Apparatus, system, method and computer program product for implementing an automatic identification system with a personal communication system to improve functionality

• US 20060043201A1
• Filed: 08/26/2005
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Vesikivi, Petri, Ranta, Sami, Wakim, Peter Anthony
• Granted Patent: US 7,474,196 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/492
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/275 implemented by means of portable electronic directories
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

An apparatus, system, method and computer program product for implementing an automatic identification system to improve the functionality of a personal communication device. A data carrier that contains one or more data items transmits a data signal wirelessly to a personal communication device equipped with an RFID reader. The personal communication device decodes the data signal and at least a portion of the data is used by the personal communication device to establish a communication connection with another device or network. The data subsequently transmitted by the personal communication device is accomplished using GSM, GPRS, WAP, EDGE, UMTS or other similar wireless network protocol. The communication connection is used to provide a request for a service such as a phone call, an Internet connection, a third party service, or to request for the storage of data in a network.

Claims

1. A data carrier, comprising:

at least one data field for at least one data item;

at least one RFID transponder associated with said at least one data field and containing data relating to said at least one data item in said at least one data field, wherein the data content of said at least one RFID transponder is at least partly retrievable by a user for later use.

2. The data carrier of claim 1, wherein said at least one data field contains machine-readable data or textual data.

3. The data carrier of claim 1, wherein said at least one data field contains graphical data.

4. The data carrier of claim 3, wherein said graphical data is a drawing, an image or a photograph.

5. The data carrier of claim 1, where said at least one RFID transponder is a passive or active transponder.

6. The data carrier of claim 1, wherein data content of said at least one RFID transponder related to said data item in said at least one data field is communicated by a signal from an RFID transponder to an RFID reader proximate to said data carrier.

7. The data carrier of claim 1, wherein the data content of said at least one of said RFID transponders is associated with an identification of said data carrier.

8. The data carrier of claim 1, wherein the data content of said at least one of said RFID transponder is associated with graphical data stored on the data carrier.

9. The data carrier of claim 1, wherein each of said data fields is associated with at least one RFID transponder.

10. The data carrier of claim 1, wherein the data carrier is a business card with said at least one data field comprising:

name data;

address data;

phone number data; and

business data;

wherein the data content of said at least one of the associated RFID transponder is related to the data content of said data field.

11. The data carrier of claim 1, wherein the data content of said at least one RFID transponder includes data for initializing a communication connection.

12. The data carrier of claim 11, wherein the communication connection is a mobile phone network connection or computer network connection.

13. The carrier of claim 1, wherein said data carrier is a questionnaire, comprising:

a plurality of data fields containing at least one question having a corresponding selectable answer; and

a plurality of RFID transponders associated with each said selectable answer corresponding to said question.

14. The data carrier of claim 13, further comprising at least one RFID transponder including data for setting up a communication connection for sending a response to said questionnaire.

15. The data carrier of claim 1, wherein said data carrier is a questionnaire, comprising:

a plurality of data fields containing at least one proposal having a corresponding selectable opinion; and

a plurality of RFID transponder associated with each said selectable opinion corresponding to said proposal.

16. The data carrier of claim 15, further comprising at least one RFID transponder including data for setting up a communication connection for sending a response to said questionnaire.

17. The data carrier of claim 1, wherein the data content of said at least one RFID transponder includes data for triggering a request for a service or a request for data storage in a computer network.

18-50. -50. (canceled)