Terminal, method and computer program product for interacting with a signaling tag

• US 8,308,065 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2012
• Issued: 11/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Jalkanen, Janne, Huomo, Heikki, Vesikivi, Petri
• Primary Examiner(s): Trail, Allyson
• Application Number:
  US13/419,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20120169473A1
• Time in Patent Office: 245 Days
• Field of Search: 235/382, 235/376.451, 705/22, 455/66.1, 455/517, 709/203, 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 235/451
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/203 Inventory monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A terminal for interacting with a signaling tag includes a controller capable of selecting a signaling tag and thereafter receiving a tag type from the signaling tag at least partially over an air interface. The controller is also capable of determining if the terminal is actively operating an application. In this regard, the controller is capable of performing a predefined action based upon the tag type, such as based upon a tag type of “Read Only,” “Read/Write” or “Transceiver in Show Mode.” And when the controller is actively operating an application, the controller is capable of performing the predefined action further based upon the application and a state of the application.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving information regarding a signaling tag at an apparatus at least partially over an air interface;

determining whether the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data; and

in an instance in which the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data, initiating a short-range communication connection between the apparatus and a device including the signaling tag using one or more connection parameters received from said signaling tag.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting information associated with the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the presented data comprises at least one of an image, audio and video.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising initiating transmission of information associated with the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag in response to receiving an instruction from a user of the apparatus via a user interface.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising initiating transmission of the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag in response to receiving an instruction from a user of the apparatus via a user interface.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the presented data comprises at least one of an image, audio and video.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving information regarding a signaling tag at an apparatus at least partially over an air interface;

determining whether the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data; and

in an instance in which the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data, initiating a short-range communication connection between the apparatus and a device including the signaling tag using one or more connection parameters received from said signaling tag in response to receiving an instruction from a user of the apparatus via a user interface.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting information associated with the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the presented data comprises at least one of an image, audio and video.

12. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program instructions, the at least one memory and the computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive information regarding a signaling tag at least partially over an air interface;

determine whether the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data; and

in an instance in which the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data, initiate a short-range communication connection between the apparatus and a device including the signaling tag using one or more connection parameters received from said signaling tag.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions are further configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to transmit information associated with the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions are further configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to transmit the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the presented data comprises at least one of an image, audio and video.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions are further configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to initiate transmission of information associated with the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag in response to receiving an instruction from a user of the apparatus via a user interface.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to initiate transmission of the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag in response to receiving an instruction from a user of the apparatus via a user interface.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the presented data comprises at least one of an image, audio and video.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a display configured to present the data.

20. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a radio frequency transceiver configured to support the short-range communication connection between the apparatus and the device including the signaling tag.

21. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program instructions, the at least one memory and the computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to;

receive information regarding a signaling tag at an apparatus at least partially over an air interface;

determine whether the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data; and

in an instance in which the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data, initiate a short-range communication connection between the apparatus and a device including the signaling tag using one or more connection parameters received from said signaling tag in response to receiving an instruction from a user of the apparatus via a user interface.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions are configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to transmit information associated with the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to transmit the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the presented data comprises at least one of an image, audio and video.

25. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and computer program instructions stored therein, the computer program instructions comprising program instructions configured to:

receive information regarding a signaling tag at an apparatus at least partially over an air interface;

determine whether the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data; and

in an instance in which the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data, initiate a short-range communication connection between the apparatus and a device including the signaling tag using one or more connection parameters received from said signaling tag.

26. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the computer program instructions further comprise program instructions configured to transmit information associated with the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

27. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the computer program instructions further comprise program instructions configured to transmit the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

28. The computer program product of claim 27, wherein the presented data comprises at least one of an image, audio and video.

29. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the computer program instructions further comprise program instructions configured to initiate transmission of information associated with the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag in response to receiving an instruction from a user of the apparatus via a user interface.

30. The computer program product of claim 25, wherein the computer program instructions further comprise program instructions configured to initiate transmission of the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag in response to receiving an instruction from a user of the apparatus via a user interface.

31. The computer program product of claim 30, wherein the presented data comprises at least one of an image, audio and video.

32. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and computer program instructions stored therein, the computer program instructions comprising program instructions configured to:

receive information regarding a signaling tag at an apparatus at least partially over an air interface;

determine whether the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data; and

in an instance in which the apparatus is actively operating an application in a state of presenting data, initiate a short-range communication connection between the apparatus and a device including the signaling tag using one or more connection parameters received from said signaling tag in response to receiving an instruction from a user of the apparatus via a user interface.

33. The computer program product of claim 32, wherein the computer program instructions further comprise program instructions configured to transmit information associated with the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

34. The computer program product of claim 32, wherein the computer program instructions further comprise program instructions configured to transmit the data presented by the application via the short-range communication connection to the device including the signaling tag.

35. The computer program product of claim 34, wherein the presented data comprises at least one of an image, audio and video.