Systems and methods for transmitting data using near field communications

• US 8,917,161 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2012
• Issued: 12/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Clifford J. August
• Original Assignee: Clifford J. August
• Inventors: August, Clifford J., Pyner, Derek John, Needham, Glenn
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): OTT, FREDERICK R
• Application Number:
  US13/657,799
• Publication Number:
  US 20130113609A1
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 340/10.1
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/01 Details
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• 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 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A data transmission system comprising a data bridge, a reader device, and a network access system. The data bridge comprises an RFID system, a network system, a memory module, and a processor operatively connected between the RFID system and the network system. The data bridge system operates in a first mode using the RFID system and a second mode using the network system. The reader device communicates with the memory module using the RFID system. The network access system communicates with the memory module using the network system.

Claims

1. A data transmission system comprising:

an RFID system comprising;

an RFID module,

a memory module storing menus, sub menus, and data, where

the memory module stores

a plurality of menu choices associated with the menus,

a plurality of sub menu choices associated with the sub menus, and

a plurality of data choices associated with the data, and

a switch;

a reader system comprising an RFID reader;

wherein

activating the switch causes the RFID system to transfer the plurality of menu choices to the reader system;

the reader system displays the plurality of menu choices associated with the menus;

activating the switch causes the RFID system to transfer a selected menu to the reader system in response to the displayed menu choices;

the reader system displays the plurality of sub menu choices associated with the selected menu;

activating the switch causes the RFID system to transfer a selected sub menu to the reader system based on a selection made in response to the displayed sub menu choices;

the reader system displays the it of data choices associated with the selected sub menu choice; and

activating the switch causes the RFID system to transfer data to the reader system based on a selection made in response to the selected data choice.

2. A data transmission system as recited in claim 1, in which the reader system further comprises a reader network module, the data transmission system further comprising a data storage system comprising:

a database network module; and

a database;

wherein

data transferred to the reader system is further transmitted to the database using the database network module and the reader network module.

3. A data transmission system as recited in claim 1, in which activating the switch causes the reader system to transmit data to the RFID system in response to a selection made in response to at least one of the sub menu choices.

4. A data transmission system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a network module operatively connected to the RFID system.

5. A data transmission system as recited in claim 1, in which the network module comprises at least one of a Wi-Fi transceiver a cellular transceiver, and a Blue Tooth transceiver.

6. A data transmission system as recited in claim 1, in which the RFID system is capable of operating in an unpowered mode.

7. A data transmission system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a security module that encrypts data transmitted using the RFID system.