Contactless system and method for reducing electromagnetic disturbances of said contactless system

1. A contactless electronic system configured for contactless communications with a reader over an electromagnetic field and comprising a power supply, a current monitor, a processing system comprising a hardware processor configured for performing operations, a dynamic extra current loader and a clock generator, wherein:

said current monitor is configured for determining the maximal current, Imax, that can be provided by the power supply to the processing system from the electromagnetic field,

said current monitor is configured for comparing, during an execution phase of said hardware processor, said determined maximal current (Imax) and a current drawn by the processing system, Iplatform, and

said dynamic extra current loader is configured for loading an extra current, I extra, equal to Imax minus Iplatform when the current drawn by the processing system, Iplatform, is lower than the determined maximal current, Imax.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein, said hardware processor, is configured for reducing its power consumption depending on said determined maximal current, Imax, in order to prevent a collapse of the power supply.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein, said hardware processor, is configured for reducing its power consumption by reducing its operating voltage.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein, said hardware processor, is configured for reducing its power consumption by deactivating internal blocks of said hardware processor.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein, said hardware processor, is configured for reducing its power consumption by reducing its operating frequency.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein when the current drawn by the processing system, Iplatform, is higher than the determined maximal current, Imax, said clock generator ( 204 ) is configured for stopping a clock provided to the processing system by the clock generator for at least one cycle in order to prevent a collapse of the power supply.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said current monitor ( 205 ) is configured for continuously performing said comparison between said determined maximal current, Imax, and said current drawn by the processing system, Iplatform, and said dynamic extra current loader ( 206 ) is configured for continuously loading said extra current, Iextra, until an end of said execution phase.

8. A method for reducing the electromagnetic disturbances of a contactless electronic system configured for contactless communications with a reader over an electromagnetic field and comprising a power supply, a current monitor, a processing system comprising a hardware processor configured for performing operations, a dynamic extra current loader and a clock generator, comprising, performed by said contactless electronic system:

determining (S 1 ) the maximal current, Imax, provided by the power supply to the processing system from the electromagnetic field, by said current monitor,

during an execution phase of said hardware processor, comparing (S 2 ) said determined maximal current, Imax, and a current drawn by the processing system, Iplatform, by said current monitor,

wherein when the current drawn by the processing system, Iplatform, is lower than the determined maximal current (Imax), loading (S 3 ) an extra current, Iextra, equal to Imax minus Iplatform by said dynamic extra current loader.

9. The method of claim 8 , comprising reducing (S 4 ), by said hardware processor, its power consumption depending on said determined maximal current, Imax, in order to prevent a collapse of the power supply.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said hardware processor reduces its power consumption by reducing its operating voltage.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein said hardware processor reduces its power consumption by deactivating internal blocks of said hardware processor.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein said hardware processor reduces its power consumption by reducing its operating frequency.

13. The method according to claim 8 , comprising, when the current drawn by the processing system, Iplatform, is higher than the determined maximal current (Imax), stopping (S 5 ), by said clock generator, a clock provided to the processing system by the clock generator for at least one cycle in order to prevent a collapse of the power supply.

14. The method according to claim 8 , comprising continuously performing, said comparison by said current monitor between said determined maximal current (Imax) and said current drawn by the processing system, Iplatform, and said loading by the dynamic extra current loader of said extra current, Iextra, until an end of said execution phase.

15. A computer program product directly loadable into the memory of at least one computer, comprising software code instructions for reducing the electromagnetic disturbances of a contactless electronic system configured for contactless communications with a reader over an electromagnetic field and comprising a power supply, a current monitor, a processing system, Iplatform, comprising a hardware processor configured for performing operations, a dynamic extra current loader and a clock generator, the computer program

determines (S 1 ) the maximal current, Imax, provided by the power supply to the processing system from the electromagnetic field, by said current monitor,

during an execution phase of said hardware processor, compares (S 2 ) said determined maximal current (Imax) and a current drawn by the processing system by said current monitor,

wherein when the current drawn by the processing system is lower than the determined maximal current, Imax, loading (S 3 ) an extra current, Iextra, equal to Imax minus Iplatform by said dynamic extra current loader.