MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM USING MAGNETIC SENSOR AND ACTIVATED NFC CIRCUIT FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES
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1. A mobile wireless communications device, comprising:
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radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor carried by the housing and operative with each other;
a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit connected to the processor for communicating using an NFC communications protocol; and
a magnetic sensor supported by the housing and connected to the processor and configured to sense a magnet of another mobile wireless communications device when the magnetic sensor is aligned with the magnet located on the other mobile wireless communications device and generate a signal to the processor;
wherein the processor is configured to activate, in response to the signal, the NFC circuit to transmit or receive data regarding a function of one of the communications devices with the other mobile wireless communications device using the NFC communications protocol.
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Abstract
A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and a circuit board carried by the housing. Radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor are carried by the housing and operative with each other. A Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit is connected to the processor for communicating using an NFC communications protocol. A magnetic sensor is supported by the housing and connected to the processor for sensing a magnetic field and generating a signal to the processor and in response, the processor activating the NFC circuit for transmitting or receiving data using the NFC communications protocol.
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26 Claims
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1. A mobile wireless communications device, comprising:
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a housing; radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor carried by the housing and operative with each other; a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit connected to the processor for communicating using an NFC communications protocol; and a magnetic sensor supported by the housing and connected to the processor and configured to sense a magnet of another mobile wireless communications device when the magnetic sensor is aligned with the magnet located on the other mobile wireless communications device and generate a signal to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to activate, in response to the signal, the NFC circuit to transmit or receive data regarding a function of one of the communications devices with the other mobile wireless communications device using the NFC communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for establishing wireless communications between communications devices, the method comprising:
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providing first and second mobile wireless communications devices each comprising a housing and a processor and RF circuitry carried by the housing, each device further comprising a magnet and magnetic sensor carried by the housing, said magnetic sensor connected to the processor, and a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit connected to the processor; aligning respective magnets and magnetic sensors such that a magnet on the first mobile wireless communications device is aligned with a magnetic sensor on the second mobile wireless communications device and a magnet on the second mobile wireless communications device is aligned with a magnetic sensor on the first mobile wireless communications device; activating the NFC circuit contained in at least one mobile wireless communications device in response to sensing the magnet on the respective other mobile wireless communication device; and exchanging data between the first and second mobile wireless communications devices regarding a function of one of the communications devices using an NFC communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for communicating, comprising:
first and second mobile wireless communications devices each having a housing and radio frequency circuitry and a processor and a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit connected to the processor for communicating using an NFC communications protocol and a magnet and a magnetic sensor connected to the processor for sensing a magnetic field and generating a signal to the processor and in response, the processor configured to activate the NFC circuit for transmitting or receiving data regarding a function of one of mobile wireless communications devices using the NFC communications protocol, wherein respective magnets and magnetic sensors are aligned for activating an NFC circuit to exchange data between the mobile wireless communications devices regarding a function of one of the communications devices using the NFC communications protocol.
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