Apparatus and method for providing data transmission/reception in a terminal using near field communication

• US 9,600,695 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2013
• Issued: 03/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Nam, Sang-Su
• Primary Examiner(s): HOLLOWAY III, EDWIN C
• Application Number:
  US14/026,535
• Publication Number:
  US 20140077935A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,285 Days
• Field of Search: 340/10.4, 340/10.1, 455/41.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID

Abstract

A method for performing data transmission/reception using Near Field Communication (NFC) in a terminal includes loading a preset data transmission/reception policy upon recognizing a target device capable of communication using NFC; acquiring at least one sensing information used to determine a particular data transmission/reception operation; and determining the particular data transmission/reception operation based on the loaded data transmission/reception policy and the acquired sensing information.

Claims

1. A method for performing data transmission/reception using Near Field Communication (NFC) in a terminal, comprising:

determining an NFC mode of the terminal, wherein the NFC mode is one of a peer-to-peer mode and a reader/writer mode, upon recognizing a target device;

selecting a data transmission/reception policy associated with the determined NFC mode of the terminal between a first data transmission/reception policy associated with the peer-to-peer mode and a second data transmission/reception policy associated with the reader/writer mode;

loading the selected data transmission/reception policy associated with the determined NFC mode of the terminal;

acquiring at least one sensing information related to a state of the terminal as specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy, wherein acquiring further comprises;

acquiring the at least one sensing information related to a state of the terminal as specified in the first data transmission/reception policy, from a combination of at least one sensor if the NFC mode is the peer-to-peer mode, and

acquiring the at least one sensing information related to a state of the terminal as specified in the second data transmission/reception policy, from another combination of at least one sensor if the NFC mode is the reader/writer mode; and

determining a particular data transmission/reception operation for performing with the target device based on the loaded data transmission/reception policy and the acquired at least one sensing information,

wherein the first data transmission/reception policy and the second data transmission/reception policy specify the particular data transmission/reception operation corresponding to the state of the terminal and the first data transmission/reception policy and the second data transmission/reception policy are different from each other.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring comprises acquiring the at least one sensing information that satisfies a terminal state specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the particular data transmission/reception operation for performing with the target device comprises analyzing the acquired at least one sensing information and determining whether a current terminal state satisfies at least one terminal state specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, if the current terminal state satisfies at least one terminal state specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy, performing an operation corresponding to the at least one terminal state specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the particular data transmission/reception operation for performing with the target device comprises analyzing the acquired at least one sensing information and determining whether a current terminal state satisfies two or more terminal states specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, if the current terminal state satisfies two or more terminal states specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy, performing an operation corresponding to one of the two or more terminal states specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy based on a preset priority scheme.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the state of the terminal comprises at least one of a slope state of the terminal and a motion state of the terminal.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the acquiring the at least one sensing information related to the state of the terminal as specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy further comprises:

determining whether to acquire motion state information based on whether the mode is the peer-to-peer mode or the reader/writer mode.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein determining whether to acquire motion state information comprises acquiring motion state information if the NFC mode is the peer-to-peer mode.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the motion state information comprises a shake action.

7. A terminal for performing data transmission/reception using Near Field Communication (NFC), comprising:

a communication unit for communicating with a target device;

a memory for storing predetermined data transmission/reception policies;

at least one sensor for acquiring sensing information relating to a state of the terminal; and

a controller configured to;

determine an NFC mode of the terminal, wherein the NFC mode is one of a peer-to-peer mode and a reader/writer mode, upon recognizing a target device;

selecting a data transmission/reception policy associated with the determined NFC mode of the terminal between a first data transmission/reception policy associated with the peer-to-peer mode and a second data transmission/reception policy associated with the reader/writer mode;

load the selected data transmission/reception policy associated with the determined NFC mode of the terminal;

acquire at least one sensing information related to a state of the terminal as specified in the loaded data transmission/reception policy, wherein acquiring further comprises;

acquiring the at least one sensing information related to a state of the terminal as specified in the first data transmission/reception policy, from a combination of at least one sensor if the NFC mode is the peer-to-peer mode, and

acquiring the at least one sensing information related to a state of the terminal as specified in the second data transmission/reception policy, from another combination of at least one sensor if the NFC mode is the reader/writer mode; and

determine a particular data transmission/reception operation for performing with the target device based on the loaded data transmission/reception policy and the acquired at least one sensing information,

wherein the first data transmission/reception policy and the second data transmission/reception policy specify the particular data transmission/reception operation corresponding to the state of the terminal and the first data transmission/reception policy and the second data transmission/reception policy are different from each other.

8. The terminal of claim 7, wherein the at least one sensor acquires the sensing information that satisfies a terminal state specified in the data transmission/reception policy corresponding to the determined NFC function mode.

9. The terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller analyzes the acquired at least one sensing information and performs an operation corresponding to a relevant terminal state when a current terminal state satisfies at least one terminal state specified in the data transmission/reception policy.

10. The terminal of claim 7, wherein the controller analyzes the acquire at least one sensing information and, if a current terminal state satisfies two or more terminal states specified in the data transmission/reception policy, the controller performs an operation corresponding to one of the two or more terminal states specified in the predetermined data transmission/reception policy based on a preset priority scheme.

12. The terminal of claim 7, wherein the state of the terminal comprises at least one of a slope state of the terminal and a motion state of the terminal.