SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION USING A MOBILE PHONE
First Claim
1. A method of providing information to a customer, comprising:
- reading data from a short-range wireless communication device using a short-range wireless communication-enabled mobile phone; and
accessing information via a communications network based on the data read from the NFC-enabled device.
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Abstract
A technique is provided for providing information to a customer within a store. A mobile phone is provided that is adapted to communicate with Near Field Communication (NFC) devices and wireless Internet Protocol (IP) based network, or Internet system, as well as operate as a cellular phone. The mobile phone is configured to bridge information between the various protocols used to enable the mobile phone to communicate with an NFC device, a wireless Internet system, and a cellular phone system. For example, information obtained by the mobile phone from a NFC device may be transferred to the portion of the mobile phone that is used to connect the mobile phone to a wireless Internet system to enable the mobile phone to provide the proper authentication to access the wireless Internet system. In addition, the mobile phone may be adapted to communicate using a Bluetooth communication system. Similarly, information from the Bluetooth portion of the mobile phone is shared with the other portions of the phone that communicate using other data protocols.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of providing information to a customer, comprising:
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reading data from a short-range wireless communication device using a short-range wireless communication-enabled mobile phone; and accessing information via a communications network based on the data read from the NFC-enabled device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile phone, comprising:
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a wireless phone protocol to enable the mobile phone to transmit information via a cellular phone system; a Near Field Communication (NFC) protocol to enable the mobile phone to receive data from a NFC-enabled device; and a wireless Internet protocol to enable the mobile phone to access the Internet via a wireless Internet system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of providing information to a customer, comprising:
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reading data from a first Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled device using a NFC-enabled mobile phone; storing the data in the NFC-enabled mobile phone; and transferring the data stored in the NFC-enabled mobile phone to a second device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system to provide information to a customer, comprising:
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a plurality of Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled devices having data stored therein; and a NFC-enabled device coupled to a communications network, wherein a customer may access shopping-related information via the communications network by retrieving the data from at least one NFC-enabled devices and transferring the data to the NFC-enabled device coupled to a communications network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of accessing the Internet with a wireless Internet communications device, comprising:
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providing a wireless Internet system to enable a user to access the Internet; and providing a Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled device adapted to provide data to the wireless Internet communications device to enable the wireless Internet communications device to configure the wireless Internet communications device to communicate with the wireless Internet system.
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