Data exchange initiated by tapping devices
First Claim
1. A system for transmitting data from a mobile device to other devices, the system comprising:
- a detection component incorporated in a mobile device for detecting physical contact between the mobile device and a second device and generating a signal that is indicative of the detected physical contact;
a near field communication transponder configured to use near field communication when transmitting messages; and
a controller coupled to the detection component and to the near field communication transponder,wherein the controller is configured to receive the signal indicative of physical contact between the mobile device and the second device and, in response, cause the near field communication transponder to transmit a message from the mobile device to the second device,wherein the message is configured to enable a communication channel to be created between the mobile device and the second device, andwherein the created communication channel permits data to be transmitted from the mobile device to the second device.
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Abstract
A user can initiate the transmission of data on a mobile device by making physical contact with another device. The physical contact can be any type of physical touch that is referred to as a ‘tap’ or ‘tapping.’ When a tap is detected by a device, the device may initiate near field communication (NFC) with the other tapping device. NFC may be used to communicate data between the two devices, or NFC may be used to exchange sufficient information to allow the devices to establish a communication channel via another communication link. In some embodiments, an NFC-enabled mobile device can be used to gather group data relating to users having mobile devices that are within NFC range of one another and which initiate the aggregation of group data by the tapping of three or more devices.
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52 Claims
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1. A system for transmitting data from a mobile device to other devices, the system comprising:
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a detection component incorporated in a mobile device for detecting physical contact between the mobile device and a second device and generating a signal that is indicative of the detected physical contact; a near field communication transponder configured to use near field communication when transmitting messages; and a controller coupled to the detection component and to the near field communication transponder, wherein the controller is configured to receive the signal indicative of physical contact between the mobile device and the second device and, in response, cause the near field communication transponder to transmit a message from the mobile device to the second device, wherein the message is configured to enable a communication channel to be created between the mobile device and the second device, and wherein the created communication channel permits data to be transmitted from the mobile device to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium containing instructions for controlling a mobile device, the instructions causing the mobile device to implement a method of transmitting data from the mobile device to other devices, the method comprising:
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detecting physical contact between the mobile device and a second device; causing a near field communication transponder to transmit a message from the mobile device to the second device, wherein the near field communication transponder transmits the message using near field communication, and wherein the message enables a communication channel to be created between the mobile device and the second device; and transmitting data from the mobile device to the second device via the communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system in a mobile device for collecting group data from a plurality of mobile devices, the system comprising:
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a detection component incorporated in a mobile device for detecting physical contact between the mobile device and each of a plurality of mobile devices and generating signals that are indicative of the detected physical contact; a near field communication transponder configured to use near field communication when transmitting messages; a controller coupled to the detection component and to the near field communication transponder, the controller receiving the signals indicative of physical contact between the mobile device and each of the plurality of mobile devices and, in response, causing the near field communication transponder to transmit a message from the mobile device to each of the plurality of mobile devices, the message requesting data from each of the plurality of mobile devices; and a receiver coupled to the near field communication transponder, the receiver receiving data from each of the plurality of mobile devices in response to the transmitted message. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer readable storage medium containing instructions for controlling a mobile device, the instructions causing the mobile device to implement a method of collecting group data from a plurality of mobile devices, the method comprising:
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detecting physical contact between the mobile device and each of a plurality of mobile devices; causing a near field communication transponder to transmit a message from the mobile device to each of the plurality of mobile devices, wherein the near field communication transponder transmits the message using near field communication, and wherein the message requests data from each of the plurality of mobile devices; and receiving data from each of the plurality of mobile devices in response to the transmitted message. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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