APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION IN A TERMINAL USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION

• US 20140077935A1
• Filed: 09/13/2013
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: NAM, Sang-Su
• Granted Patent: US 9,600,695 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID

Abstract

A method for performing data transmission/reception using Near Field Communication (NFC) in a terminal includes loading a preset data transmission/reception policy upon recognizing a target device capable of communication using NFC; acquiring at least one sensing information used to determine a particular data transmission/reception operation; and determining the particular data transmission/reception operation based on the loaded data transmission/reception policy and the acquired sensing information.

Claims

1. A method for performing data transmission/reception using Near Field Communication (NFC) in a terminal, comprising:

loading a data transmission/reception policy upon recognizing a target device;

acquiring at least one sensing information related to a state of the terminal as specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy; and

determining a particular data transmission/reception operation for performing with the target device based on the loaded data transmission/reception policy and the acquired sensing information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the loading comprises determining a currently set NFC function mode and loading the data transmission/reception policy corresponding to the determined NFC function mode.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the acquiring comprises acquiring the at least one sensing information that satisfies a terminal state specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data transmission/reception policy specifies the particular data transmission/reception operation corresponding to at least one of a slope state and a motion state of the terminal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises analyzing the acquired at least one sensing information and determining whether a current terminal state satisfies at least one terminal state specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, if the current terminal state satisfies at least one terminal state specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy, performing an operation corresponding to the at least one terminal state specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises analyzing the acquired at least one sensing information and determining whether a current terminal state satisfies two or more terminal states specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, if the current terminal state satisfies two or more terminal states specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy, performing an operation corresponding to one of the two or more terminal states specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy based on a preset priority scheme.

9. An apparatus for performing data transmission/reception using Near Field Communication (NFC) in a terminal, comprising:

a communication unit for communicating with a target device;

a memory for storing a predetermined data transmission/reception policy;

at least one sensor for acquiring sensing information relating to a state of the terminal; and

a controller for determining a particular data transmission/reception operation for performing with the target device based on the at least one sensing information and the predetermined data transmission/reception policy upon recognizing the target device.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller determines a currently set NFC function mode and determines the particular data transmission/reception policy corresponding to the determined NFC function mode.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one sensor acquires the sensing information that satisfies a terminal state specified in the data transmission/reception policy corresponding to the determined NFC function mode.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the data transmission/reception policy specifies the particular data transmission/reception operation corresponding to at least one of a slope state and a motion state of the terminal.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller analyzes the acquired at least one sensing information and performs an operation corresponding to a relevant terminal state when a current terminal state satisfies at least one terminal state specified in the data transmission/reception policy.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller analyzes the acquire at least one sensing information and, if a current terminal state satisfies two or more terminal states specified in the data transmission/reception policy, the controller performs an operation corresponding to one of the two or more terminal states specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy based on a preset priority scheme.