Extended User Assistance
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a Near Field Communication (NFC) circuit adapted to retrieve data stored on an NFC tag,a controller adapted to identify the data as being context-based user assistance data and to retrieve current user context of the portable electronic device,access means adapted to access user assistance information based on the context-based user assistance data and the current user context andprovision means adapted to provide user assistance information, corresponding to the current user context, to the user.
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Abstract
The invention relates to providing extended user assistance to the user of a portable electronic device. In particular, the invention relates to providing using assistance for a user of a portable electronic device, comprising a display and a Near Field Communication (NFC) circuit. The method comprises swiping the portable electronic device over an NFC tag comprising user assistance data, accessing user assistance information based on the user assistance data and displaying the user assistance information on the display. The application also relates to a method for providing context-based user assistance information and to a corresponding device.
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15 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a Near Field Communication (NFC) circuit adapted to retrieve data stored on an NFC tag, a controller adapted to identify the data as being context-based user assistance data and to retrieve current user context of the portable electronic device, access means adapted to access user assistance information based on the context-based user assistance data and the current user context and provision means adapted to provide user assistance information, corresponding to the current user context, to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing using assistance to a user of a portable electronic device, comprising an Near Field Communication (NFC) circuit, comprising:
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providing user assistance data on at least one NFC tag, swiping the portable electronic device over the NFC tag, retrieving user assistance data stored on the NFC tag, accessing user assistance information based on the user assistance data, and providing user assistance information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program including programmed instructions that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to:
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determine that a portable electronic device has been moved into proximity with at least one NFC tag, wherein the at least one NFC tag includes user assistance data stored thereon; retrieve the user assistance data stored on the NFC tag, access user assistance information based on the user assistance data, and provide the user assistance information to the user.
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