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Smart tags with multiple interactions

  • US 10,541,731 B2
  • Filed: 10/09/2018
  • Issued: 01/21/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for Near Field Communication (NFC) based interaction, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a device, an electromagnetic signal of an 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, the qualifying event being;

    the device being located within a first predetermined distance from the NFC tag for a predetermined period, the device being orientated substantially upside down, the device being locked, the device being unlocked, or the device being located within a second predetermined distance from a predetermined geographical location associated with the identifier of the NFC tag; and

    based on the identification of the qualifying event, generating, by the device, a second command, wherein the first command is suppressed based on the identification of the qualifying event, 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, 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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