Methods and apparatus for improving NFC connection through device positioning
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
- detecting that a device is attempting to perform a near field communication (NFC) action to communicate with a remote NFC device;
providing a first sensory cue to indicate a first location on a first surface of the device corresponding to an antenna location on a second surface of the device in response to the determination that the device is attempting to perform the NFC action;
determining a type of NFC action the device is attempting to perform; and
providing a second sensory cue indicating a second location on the first surface of the device based on one or more factors associated with the determined type of NFC action.
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Abstract
Aspects disclosed herein relate to improving near field communication (NFC) device positioning for performing a NFC action based on one or more sensory cues. In one example, a NFC device may be equipped to detect that a device is attempting to perform a NFC action to communicate with a remote NFC device and may provide a first sensory cue to indicate a first location on a first surface of the device corresponding to an antenna location on a second surface of the device in response to the determination that the device is attempting to perform the NFC action. The NFC device may be further operable to determine a type of NFC action the device is attempting to perform and provide a second sensory cue indicating a second location on the first surface of the device based on one or more factors associated with the determined type of NFC action.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
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detecting that a device is attempting to perform a near field communication (NFC) action to communicate with a remote NFC device; providing a first sensory cue to indicate a first location on a first surface of the device corresponding to an antenna location on a second surface of the device in response to the determination that the device is attempting to perform the NFC action; determining a type of NFC action the device is attempting to perform; and providing a second sensory cue indicating a second location on the first surface of the device based on one or more factors associated with the determined type of NFC action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A (non-transitory) computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium comprising code for; detecting that a device is attempting to perform a near field communication (NFC) action to communicate with a remote NFC device; providing a first sensory cue to indicate a first location on a first surface of the device corresponding to an antenna location on a second surface of the device in response to the determination that the device is attempting to perform the NFC action; determining a type of NFC action the device is attempting to perform; and providing a second sensory cue indicating a second location on the first surface of the device based on one or more factors associated with the determined type of NFC action. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for detecting that a device is attempting to perform a near field communication (NFC) action to communicate with a remote NFC device; means for providing a first sensory cue to indicate a first location on a first surface of the device corresponding to an antenna location on a second surface of the device in response to the determination that the device is attempting to perform the NFC action; means for determining a type of NFC action the device is attempting to perform; and means for providing a second sensory cue indicating a second location on the first surface of the device based on one or more factors associated with the determined type of NFC action. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for NFC communications, comprising:
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a user interface on a first surface of the apparatus; an antenna accessible from a second surface of the apparatus'"'"' a memory; a processor coupled to the memory; and a NFC action position optimization module coupled to at least one of the memory, the user interface or the processor and configured to; detect that the apparatus is attempting to perform a near field communication (NFC) action to communicate with a remote NFC device; provide a first sensory cue to indicate a first location on the first surface of the apparatus corresponding to the antenna location on the second surface of the apparatus in response to the determination that the apparatus is attempting to perform the NFC action; determine a type of NFC action the apparatus is attempting to perform; and provide a second sensory cue indicating a second location on the first surface of the apparatus based on one or more factors associated with the determined type of NFC action. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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