DIRECTIONAL SENSING MECHANISM AND COMMUNICATIONS AUTHENTICATION
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1. A method of controlling the operation of an Integrated Circuit, comprising:
- receiving one or more motion inputs at a motion-sensing mechanism;
determining whether the received one or more motion inputs correspond to one or more predetermined inputs; and
controlling operations of a switch based on whether the received one or more motion inputs are determined to correspond to one or more predetermined inputs, the switch being controlled so as to enable or disable the Integrated Circuit from exchanging communications via an antenna.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed toward an RFID device that includes a motion sensing mechanism. The motion sensing mechanism is adapted to sense motion of the RFID device and then selectively allow or restrict the RFID device'"'"'s ability to transmit messages, which may include sensitive data, when the RFID device is placed in an RF field. Thus, the motion sensing mechanism is utilized to control access to data on the RFID device to only instances when the holder of the RFID device moves the RFID device in a predefined sequence of motion(s).
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1. A method of controlling the operation of an Integrated Circuit, comprising:
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receiving one or more motion inputs at a motion-sensing mechanism; determining whether the received one or more motion inputs correspond to one or more predetermined inputs; and controlling operations of a switch based on whether the received one or more motion inputs are determined to correspond to one or more predetermined inputs, the switch being controlled so as to enable or disable the Integrated Circuit from exchanging communications via an antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communication device, comprising:
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an Integrated Circuit; and a privacy module, the privacy module including a directional sensing mechanism configured to detect a motion of the communication device and translate the detected motion into an electrical signal which is analyzed by an analysis module and used to control operations of a switch which controls whether or not the Integrated Circuit is enabled to communicate via an antenna. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) device, comprising:
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an Integrated Circuit; a privacy module; and a directional sensing mechanism configured to detect a motion of the communication device and translate the detected motion into an electrical signal which is analyzed by the privacy module and, based on the analysis performed by the privacy module, used to control operations of the Integrated Circuit via a switch. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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