Radio frequency identification (RFID) system for dynamically and automatically establishing communication between a mobile wireless communicating device and a data processing system

• US 20060252374A1
• Filed: 05/03/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HCL Technologies Limited
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Spielberg, Anthony Cappa, Ban, Oliver K.
• Granted Patent: US 7,430,398 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.300
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/14 using intermediate storage
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/04 Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/10 Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

RFID tags to provide a relatively low power and power conserving wireless communication system to dynamically and automatically transfer all preselected data developed in designated digital devices to a centralized data processing system. Inclusion, in the target mobile wireless devices from which data is to be transferred, of an RFID tag, preferably passive, to minimize power consumption that is conventionally recognizable by a short range RF transceiver in the computer system to which data is to be transferred. Thus, each mobile wireless device being tracked includes a short range RFID tag, a short range RF transceiver and storage means for the digital data developed by the device that is to be transferred. The data processing system to which the transfer is to be made should include a short range RF transceiver for identifying all RFID tags within this short range boundary; and means, responsive to the system RF transceiver identifying the RFID tag in the mobile wireless device within said short range boundary, for transmitting a signal to said mobile device to trigger the mobile device transceiver to transmit stored digital data to the data processing system.

Claims

1. A computer controlled communication system for dynamically and automatically establishing communication between mobile wireless digital communicating devices and other data processors comprising:

a mobile wireless digital device including;

a short range RFID tag;

a short range RF transceiver; and

storage means for digital data; and

a data processing system including;

a short range RF transceiver for identifying all RFID tags within said short range boundary; and

means responsive to said system RF transceiver identifying the RFID tag of said mobile wireless device within said short range boundary for transmitting a signal to said mobile device to trigger the mobile device transceiver to transmit stored digital data to said data processing system.

2. The communication system of claim 1 wherein said RFID tag is passive.

3. The communication system of claim 2 further including means in said data processing system for transmitting data to said triggered transceiver in wireless mobile device.

4. The communication system of claim 3 wherein said passive RFID tag and said short range RF transceiver in said mobile wireless device are implemented in a smart card.

5. The communication system of claim 4 wherein said short range RF transceiver in said data processing system and said short range RF transceiver in said mobile wireless device communicate with one another using 802.11b standard protocols.

6. The communications system of claim 4 wherein:

said data processing system is a home computer;

said mobile digital device is a personal electronics device; and

said stored digital data is data developed by the personal electronics device.

7. The communications system of claim 6 wherein said personal electronics device is a digital camera.

8. The communications system of claim 2 wherein said data processing system is also mobile.

9. A computer controlled communication method for dynamically and automatically establishing communication between mobile wireless digital communicating devices and other data processors comprising:

moving a mobile wireless digital device including a short range RFID tag, a short range RF transceiver and storage means for digital data into the reception boundary of a data processing system including a short range RF transceiver for identifying all RFID tags within said short range boundary whereby the transceiver is enabled to identify RFID tags;

responsive to said system RF transceiver identifying the RFID tag of said mobile wireless device within said short range boundary, transmitting a signal from said system transceiver to said mobile device; and

responsive to said signal, triggering the mobile device transceiver to transmit stored digital data to said data processing system.

10. The communication method of claim 9 wherein said RFID tag is passive.

11. The communication method of claim 10 further including the step of transmitting data from said data processing system to said triggered transceiver in a wireless mobile device.

12. The communication method of claim 11 wherein said short range RF transceiver in said data processing system and said short range RF transceiver in said mobile wireless device communicate with one another using 802.11b standard protocols.

13. The communications method of claim 12 wherein:

said data processing system is a home computer;

said mobile digital device is a personal electronics device; and

said stored digital data is data developed by the personal electronics device.

14. The communications method of claim 13 wherein said personal electronics device is a digital camera.

15. The communications method of claim 10 wherein said data processing system is also mobile.

16. A computer program having code recorded on a computer readable medium for dynamically and automatically establishing communication between mobile wireless digital communicating devices and other data processors comprising:

a mobile wireless digital device including;

a short range RFID tag;

a short range RF transceiver; and

storage means for digital data; and

a data processing system including;

a short range RF transceiver for identifying all RFID tags within said short range boundary; and

means responsive to said system RF transceiver identifying the RFID tag of said mobile wireless device within said short range boundary for transmitting a signal to said mobile device to trigger the mobile device transceiver to transmit stored digital data to said data processing system.

17. The computer program of claim 16 wherein said RFID tag is passive.

18. The computer program of claim 17 further including means in said data processing system for transmitting data to said triggered transceiver in a wireless mobile device.

19. The computer program of claim 18 wherein said short range RF transceiver in said data processing system and said short range RF transceiver in said mobile wireless device communicate with one another using 802.11b standard protocols.

20. The computer program of claim 19 wherein:

said data processing system is a home computer;

said mobile digital device is a personal electronics device; and

said stored digital data is data developed by the personal electronics device.

21. The computer program of claim 17 wherein said data processing system is also mobile.