Mobile wireless communications device, method and system using magnetic sensor and activated NFC circuit for establishing communications between mobile wireless communications devices
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1. A mobile wireless communications device, comprising:
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radio frequency (RF) circuitry comprising Bluetooth circuitry and a data and voice RF circuit that establishes communications over a public data and voice communications network, and a processor carried by the housing;
a data store that stores instructions and data for an address book application and calendar application and priority rules that give priority between applications and address and contact information for contacting an individual over the public data and voice communications network;
a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit connected to the processor for communicating using an NFC communications protocol; and
a magnetic sensor supported by the housing and connected to the processor and configured to sense a magnet of another mobile wireless communications device when the magnetic sensor is aligned with the magnet located on the other mobile wireless communications device and generate a signal to the processor, the magnetic sensor requiring a closer contact to sense the magnet of the other mobile wireless communications device than for the NFC circuit to communicate using the NFC communications protocol; and
wherein the processor is configured to switch on the NFC circuit and activate the NFC circuit to transmit or receive Bluetooth configuration data to or from the other mobile wireless communications device using the NFC communications protocol in response to the signal, wherein the communications protocol data is related to establishing a Bluetooth communications connection between the mobile wireless communications devices, and the NFC circuit is in a lower power state when not switched on,the Bluetooth circuitry being activated after the NFC circuit receives Bluetooth configuration data related to the Bluetooth communications connection, wherein contact data for an individual to be contacted via the public data and voice communications network is received from the other mobile wireless communications device if the priority rules permit such transfer using Bluetooth communications and stored within the data store and said data and voice circuit is user actuated via the address book application to retrieve the contact data and establish voice and data communications with the individual to be contacted.
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Abstract
A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and a circuit board carried by the housing. Radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor are carried by the housing and operative with each other. A Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit is connected to the processor for communicating using an NFC communications protocol. A magnetic sensor is supported by the housing and connected to the processor for sensing a magnetic field and generating a signal to the processor and in response, the processor activating the NFC circuit for transmitting or receiving data using the NFC communications protocol.
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1. A mobile wireless communications device, comprising:
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a housing; radio frequency (RF) circuitry comprising Bluetooth circuitry and a data and voice RF circuit that establishes communications over a public data and voice communications network, and a processor carried by the housing; a data store that stores instructions and data for an address book application and calendar application and priority rules that give priority between applications and address and contact information for contacting an individual over the public data and voice communications network; a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit connected to the processor for communicating using an NFC communications protocol; and a magnetic sensor supported by the housing and connected to the processor and configured to sense a magnet of another mobile wireless communications device when the magnetic sensor is aligned with the magnet located on the other mobile wireless communications device and generate a signal to the processor, the magnetic sensor requiring a closer contact to sense the magnet of the other mobile wireless communications device than for the NFC circuit to communicate using the NFC communications protocol; and wherein the processor is configured to switch on the NFC circuit and activate the NFC circuit to transmit or receive Bluetooth configuration data to or from the other mobile wireless communications device using the NFC communications protocol in response to the signal, wherein the communications protocol data is related to establishing a Bluetooth communications connection between the mobile wireless communications devices, and the NFC circuit is in a lower power state when not switched on, the Bluetooth circuitry being activated after the NFC circuit receives Bluetooth configuration data related to the Bluetooth communications connection, wherein contact data for an individual to be contacted via the public data and voice communications network is received from the other mobile wireless communications device if the priority rules permit such transfer using Bluetooth communications and stored within the data store and said data and voice circuit is user actuated via the address book application to retrieve the contact data and establish voice and data communications with the individual to be contacted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for establishing wireless communications between communications devices, the method comprising:
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providing first and second mobile wireless communications devices each comprising a housing and a processor and radio frequency (RF) circuitry comprising Bluetooth circuitry and a data and voice RF circuit that establishes communications over a public data and voice communications network and carried by the housing, each device further comprising a magnet and magnetic sensor carried by the housing, said magnetic sensor connected to the processor, and a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit connected to the processor; providing a data store that stores instructions and data for an address book application and calendar application and priority rules that give priority between applications and address and contact information for contacting an individual over the public data and voice communications network; aligning respective magnets and magnetic sensors such that a magnet on the first mobile wireless communications device is aligned with a magnetic sensor on the second mobile wireless communications device and a magnet on the second mobile wireless communications device is aligned with a magnetic sensor on the first mobile wireless communications device, a magnetic sensor requiring a closer contact to sense the magnet on a respective mobile wireless communications device than for the NFC circuit to communicate using the NFC communications protocol; generating a signal to the processor from a magnetic sensor after sensing an aligned magnet and switching on and activating the NFC circuit contained in at least one mobile wireless communications device; exchanging Bluetooth configuration data between the first and second mobile wireless communications devices using an NFC communications protocol in response to the signal, wherein the NFC circuit is in a lower power state when not switched on and the Bluetooth configuration data is communicated between the mobile wireless communications devices; and establishing a communications connection between the first and second mobile wireless communications devices based on the Bluetooth configuration data exchanged between the first and second communications devices using the Bluetooth circuitry within each mobile wireless communications device, wherein contact data for an individual to be contacted via the public data and voice communications network is received from the other mobile wireless communications device if the priority rules permit such transfer using Bluetooth communications and stored within the data store and said data and voice circuit is actuated via the address book application to retrieve the contact data and establish voice and data communications with the individual to be contacted. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for communicating, comprising:
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first and second mobile wireless communications devices each having a housing and radio frequency circuitry comprising Bluetooth circuitry and a data and voice RF circuit that establishes communications over a public data and voice communications network, a processor, a data store that stores instructions and data for an address book application and calendar application and priority rules that give priority between applications and address and contact information for contacting an individual over the public data and voice communications network, and a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit connected to the processor for communicating using an NFC communications protocol and a magnet and a magnetic sensor connected to the processor for sensing a magnetic field and generating a signal to the processor, wherein the magnetic sensors require a closer contact to sense the respective magnets of the other respective mobile wireless communications device than for the NFC circuit to communicate using the NFC communications protocol, and in response to the signal, the processor is configured to switch on and activate the NFC circuit for transmitting or receiving Bluetooth configuration data using the NFC communications protocol in response to the signal, wherein the NFC circuit is in a lower power state when not switched on, and the Bluetooth configuration data is communicated between the mobile wireless communications devices and a Bluetooth communications connection is established between the first and second mobile wireless communications devices based on the Bluetooth configuration data exchanged between the first and second communications devices using Bluetooth circuitry within each mobile wireless communications device; and wherein contact data for an individual to be contacted via the public data and voice communications network is received from the other mobile wireless communications device if the priority rules permit such transfer using Bluetooth communications and stored within the data store and said data and voice circuit is actuated via the address book application to retrieve the contact data and establish voice and data communications with the individual to be contacted.
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