Service selection
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a wireless transponder access module capable of detecting a wireless transponder brought into the proximity of the device and of receiving information from wireless transponder;
wherein the electronic device and the wireless transponder module are configured to provide a set of services when the wireless transponder is accessible to the wireless transponder access module;
a sensor capable of determining spatial information related to the access module and producing a corresponding spatial signal; and
a processor capable of selecting one service out of the set of services using the spatial signal.
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Abstract
An electronic device for using wireless access modules such as RFID tags, which device has a wireless transponder access module capable of detecting a wireless transponder brought into the proximity of the device and of receiving information from wireless transponder, wherein the electronic device and the wireless transponder module are configured to provide a set of services when the wireless transponder is accessible to the wireless transponder access module. The electronic device contains a sensor that is capable of determining spatial information related to the access module and producing a corresponding spatial signal and a processor capable of selecting one service out of the set of services using the spatial signal. Hence, the way an RFID tag is swept close to the device determines the way in which the RFID tag should be used.
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15 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a wireless transponder access module capable of detecting a wireless transponder brought into the proximity of the device and of receiving information from wireless transponder;
wherein the electronic device and the wireless transponder module are configured to provide a set of services when the wireless transponder is accessible to the wireless transponder access module;
a sensor capable of determining spatial information related to the access module and producing a corresponding spatial signal; and
a processor capable of selecting one service out of the set of services using the spatial signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless transponder for providing selectable services, the transponder comprising:
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a memory for storing a look-up table correlating two different spatial signals with respective services;
a sensor capable of determining spatial information related to the access module and producing a corresponding spatial signal; and
a processor for selecting a service corresponding to the spatial signal. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A system including an electronic device and a wireless transponder, the electronic device comprising:
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a wireless transponder access module capable of detecting a wireless transponder brought into the proximity of the device and of receiving information from wireless transponder;
wherein the electronic device and the wireless transponder module are configured to provide a set of services when the wireless transponder is accessible to the wireless transponder access module;
a sensor capable of determining spatial information related to the access module and producing a corresponding spatial signal; and
a processor capable of selecting one service out of the set of services using the spatial signal; and
the wireless transponder comprising;
a memory for storing a look-up table correlating two different spatial signals with respective services;
a sensor capable of determining spatial information related to the access module and producing a corresponding spatial signal; and
a processor for selecting a service corresponding to the spatial signal.
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12. A computer program capable of causing an electronic device to:
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detect the proximity of a wireless transponder;
receive information from wireless transponder;
wherein the electronic device and the wireless transponder module are configured to provide a set of services when the wireless transponder is accessible to the wireless transponder access module;
determine spatial information related to the access module and to produce a corresponding spatial signal; and
select one service out of the set of services using the spatial signal.
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13. A computer program capable of causing a wireless transponder to:
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store a look-up table correlating two different spatial signals with respective services;
determine spatial information related to the access module and to produce a corresponding spatial signal; and
select a service corresponding to the spatial signal.
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14. A method in an electronic device, including:
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detecting the proximity of a wireless transponder;
receiving information from wireless transponder;
wherein the electronic device and the wireless transponder module are configured to provide a set of services when the wireless transponder is accessible to the wireless transponder access module;
determining spatial information related to the access module and producing a corresponding spatial signal; and
selecting one service out of the set of services using the spatial signal.
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15. A method in a wireless transponder, including:
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storing a look-up table correlating two different spatial signals with respective services;
determining spatial information related to the access module and producing a corresponding spatial signal; and
selecting a service corresponding to the spatial signal.
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Specification