MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE INCLUDING WIRELESS-BASED AVAILABILITY DETECTOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A wireless communications system comprising:
- a wireless communications network; and
a plurality of wireless communications devices, each configured to communicate via said wireless communications network, at least one of said plurality of wireless communications devices comprisinga portable housing,a wireless transceiver carried by said portable housing,a Near Field Communications (NFC) device carried by said portable housing,a wireless-based, availability detector carried by said portable housing, anda processor carried by said portable housing and configured todetermine a first availability status based upon said NFC device at a first time,activate said wireless-based, availability detector based upon said NFC device to thereby determine a second availability status based upon said wireless-based, availability detector at a second time after the first time, andcommunicate the first availability status and the second availability status to said wireless communications network via said wireless transceiver.
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Abstract
A wireless communications system includes a wireless communications network and a plurality of wireless communications devices. The wireless communications devices are each configured to communicate via the wireless communications network. At least one of the plurality of wireless communications devices has a portable housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the portable housing, and a wireless-based, availability detector carried by the portable housing. A processor is carried by the portable housing and is configured to determine a first availability status based upon the NFC device at a first time. The processor is further configured to activate the wireless-based, availability detector based upon the NFC device to thereby determine a second availability status based upon the wireless-based, availability detector at a second time after the first time. The processor is additionally configured to communicate the first and second availability status to the wireless communications network via the wireless transceiver.
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1. A wireless communications system comprising:
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a wireless communications network; and a plurality of wireless communications devices, each configured to communicate via said wireless communications network, at least one of said plurality of wireless communications devices comprising a portable housing, a wireless transceiver carried by said portable housing, a Near Field Communications (NFC) device carried by said portable housing, a wireless-based, availability detector carried by said portable housing, and a processor carried by said portable housing and configured to determine a first availability status based upon said NFC device at a first time, activate said wireless-based, availability detector based upon said NFC device to thereby determine a second availability status based upon said wireless-based, availability detector at a second time after the first time, and communicate the first availability status and the second availability status to said wireless communications network via said wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communications device for communication with a wireless communications network comprising:
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a portable housing; a wireless transceiver carried by said portable housing; a Near Field Communications (NFC) device carried by said portable housing; a wireless-based, availability detector carried by said portable housing; and a processor carried by said portable housing and configured to determine a first availability status based upon said NFC device at a first time, activate said wireless-based, availability detector based upon said NFC device to thereby determine a second availability status based upon said wireless-based, availability detector at a second time after the first time, and communicate the first availability status and the second availability status to said wireless communications network via said wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of using a wireless communications device comprising a processor, and a wireless transceiver, a Near Field Communications (NFC) device, and a wireless-based availability detector coupled thereto, the method comprising:
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determining, using the processor, a first availability status based upon the NFC device at a first time; activating, using the processor, the wireless-based, availability detector based upon the NFC device to thereby determine a second availability status based upon the wireless-based, availability detector at a second time after the first time; and communicating the first availability status and the second availability status to a wireless communications network via the wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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