Mobile wireless communications device for near field communication (NFC)operations and related methods
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1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
- a satellite position determining device;
a near-field communication (NEC) device, said NFC device being switchable between a first NFC mode and a second NFC mode, the second NFC mode providing a lower power consumption by said NFC device compared to the first NFC mode; and
a controller coupled with said satellite position determining device and said NFC circuit, said controller being configured toswitch said NFC device from the first NFC mode to the second NFC mode based upon a determination of movement of the mobile wireless communications device at a rate faster than a threshold rate based upon said satellite position determining device,determine a change in movement to a rate below the threshold rate based upon said satellite position determining device,determine whether a geographical position of the mobile wireless communications device corresponds to a roadway based upon said satellite position determining device, andswitch said NFC device from the second NFC mode to the first NFC mode based upon the change in movement to the rate below the threshold rate and a determination that the geographical position does not correspond to a roadway.
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Abstract
A mobile wireless communications device may include a satellite position determining device, and a near-field communication (NFC) device being switchable between a first NFC mode and a second NFC mode, wherein the second NFC mode provides a lower power consumption by the NFC device compared to the first NFC mode. A controller may also be coupled with the satellite position determining device and the NFC device. The controller may be configured to switch the NFC device from the first NFC mode to the second NFC mode based upon a determination of movement of the mobile wireless communications device at the rate faster than a threshold rate.
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1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
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a satellite position determining device; a near-field communication (NEC) device, said NFC device being switchable between a first NFC mode and a second NFC mode, the second NFC mode providing a lower power consumption by said NFC device compared to the first NFC mode; and a controller coupled with said satellite position determining device and said NFC circuit, said controller being configured to switch said NFC device from the first NFC mode to the second NFC mode based upon a determination of movement of the mobile wireless communications device at a rate faster than a threshold rate based upon said satellite position determining device, determine a change in movement to a rate below the threshold rate based upon said satellite position determining device, determine whether a geographical position of the mobile wireless communications device corresponds to a roadway based upon said satellite position determining device, and switch said NFC device from the second NFC mode to the first NFC mode based upon the change in movement to the rate below the threshold rate and a determination that the geographical position does not correspond to a roadway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for operating a mobile wireless communications device comprising a satellite position determining device and a near-field communication (NEC) device being switchable between a first NFC mode and a second NFC mode, the second NFC mode providing a lower power consumption by the NFC device compared to the first NFC mode, the method comprising:
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switching the NFC device from the first NFC mode to the second NFC mode based upon a determination of movement of the mobile wireless communications device at a rate faster than a threshold rate based upon the satellite position determining device; determining a change in movement to a rate below the threshold rate based upon said satellite position determining device; determining whether a geographical position of the mobile wireless communications device corresponds to a roadway based upon the satellite position determining device; and switching the NFC device from the second NFC mode to the first NFC mode based upon the change in movement to the rate below the threshold rate and a determination that the geographical position does not correspond to a roadway. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium for a mobile wireless communications device comprising a satellite position determining device and a near-field communication (NFC) device being switchable between a first NFC mode and a second NFC mode, the second NFC mode providing a lower power consumption by the NFC device compared to the first NFC mode, the computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing the mobile wireless communications device to perform steps comprising:
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switching the NFC device from the first NFC mode to the second NFC mode based upon a determination of movement of the mobile wireless communications device at a rate faster than a threshold rate based upon the satellite position determining device; determining a change in movement to a rate below the threshold rate based upon said satellite position determining device; determining whether a geographical position of the mobile wireless communications device corresponds to a roadway based upon the satellite position determining device; and switching the NFC device from the second NFC mode to the first NFC mode based upon the change in movement to the rate below the threshold rate and a determination that the geographical position does not correspond to a roadway. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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