Proximity boundary based communication
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) with a second SRC device;
communicate a proximity signal in the proximity boundary between the first SRC device and the second SRC device, 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
provide a security permission to enable selected data to be communicated from one or more of the first SRC device and the second SRC device using NFMI when the proximity signal is detected between the first SRC device and the second SRC device.
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Abstract
Technology is described for proximity based communications. A proximity boundary can be defined with dimensions defined, in part, 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, wherein at least one of the first and second SRC devices includes at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity. A security permission can be provided to enable selected data to be communicated from one or more of the first SRC device and the second SRC device using NFMI when the proximity signal is detected between the first SRC device and the second SRC device.
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24 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) with a second SRC device; communicate a proximity signal in the proximity boundary between the first SRC device and the second SRC device, 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 provide a security permission to enable selected data to be communicated from one or more of the first SRC device and the second SRC device using NFMI when the proximity signal is detected between the first SRC device and the second SRC device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. 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) with a Short-Range Communication (SRC) device; communicate a proximity signal in the proximity boundary between the PSRC device and the SRC device, 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; communicate the proximity signal to the SRC device within the proximity boundary to indicate that the PSRC device and the SRC device are located within the proximity boundary; and provide a security permission to the SRC device using NFMI when the proximity signal is detected between the PSRC device and the SRC device, the security permission enabling the SRC device to communicate selected data from within the proximity boundary. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. 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 the first SRC device, wherein the first SRC device is configured to communicate using near field magnetic induction (NFMI) with a second SRC device; communicating a proximity signal in the proximity boundary between the first SRC device and the second SRC device, 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 providing a security permission to enable selected data to be communicated from one or more of the first SRC device and the second SRC device using NFMI when the proximity signal is detected between the first SRC device and the second SRC device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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