APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA IN MOBILE DEVICE HAVING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION MODULE
First Claim
1. A method for communicating data with an external device by using a Near Field Communication (NFC) module in a portable terminal including the NFC module, the method comprising:
- detecting a notification event from the NFC module notifying contact with the external device;
determining whether a preregistered message to be transmitted to the external device is present in a storage unit in response to the notification event being detected; and
controlling the NFC module to transmit the preregistered message to the external device in response to determining that the preregistered message is present in the storage unit.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for communicating data and, more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for communicating data enabling portable terminals to transmit and receive a message by using an NFC module. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for communicating data with an external device by using an NFC (Near Field Communication) module in a portable terminal having the NFC module includes: detecting a notification event from the NFC module notifying contact of the external device; deciding whether a preregistered message to be transmitted to the external device exists in a storage unit if the notification event is detected; and controlling the NFC module to transmit the preregistered message to the external device if the registered message exists in the storage unit.
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1. A method for communicating data with an external device by using a Near Field Communication (NFC) module in a portable terminal including the NFC module, the method comprising:
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detecting a notification event from the NFC module notifying contact with the external device; determining whether a preregistered message to be transmitted to the external device is present in a storage unit in response to the notification event being detected; and controlling the NFC module to transmit the preregistered message to the external device in response to determining that the preregistered message is present in the storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for communicating data with an external device by using a Near Field Communication (NFC) module in a portable terminal including the NFC module, the method comprising:
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receiving messages from the external device using the NFC module; displaying identifier information of applications corresponding to each message; detecting a user selection selecting identifier information of one of the applications; and processing a message corresponding to the selected identifier information by executing the one application corresponding to the selected identifier information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable terminal comprising:
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a Near Field Communication (NFC) module; a storage unit configured to store a preregistered message to be transmitted to an external device using the NFC module; and a control unit configured to detect a notification event from the NFC module notifying contact with the external device and control the NFC module to transmit the preregistered message to the external device in response to the notification event. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable terminal comprising:
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a Near Field Communication (NFC) module configured to receive messages from an external device; a display unit configured to display identifier information of applications corresponding to the messages received from the external device using the NFC module; and a control unit configured to detect a user selection selecting identifier information of one of the applications, and process a message corresponding to the selected identifier information by executing the one application corresponding to the selected identifier information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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