Proximity boundary based communication using radio frequency (RF) communication standards
First Claim
1. An apparatus of a first Short-Range Communication (SRC) device, the apparatus configured to:
- define a proximity boundary with dimensions defined, in part, by a selected communication range of the first SRC device, wherein the first SRC device is configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI);
transmit a proximity signal in the proximity boundary, wherein the first SRC device includes at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity, and using the magnetic induction diversity to substantially reduce a variability of the dimensions of the proximity boundary; and
receive a security permission to enable selected data to be communicated from the first SRC device in the proximity boundary when the proximity signal is detected between the first SRC device and a second SRC device, wherein the selected data is communicated from the first SRC device using a radio frequency (RF) communication standard.
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Abstract
Technology is described for proximity based communications. A proximity boundary can be defined with dimensions defined by a communication range of one of a first Short Range Communication (SRC) device and a second SRC device. The first SRC device and the second SRC device can be configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI). A proximity signal can be communicated in the proximity boundary between the first SRC device and the second SRC device. A security permission can be provided to enable selected data to be communicated from one or more of the first SRC device or the second SRC device in the proximity boundary when the proximity signal is detected between the first SRC device and the second SRC device. The selected data can be communicated from one or more of the first SRC device or the second SRC device using a radio frequency (RF) communication standard.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus of a first Short-Range Communication (SRC) device, the apparatus configured to:
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define a proximity boundary with dimensions defined, in part, by a selected communication range of the first SRC device, wherein the first SRC device is configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI); transmit a proximity signal in the proximity boundary, wherein the first SRC device includes at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity, and using the magnetic induction diversity to substantially reduce a variability of the dimensions of the proximity boundary; and receive a security permission to enable selected data to be communicated from the first SRC device in the proximity boundary when the proximity signal is detected between the first SRC device and a second SRC device, wherein the selected data is communicated from the first SRC device using a radio frequency (RF) communication standard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus of a proximity Short-Range Communication (PSRC) device, the apparatus configured to:
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define a proximity boundary with dimensions defined, in part, by a selected communication range of the PSRC device, wherein the PSRC device is configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI), wherein the PSRC device includes at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity, and using the magnetic induction diversity to substantially reduce a variability of the dimensions of the proximity boundary; and broadcast a proximity signal from the PSRC device to a Short Range Communication (SRC) device using NFMI to indicate that the PSRC device and the SRC device are located within the proximity boundary, wherein the proximity signal includes a security permission for the SRC device to communicate selected data from within the proximity boundary using a radio frequency (RF) communication standard. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon for performing proximity based communications, the instructions when executed by a mobile computing device perform the following:
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defining a proximity boundary with dimensions defined, in part, by a selected communication range of a first SRC device, wherein the first SRC device is configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI); transmitting a proximity signal in the proximity boundary, wherein the first SRC device includes at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity, and using the magnetic induction diversity to substantially reduce a variability of the dimensions of the proximity boundary; and receiving a security permission to enable selected data to be communicated from the first SRC device in the proximity boundary when the proximity signal is detected between the first SRC device and a second SRC device, wherein the selected data is communicated from the first SRC device using a radio frequency (RF) communication standard. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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