PROCESSING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ACTIVE/PASSIVE DEVICES AND A CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20120315848A1
• Filed: 06/11/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman Professional, Inc. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Amx LLC (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Smith, Darin William, Skaf, Rashid, Pautler, James
• Granted Patent: US 9,793,962 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication

Abstract

Disclosed are example near field communication (NFC) devices and methods of operation configured to provide a user with easy access to operating a control system. One example method of operation may include accessing an application on a mobile device and identifying a user information parameter. The method may also provide generating a near field communication message that includes the user information parameter and transmitting the near field communication message to initiate a control procedure.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

accessing an application on a mobile device;

identifying at least one user information parameter;

generating a near field communication message that includes the at least one user information parameter; and

transmitting the near field communication message to initiate a control procedure.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one user information parameter identifies at least one user preference.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one user information parameter is a control function used to operate a remote electronic device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the remote electronic device comprises at least one of a light, motor control, computer application, relay, binary logic signal interface and a communications interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one user information parameter comprises at least one of a token, a username, a password and mobile device information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a token; and

automatically logging the mobile device into a communication network operated by the control device responsive to the generated token.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving wireless communication access at the mobile device responsive to logging the mobile device into the communication network.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor configured to;

access an application on a mobile device,

identify at least one user information parameter,

generate a near field communication message that includes the at least one user information parameter; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the near field communication message to initiate a control procedure.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one user information parameter identifies at least one user preference.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one user information parameter is a control function used to operate a remote electronic device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the remote electronic device comprises at least one of a light, motor control, computer application, relay, binary logic signal interface and a communications interface.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one user information parameter comprises at least one of a token, a username, a password and mobile device information.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to generate a token, and automatically log the mobile device into a communication network operated by the control device responsive to the generated token.

14. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive wireless communication access at the mobile device responsive to logging the mobile device into the communication network.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

accessing an application on a mobile device;

identifying at least one user information parameter;

generating a near field communication message that includes the at least one user information parameter; and

transmitting the near field communication message to initiate a control procedure.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the at least one user information parameter identifies at least one user preference.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the at least one user information parameter is a control function used to operate a remote electronic device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the remote electronic device comprises at least one of a light, motor control, computer application, relay, binary logic signal interface and a communications interface.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured of claim 15, wherein the at least one user information parameter comprises at least one of a token, a username, a password and mobile device information.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

generating a token;

automatically logging the mobile device into a communication network operated by the control device responsive to the generated token; and

receiving wireless communication access at the mobile device responsive to logging the mobile device into the communication network.