Smart tags with multiple interactions
First Claim
1. A method for Near Field Communication (NFC) based interaction, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a device, an electromagnetic signal of a NFC tag when the device is within a first predetermined distance from the NFC tag;
retrieving, by the device, an identifier of the NFC tag from the electromagnetic signal of the NFC tag;
based on the identifier, generating, by the device, a first command, wherein the first command is configured to cause performing one or more of the following;
change at least one setting of the device, switch at least one of operating modes of the device, activate at least one of applications, deactivate at least one of the applications, enable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, disable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, and send a first instruction to at least one of remote electronic devices;
identifying, by the device, a qualifying event before or after the first command is generated;
providing, by the device, a first notification to a user when the first command is generated or is to be generated by the device; and
based on the identification of the qualifying event, generating, by the device, a second command, wherein the second command is generated after the first command is generated, and wherein the second command is configured to cause performing one or more of the following;
change at least one of the settings of the device, switch at least one of the operating modes of the device, activate at least one of the applications, deactivate at least one of the applications, enable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, disable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, and send a second instruction to at least one of the remote electronic devices.
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Abstract
A method for Near Field Communication (NFC) based interactions can be implemented by a device when it is placed near an NFC tag and receives an electromagnetic signal associated with the NFC tag. The device retrieves the identifier of the NFC tag from the electromagnetic signal and, based on the identifier, the device can generate a first command. Furthermore, the device can identify a qualifying event, such as a predetermined orientation of the device. The device then generates a second command in response to the identification of the qualifying event. Each of the first and second command can cause a change in settings of the device, switching an operating mode of the device, activating/deactivating an application, enabling/disabling a feature of an application, and sending an instruction to a remote electronic device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for Near Field Communication (NFC) based interaction, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a device, an electromagnetic signal of a NFC tag when the device is within a first predetermined distance from the NFC tag; retrieving, by the device, an identifier of the NFC tag from the electromagnetic signal of the NFC tag; based on the identifier, generating, by the device, a first command, wherein the first command is configured to cause performing one or more of the following;
change at least one setting of the device, switch at least one of operating modes of the device, activate at least one of applications, deactivate at least one of the applications, enable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, disable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, and send a first instruction to at least one of remote electronic devices;identifying, by the device, a qualifying event before or after the first command is generated; providing, by the device, a first notification to a user when the first command is generated or is to be generated by the device; and based on the identification of the qualifying event, generating, by the device, a second command, wherein the second command is generated after the first command is generated, and wherein the second command is configured to cause performing one or more of the following; change at least one of the settings of the device, switch at least one of the operating modes of the device, activate at least one of the applications, deactivate at least one of the applications, enable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, disable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, and send a second instruction to at least one of the remote electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device, comprising:
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a NFC communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more NFC tags; a processor; and a memory storing processor-executable codes, wherein the processor is configured to implement the following operations upon executing the processor-executable codes stored by the memory; cause reading an electromagnetic signal of one of the one or more NFC tags when the device is within a first predetermined distance from the NFC tag; cause retrieving an identifier of the NFC tag from the electromagnetic signal of the NFC tag; based on the identifier, cause generating a first command, wherein the first command is configured to cause performing one or more of the following;
change at least one setting of the device, switch at least one of operating modes of the device, activate at least one of applications, deactivate at least one of the applications, enable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, disable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, and send a first instruction to at least one of remote electronic devices;cause identifying a qualifying event before or after the first command is generated; cause providing a first notification to a user when the first command is generated or is to be generated by the device; and based on the identification of the qualifying event, cause generating a second command, wherein the second command is generated after the first command is generated, and wherein the second command is configured to cause performing one or more of the following;
change at least one of the settings of the device, switch at least one of the operating modes of the device, activate at least one of the applications, deactivate at least one of the applications, enable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, disable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, and send a second instruction to at least one of the remote electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory processor-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement a method for NFC based interaction, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a device, an electromagnetic signal of a NFC tag when the device is within a first predetermined distance from the NFC tag; retrieving, by the device, an identifier of the NFC tag from the electromagnetic signal of the NFC tag; based on the identifier, generating, by the device, a first command, wherein the first command is configured to cause performing one or more of the following;
change at least one setting of the device, switch at least one of operating modes of the device, activate at least one of applications, deactivate at least one of the applications, enable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, disable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, and send a first instruction to at least one of remote electronic devices;identifying, by the device, a qualifying event before or after the first command is generated; providing, by the device, a first notification to the user when the first command is generated or is to be generated by the device; and based on the identification of the qualifying event, generating, by the device, a second command, wherein the second command is generated after the first command is generated, and wherein the second command is configured to cause performing one or more of the following;
change at least one of the settings of the device, switch at least one of the operating modes of the device, activate at least one of the applications, deactivate at least one of the applications, enable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, disable at least one feature of at least one of the applications, and send a second instruction to at least one of the remote electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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