Apparatus, system and method of establishing communication between an application operating on an electronic device and a near field communication (NFC) reader
First Claim
1. A method of providing data between an application operating on an electronic device and an external Near Field Communication (NFC) reader device having an antenna, the method comprising:
- generating a NFC interrogation signal with the external NFC reader device;
detecting the NFC interrogation signal having data with the electronic device, having an NFC interface including an NFC controller and antenna, when the electronic device'"'"'s antenna is within a predetermined range of the external NFC reader device'"'"'s antenna;
routing the interrogation signal data received by the NFC interface of the electronic device to a processor in the electronic device;
communicating the received data to the application operating on the electronic device;
with the operating application, responding to the received data by generating response data and communicating the response data to the NFC controller of the electronic device via the processor; and
transmitting the response data from the NFC controller and the antenna of the electronic device to the external NFC reader device'"'"'s antenna.
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Abstract
A wireless media player and a related system and methodology are disclosed. One aspect of the wireless media player system pertains to a virtual connector system, apparatus, and method for the automatic establishment of wireless connectivity with other electronic devices. In one embodiment, the media player device employs the use of integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to exchange communication settings, media capability, and other parameters with an external device that also has integrated RFID technology. The automatic exchange of settings and other information via a proximity-based RFID data exchange allows a media player to quickly establish a secure communication link with another device via a commonly supported wireless protocol such as Ultra Wideband (UWB) or Bluetooth. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a method of using the captured media capability of the connecting device to customize certain menu options and software parameters in the media player.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of providing data between an application operating on an electronic device and an external Near Field Communication (NFC) reader device having an antenna, the method comprising:
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generating a NFC interrogation signal with the external NFC reader device; detecting the NFC interrogation signal having data with the electronic device, having an NFC interface including an NFC controller and antenna, when the electronic device'"'"'s antenna is within a predetermined range of the external NFC reader device'"'"'s antenna; routing the interrogation signal data received by the NFC interface of the electronic device to a processor in the electronic device; communicating the received data to the application operating on the electronic device; with the operating application, responding to the received data by generating response data and communicating the response data to the NFC controller of the electronic device via the processor; and transmitting the response data from the NFC controller and the antenna of the electronic device to the external NFC reader device'"'"'s antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors; at least one memory device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors to store at least one application; and a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the NFC interface to communicate with at least one external electronic device to exchange information, wherein; the at least one application stored in the at least one memory is executed by the one or more processors such that the at least one application communicates with the at least one external electronic device via the NFC interface; and the one or more processors control the NFC interface with the at least one application operating on the electronic apparatus, the one or more processors operating so as to generate a message to be transmitted to an external NFC reader. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication system comprising:
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a Near Field Communication (NFC) reader device having an antenna to generate an NFC interrogation signal; an electronic device that is separate from the NFC reader device, comprising; one or more processors; at least one memory device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors to store at least one application; and a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the NFC interface to communicate with the NFC reader device to exchange information, the NFC interface including an NFC controller and antenna to detect the NFC interrogation signal and respond to the received NFC interrogation signal when the electronic device is within a predetermined range of the NFC reader'"'"'s antenna, wherein the electronic device routes interrogation signal data received by the NFC interface of the electronic device to the one or more processors, communicates the received data to the at least one application operating on the electronic device, and, with the operating application, responds to the received NFC interrogation signal by generating a response and communicating the response to the NFC controller of the electronic device via the one or more processors, and transmits the response from the NFC controller and the antenna of the electronic device to the external NFC reader device'"'"'s antenna. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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