Method and Apparatus Pertaining to RFID Tag-Based User Assertions
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a display;
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) transceiver that operably couples to the display such that the display will present at least some information received via the RFID transceiver;
at least one user-assertable surface that, when asserted by the user, selectively couples a corresponding near-field RFID tag to a far-field component such that information stored by the near-field RFID tag is transmitted via the far-field component.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a display and one or more user-assertable surfaces. When asserted by a user, such a surface selectively couples a corresponding near-field RFID tag to a far-field component such that information stored by the near-field RFID tag is transmitted via the far-field component. The display, in turn, presents at least some information that the apparatus receives via an RFID transceiver. Depending upon the design this RFID transceiver can be the same as the aforementioned near-field RFID tag or can comprise a different RFID tag (such as but not limited to a far-field RFID tag). By one approach the aforementioned user-assertable surfaces comprise discrete push buttons. When the far-field component comprises a far-field antenna, asserting such a push button can serve to place the corresponding near-field RFID tag into operable proximity to the far-field antenna.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a display; a radio-frequency identification (RFID) transceiver that operably couples to the display such that the display will present at least some information received via the RFID transceiver; at least one user-assertable surface that, when asserted by the user, selectively couples a corresponding near-field RFID tag to a far-field component such that information stored by the near-field RFID tag is transmitted via the far-field component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
by an apparatus; presenting on a display at least some information received via a radio-frequency identification (RFID) transceiver; automatically coupling a particular near-field RFID tag to a far-field component when a user asserts a particular corresponding user-assertable surface to thereby transmit via the far-field component information stored by the particular near-field RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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