader / writer. On the other hand, when the communication distance is 25 mm, the envelope corresponding to the subcarrier signal cannot be confirmed in the amplitude modulation signal received by the reader / writer, as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the inventor uses the lower sideband signal LSB (13.136 MHz), which is the frequency component, of the amplitude modulation signal received by the reader / writer even under the condition where the null phenomenon occurs (communication distance 25 mm). And the upper sideband signal USB (13.984 MHz) can be confirmed, and it has been found that when the voltages of the lower sideband signal LSB and the upper sideband signal USB approach each other, the subcarrier voltage rapidly decreases. This is presumed that the lower sideband signal LSB and the upper sideband signal USB cancel each other and the subcarrier voltage is lowered.

  In the following, an embodiment of the present invention based on the consideration regarding such a null phenomenon will be described with reference to FIGS.

Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating configurations of a reader / writer and an RFID tag according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the reader / writer 10 includes an antenna coil 31, a transmission circuit 44 including a carrier signal source, a matching circuit 46, a BPF circuit 62 (bandpass filter circuit) 62, and a reception circuit including a demodulation circuit 68. 60 and the processor 20.

  The processor 20 executes control related to generation of transmission data to the transmission circuit 44 and control related to identification of reception data from the reception circuit 60.

  A matching circuit 46 (for example, a capacitor) is connected to the front stage of the antenna coil 31, a transmission circuit 44 is connected to the front stage of the matching circuit 46, and a BPF is connected to a node N located between the matching circuit 46 and the transmission circuit 44. A circuit 62 is connected.

  The demodulation circuit 68 of the receiving circuit 60 is provided with a detection circuit 63 to which a signal obtained from the BPF circuit 62 is input, and an amplifier circuit 64 to which a signal obtained from the detection circuit 63 is input. The received signal is decoded by the decoding circuit 65.

  On the other hand, an example of the RFID tag 70 is an amplitude modulation (load modulation) passive type (non-battery mounted), and includes an antenna coil 71, a capacitor 72, a load resistor 74, a load resistor 73 connected in series, and A load switch Sw and a control circuit 80 are provided.

  Specifically, a capacitor 71, a load resistor 74, a load resistor 73 and a load switch Sw connected in series, and a control circuit 80 are connected in parallel between nodes n1 and n2, which are both ends of the antenna coil 71. ing. The load switch Sw, the load resistors 73 and 74, and the control circuit 80 are configured as an IC (integrated circuit).

  The reader / writer 10 transmits the carrier signal (13.56 MHz) generated by the transmission circuit 44 and the matching circuit 46 to the RFID tag 70 via the antenna coil 31. The matching circuit 46 matches the input impedance of the antenna coil 31 with the output impedance of the transmission circuit 44.

  In the RFID tag 70 that has received the carrier signal by the antenna coil 71, an induced electromotive force is generated between the nodes n1 and n2, which are both ends of the antenna coil 71, and the IC (load switch Sw, load resistors 73 and 74, and control circuit). 80) operates. Specifically, a 424 kHz subcarrier signal (data signal) corresponding to the unique information recorded in the control circuit 80 is generated, and thereby the load switch Sw is ON / OFF controlled.

  Since the antenna coil 31 on the reader / writer 10 side and the antenna coil 71 on the RFID tag 70 side are electromagnetically coupled with a coupling coefficient k (a value depending on the positional relationship between the reader / writer 10 and the RFID tag 70), the RFID tag The carrier signal (first signal) is modulated by ON / OFF (load fluctuation) of the load switch Sw 70, and the amplitude modulated signal (second signal) is received at the node N1 (see FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the amplitude modulation signal includes a carrier signal (13.56 MHz) and a lower sideband signal LSB (13 kHz) lower than the frequency of the carrier signal by the frequency of the subcarrier signal (424 kHz). .136 MHz) and an upper sideband signal USB (13.984 MHz) higher than the frequency of the carrier signal by the frequency of the subcarrier signal (424 kHz).

  The amplitude modulation signal received at the node N1 of the reader / writer 10 is input to the BPF circuit (bandpass filter circuit) 62 of the receiving circuit 60. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the BPF circuit 62 attenuates the lower sideband signal LSB (13.136 MHz) and passes the upper sideband signal USB (13.984 MHz).

  A signal (third signal) obtained from the BPF circuit 62 is input to the detection circuit 63. In this embodiment, the detection circuit 63 extracts a subcarrier signal SCS (424 kHz) from the carrier signal (13.56 MHz) and the upper sideband signal USB (13.984 MHz) as shown in FIG.

  The subcarrier signal SCS (424 kHz) extracted by the detection circuit 63 is amplified by the amplifier circuit 64 and then decoded by the decoding circuit 65.

  As described above, the null phenomenon is caused by the fact that the lower sideband signal LSB and the upper sideband signal USB cancel each other under the condition that the voltages of the lower sideband signal LSB and the upper sideband signal USB are close to each other. It can be considered as a decline.

  According to the reader / writer 10 of the first embodiment, since the lower sideband signal LSB of the received amplitude modulation signal is attenuated by the BPF circuit 62 and detected (subcarrier signal extraction), the null phenomenon is unlikely to occur. A communication device with high communication stability can be realized.

  In the reader / writer 10 of FIG. 1, as a countermeasure against the null phenomenon, the lower sideband signal LSB is attenuated by the BPF circuit 62 and the upper sideband signal USB is passed, but the present invention is not limited to this. In view of the cause of the null phenomenon, a filter circuit that attenuates the upper sideband signal USB and passes the lower sideband signal LSB is provided instead of the BPF circuit 62, and the signal obtained from this filter circuit is demodulated. It can also be used.

[Embodiment 2]
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, which frequency component of the lower sideband signal LSB and the upper sideband signal USB has a higher voltage depends on the resonance frequency of the RFID tag 70, the installation distance, and the surrounding environment ( Depends on temperature, reader / writer, and metal around the tag. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the resonance frequency of the RFID tag 70 is 12.93 MHz, the upper sideband signal USB is lower than the lower sideband signal LSB. The received voltage of the upper sideband signal USB is lower than the demodulation limit level in the vicinity of the communication distance of 90 mm (a communication error occurs).

  Thus, if only one sideband (upper sideband signal USB or lower sideband signal LSB) is fixedly selected and demodulated, a communication error may occur when a sideband having a low reception voltage is used for demodulation. There is.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the previous stage configuration of the demodulation circuit 68 in the receiving circuit 60 of FIG. 1 can be changed. That is, before the demodulating circuit 68, the filter circuit A that attenuates the lower sideband signal LSB and passes the upper sideband signal USB, and the filter circuit A that attenuates the upper sideband signal USB and passes the lower sideband signal LSB. B and a switching circuit 50 which is connected to the node N and switches the input of the amplitude modulation signal to the filter circuit A or the filter circuit B is provided. The signal obtained from the filter circuit A (third signal) and the filter circuit B are obtained. Each of the received signals (fourth signal) is input to the detection circuit 63 of the demodulation circuit 68.

  By so doing, it is possible to use an appropriate sideband signal (LSB or USB) (LSB or USB) suitable for the RFID tag 70 by switching the switching circuit 50 for demodulation, thereby reducing the possibility of communication errors. .

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the switching circuit 50 connected to the node N and switches the input of the amplitude modulation signal to the filter circuit A or the filter circuit B to the receiving circuit 60 of FIG. A switching control circuit 51 that controls the signal, an RSSI circuit (Received Signal Strength Indicator Circuit) 67 to which a signal obtained from the amplifier circuit 64 is input, a comparison circuit 66 that compares detection results of the RSSI circuit 67, and the amplifier circuit 64. It is also possible to provide a decoding / selection circuit 69 that performs a decoding process on the obtained signal and a selection process based on the comparison result of the comparison circuit 66.

  In this case, the voltage of the subcarrier signal (subcarrier voltage) amplified by the amplifier circuit 64 is detected by the RSSI circuit 67, the comparison circuit 66 compares the detection results of the RSSI circuit 67, and the decoding / selection circuit 69 The decoding result is selected based on the comparison result of the comparison circuit 66.

  Specifically, the detection result (subcarrier voltage) of the RSSI circuit 67 obtained by the switching control circuit 51 using the switching circuit 50 as the filter circuit A in the first communication and the switching control circuit 51 in the second communication. The comparison circuit 66 compares the detection result (subcarrier voltage) of the RSSI circuit 67 obtained with the switching circuit 50 on the filter circuit B side, and the decoding / selection circuit 69 has a larger subcarrier voltage ( The decoding result (decoded data) at the time of the first or second communication is selected as “correct” and sent to the processor 20.

  Note that the preceding stage of the demodulation circuit 68 in FIG. 5 can be changed as shown in FIG. That is, the input ends of the filter circuit A and the filter circuit B are connected to the node N, and the output ends of the filter circuit A and the filter circuit B are connected to the detection circuit 63 of the demodulation circuit 68 via the switching circuit 50.

  In this case, the signal obtained from the filter circuit A (the lower band signal LSB is attenuated and the upper band signal USB is passed) and the signal obtained from the filter circuit B (the upper band signal USB is attenuated, The signal obtained by passing the lower sideband signal LSB) is selectively input to the detection circuit 63 by the switching circuit 50 controlled by the switching control circuit 51.

  That is, the detection result (subcarrier voltage) of the RSSI circuit 67 obtained by the switching control circuit 51 using the switching circuit 50 as the filter circuit A in the first communication, and the switching control circuit 51 in the second communication. The comparison result is compared with the detection result (subcarrier voltage) of the RSSI circuit 67 obtained by setting 50 to the filter circuit B side, and the decoding / selection circuit 69 has the larger subcarrier voltage (first time or The decoding result (decoded data) at the time of the second communication is selected as “correct” and sent to the processor 20.

[Embodiment 3]
In the reader / writer 10, the receiving circuit 60 of FIG. 1 can be changed as shown in FIG. In other words, the filter circuit A connected to the node N, attenuates the lower sideband signal LSB and passes the upper sideband signal USB, and the signal (third signal) obtained from the filter circuit A are input to the reception circuit 60. A detection circuit 63a, an amplifier circuit 64a to which a signal obtained from the detection circuit 63a is input, a filter circuit B connected to the node N, which attenuates the upper sideband signal USB and passes the lower sideband signal LSB; A detection circuit 63b to which a signal (fourth signal) obtained from the filter circuit B is inputted, an amplifier circuit 64b to which a signal obtained from the detection circuit 63b is inputted, and signals obtained from the amplifier circuit 64a and the amplifier circuit 64b, respectively. An input decoding circuit 65 is provided.

  By doing so, there is an advantage that the subcarrier signal obtained from the amplifier circuit 64a and the subcarrier signal obtained from the amplifier circuit 64b can be decoded by the decoding circuit 65 and sent to the processor 20.

  Further, since the receiving circuit 60 does not include a switching circuit, there are advantages in terms of noise suppression and circuit design ease.

  In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the reception circuit 60 is connected to the node N, and the filter circuit A that attenuates the lower sideband signal LSB and passes the upper sideband signal USB is obtained from the filter circuit A. Is connected to the node N, and the upper sideband signal USB is attenuated by lowering the upper sideband signal. The detection circuit 63a to which the received signal (third signal) is input, the amplifier circuit 64a to which the signal obtained from the detection circuit 63a is input A filter circuit B that passes the signal LSB, a detection circuit 63b that receives a signal (fourth signal) obtained from the filter circuit B, an amplifier circuit 64b that receives a signal obtained from the detection circuit 63b, and an amplifier circuit 64a The RSSI circuit 67a to which the signal obtained from the signal is input, the RSSI circuit 67b to which the signal obtained from the amplifier circuit 64b is input, and the RSSI circuit 67a And a comparison circuit 66 that compares the detection results of the RSSI circuit 67a, a decoding / selection circuit 69 that decodes the signal obtained from the amplifier circuit 64a and the signal obtained from the amplifier circuit 64b and selects the decoding result of one of the signals. Can also be provided.

  In this case, the voltage (subcarrier voltage) of the subcarrier signal amplified by the amplifier circuit 64a is detected by the RSSI circuit 67a, and the voltage (subcarrier voltage) of the subcarrier signal amplified by the amplifier circuit 64b is detected by the RSSI circuit 67b. Then, the comparison circuit 66 compares the detection result of the RSSI circuit 67a and the detection result of the RSSI circuit 67b, and the decoding / selection circuit 69 is based on the comparison result of the comparison circuit 66, and the decoding result having the larger subcarrier voltage. Is selected as “positive” and sent to the processor 20.

[About Embodiment 1 to Embodiment 3]
In each of the above embodiments, the RFID tag 70 is a passive type, but is not limited to this, and may be an active type (battery mounted).

  In each of the above embodiments, the ISO15693 standard is taken as an example, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those obtained by appropriately changing the above-described embodiments based on common general technical knowledge and those obtained by combining them are also included in the embodiments of the present invention.

10 Reader / Writer (communication device)
20 Processor 31 Antenna coil (Reader / Writer side)
44 transmission circuit 46 matching circuit 50 switching circuit 51 switching control circuit 60 receiving circuit 62 BPF circuit (first filter circuit)
64 64a / 64b Amplifier circuit 66 Comparison circuit 65 Decoding circuit 67 67a / 67b RSSI circuit 68 Demodulation circuit 69 Decoding / selection circuit 70 RFID tag (information holding body)
71 Antenna coil (RFID side)
80 Control circuit N · n1 · n2 Node USB Upper sideband signal LSB Lower sideband signal SCS Subcarrier signal (data signal)

Claims (13)

A communication device that is capable of communicating with an information holding body that performs amplitude modulation according to holding information with respect to the first signal that is sent, and that transmits the first signal to the information holding body,
A first filter circuit for attenuating one of the lower sideband signal and the upper sideband signal of the second signal obtained by amplitude modulation of the first signal, and demodulation to which the third signal obtained from the first filter circuit is input A communication device comprising a circuit. A second filter circuit for attenuating the other of the lower sideband signal and the upper sideband signal,
The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a fourth signal obtained from the second filter circuit is input to the demodulation circuit.   The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the demodulation circuit performs demodulation using the third or fourth signal.   The demodulation circuit includes two systems, a system for obtaining a data signal corresponding to the retained information from a third signal and a system for obtaining a data signal corresponding to the retained information from a fourth signal. 3. The communication device according to 3.   5. The communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the demodulation circuit detects in parallel the amplitude states of the data signal obtained from the third signal and the data signal obtained from the fourth signal.   The said demodulation circuit is provided with 1 system which detects the data signal corresponding to the said hold information from the 4th signal, after obtaining the data signal corresponding to the said hold information from the 3rd signal. Communication device.   The communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the demodulation circuit sequentially detects the amplitude states of the data signal obtained from the third signal and the data signal obtained from the fourth signal.   8. The communication apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a switching circuit that switches an input of the second signal to the first or second filter circuit.   9. The data signal obtained from the third signal and the data signal obtained from the fourth signal are selected with a decoding result having a better amplitude state. The communication device according to item.   The detection circuit includes a detection circuit that detects a signal corresponding to the held information from one of the lower sideband signal and the upper sideband signal and the first signal. The communication device according to any one of 1 to 9.   The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information holding body is an amplitude modulation type RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag.   The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the first filter circuit is a band-pass filter circuit. A signal processing method of a communication device capable of communicating with an information holding body that performs amplitude modulation according to holding information on a transmitted first signal, and transmitting the first signal to the information holding body. ,
A signal processing method for a communication apparatus, wherein demodulation is performed using a third signal obtained by attenuating one of a lower sideband signal and an upper sideband signal of a second signal obtained by amplitude-modulating the first signal. .

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