Electronic near field communication enabled multifunctional device and method of its operation
First Claim
1. A method for the operation of a near field communication multifunction device in environments where interaction is desired between near field communication capable devices using multiple data formats, compromising the operations of:
- performing a first initiation procedure for a first data format according to a protocol of a certain standard, performing a second initiation procedure for a second data format according to a protocol of a certain standard, performing a delay, and repeating these operations in a repetitive process.
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Abstract
A computer program stored in a memory unit of an electronic near field communication module for near field communication devices in environments with different data formats according to different protocols is able to carry out a first initiation operation using a first data format according to a protocol of a first standard, a second initiation operation using a second data format according to a protocol of a second standard, a delay operation, and is able to repeat these operations in a repetitive process. Such devices can search their environment periodically for available RFID tags, RFID readers, NFC multifunctional devices, or the like. The delay can be fixed, variable in length, or both fixed and variable delays can be used. The invention enables for instance a mobile phone to act as an RFID reader of multiple tag formats, to emulate a tag, or to communicate with other NFC devices.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for the operation of a near field communication multifunction device in environments where interaction is desired between near field communication capable devices using multiple data formats, compromising the operations of:
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performing a first initiation procedure for a first data format according to a protocol of a certain standard, performing a second initiation procedure for a second data format according to a protocol of a certain standard, performing a delay, and repeating these operations in a repetitive process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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10. Method, comprising:
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performing a first initiation procedure for a first data format according to a protocol of a first standard, performing a second initiation procedure for a second data format according to a protocol of a second standard, performing a delay of a fixed length period of time, performing said first initiation procedure for said first data format according to said protocol of said first standard, performing said second initiation procedure for said second data format according to said protocol of said second standard, performing a delay of a random length period of time randomly selected from a first time range, performing said first initiation procedure for said first data format according to said protocol of said first standard;
performing said second initiation procedure for said second data format according to said protocol of said second standard, performing said delay of said fixed length period of time, performing said first initiation procedure for said first data format according to said protocol of said first standard, performing said second initiation procedure for said second data format according to said protocol of said second standard, performing a delay of a random length period of time randomly selected from a second time range, and repeating these operations in a repetitive process.
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11. Method, comprising:
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performing a first initiation procedure for a first data format according to a protocol of a first standard, performing a second initiation procedure for a second data format according to a protocol of a second standard, performing a delay of a fixed length period of time, performing a first passive detection procedure for a third data format according to a protocol of a third standard, performing a second passive detection procedure for a fourth data format according to a protocol of a fourth standard, performing a delay of a random length period of time randomly selected from a first time range, performing said first initiation procedure for said first data format according to said protocol of said first standard, performing said second initiation procedure for said second data format according to said protocol of said second standard, performing said delay of said fixed length period of time, performing said first passive detection procedure for said third data format according to said protocol of said third standard, performing said second passive detection procedure for said fourth data format according to said protocol of said fourth standard, performing a delay of a random length period of time randomly selected from a second time range, and repeating these operations in a repetitive process.
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18. An electronic near field communication module for near field communication devices in environments with different data formats according to different protocols of different standards used, comprising:
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at least one antenna;
a receiver, connected to at least one antenna;
a transmitter, connected to at least one antenna;
a processing unit connected to said receiver, and connected to said transmitter; and
a memory unit connected to said processing unit, wherein said memory unit is adapted to store a first data format according to a protocol of a first standard, a second data format according to a protocol of a second standard, wherein said processing unit is configured to perform, via said transmitter, said receiver and said antenna, a first initiation procedure for said first data format according to said protocol of said first standard, a second initiation procedure for said second data format according to said protocol of said second standard, a delay, and to repeat these operations in a repetitive process. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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