NFC sensor with power sleep mode

• US 9,166,653 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2013
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Verma, Chetan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lee
• Application Number:
  US14/134,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20150180543A1
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: 455 411- 413
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3215 Monitoring of peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3228 Monitoring task completion, e.g. by use of idle timers, stop commands or wait commands
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer-readable media related to near field communication (NFC) sensors with power sleep mode. In some embodiments, one or more motions of a user device may be detected. The one or more motions may be analyzed to identify a pre-defined motion of a user device. A wireless sensor of the user device may be enabled in response to the identified pre-defined motion. A wireless sensor-enabled device may be determined to be within a pre-determined distance. Data may be exchanged with the wireless sensor-enabled device. The wireless sensor may be disabled upon completion of the data exchange.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting one or more motions of a user device;

analyzing the one or more motions to identify a pre-defined motion;

enabling a wireless sensor in response to the identified pre-defined motion;

determining that a wireless sensor-enabled device is within a pre-determined distance;

exchanging data with the wireless sensor-enabled device;

detecting one or more second motions of the user device;

analyzing the one or more second motions to identify a second pre-defined motion; and

disabling the wireless sensor in response to the identified second pre-defined motion.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more motions is a touch-based gesture input.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the pre-defined motion comprises at least one of a tap motion, a wave motion, a circular motion, a swipe motion, or a user-defined custom motion of the user device.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the one or more motions are detected by one or more sensors comprising at least one of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a compass.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to perform further operations comprising:

disabling a baseband, analog transmitter and receiver of the user device; and

in response to activating the wireless sensor, enabling the baseband, analog transmitter and receiver, wherein the baseband, analog transmitter and receiver poll to identify the wireless sensor-enabled device within the pre-determined distance.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the baseband, analog transmitter and receiver are enabled for a pre-determined time period and disabled after the pre-determined time period has elapsed.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the wireless sensor is one of a near field communication (NFC) sensor, a Bluetooth sensor, or an optical reader associated with a barcode or a quick response code.

8. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting, by a user device comprising one or more processors, one or more motions of a user device;

analyzing, by the user device, the one or more motions to identify a pre-defined motion;

enabling, by the user device, a wireless sensor in response to the identified pre-defined motion;

determining, by the user device, that a wireless sensor-enabled device is within a pre-determined distance;

exchanging, by the user device, data with the wireless sensor-enabled device;

detecting, by the user device, one or more second motions of the user device;

analyzing, by the user device, the one or more second motions to identify a second pre-defined motion; and

disabling, by the user device, the wireless sensor in response to the identified second pre-defined motion.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the one or more motions is a touch-based gesture input.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the pre-defined motion comprises at least one of a tap motion, a wave motion, a circular motion, a swipe motion, or a user-defined custom motion of the user device.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the one or more motions is detected by one or more sensors comprising at least one of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a compass.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising:

disabling a baseband, analog transmitter and receiver of the user device; and

in response to activating the wireless sensor, enabling the baseband, analog transmitter and receiver, wherein the baseband, analog transmitter and receiver poll to identify the wireless sensor-enabled device within the pre-determined distance.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the baseband, analog transmitter and receiver are enabled for a pre-determined time period and disabled after the pre-determined time period has elapsed.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the wireless sensor is one of a near field communication (NFC) sensor, a Bluetooth sensor, or an optical reader associated with a barcode or a quick response code.

15. A system comprising:

at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to access the at least one memory and to execute the computer-executable instructions to;

detect one or more motions from a user of a user device;

analyze the one or more motions to identify a pre-defined motion;

enable a wireless sensor in response to the identified pre-defined motion;

determine that a wireless sensor-enabled device is within a pre-determined distance;

exchange data with the wireless sensor-enabled device;

detect one or more second motions of the user device;

analyze the one or more second motions to identify a second pre-defined motion; and

disable the wireless sensor in response to the identified second pre-defined motion.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more motions is a touch-based gesture input.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the pre-defined motion comprises at least one of a tap motion, a wave motion, a circular motion, a swipe motion, or a user-defined custom motion of the user device.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more motions are detected by one or more sensors comprising at least one of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a compass.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

disable a baseband, analog transmitter and receiver of the user device; and

in response to activating the wireless sensor, enable the baseband, analog transmitter and receiver, wherein the baseband, analog transmitter and receiver poll to identify the wireless sensor-enabled device within the pre-determined distance.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the baseband, analog transmitter and receiver are enabled for a pre-determined time period and disabled after the pre-determined time period has elapsed.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the wireless sensor is one of a near field communication (NFC) sensor, a Bluetooth sensor, or an optical reader associated with a barcode or a quick response code.