NFC-enabled apparatus and method of operation thereof
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1. An NFC-enabled apparatus comprising:
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a camera;
at least one memory configured to store a plurality of selectable pieces of information; and
a near field communication (NFC) module comprising an NFC antenna and an NFC controller,wherein the NFC-enabled apparatus is configured;
to capture an image using the camera,to process the camera-captured image to obtain data relating to the camera-captured image,to send, to at least one server, the data relating to the camera-captured image, andto receive, from the at least one server, a datum corresponding to the data relating to the camera-captured image,wherein the display is configured to display two or more of the selectable pieces thereon,wherein the NFC-enabled apparatus is further configured to receive a user selection of one of the selectable pieces while being displayed on the display,wherein the at least one memory further configured to store a default setting for selecting a predetermined one of the selectable pieces without involving a user selection of one of the selectable pieces,wherein in response to selection of one of the selectable pieces, the NFC-enabled apparatus is configured to display on the display an image corresponding to the selected one of the selectable pieces and further configured to make a tag datum corresponding to the selected one of the selectable pieces available at the NFC module for NFC communication,wherein, upon detecting an NFC tagging made between the NFC-enabled apparatus and a first external NFC-enabled terminal, and without a user selection of one of the selectable pieces, the NFC-enabled apparatus is configured;
to cause the predetermined one of the selectable pieces to be selected in accordance with the default setting, andto make a first tag datum corresponding to the predetermined one of the selectable pieces available at the NFC module such that the first tag datum is transmitted from the NFC-enabled apparatus to the first external NFC-enabled terminal via an NFC communication channel established in response to the NFC tagging between the NFC-enabled apparatus and the first external NFC-enabled terminal.
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Abstract
An NFC-enabled apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a touch screen display and a near field communication (NFC) module comprising an NFC antenna and an NFC controller. In response to tagging between the NFC-enabled apparatus and the external NFC terminal, an NFC communication channel is established between the NFC-enabled apparatus and the external NFC terminal for data communication therebetween.
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1. An NFC-enabled apparatus comprising:
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a display; a camera; at least one memory configured to store a plurality of selectable pieces of information; and a near field communication (NFC) module comprising an NFC antenna and an NFC controller, wherein the NFC-enabled apparatus is configured; to capture an image using the camera, to process the camera-captured image to obtain data relating to the camera-captured image, to send, to at least one server, the data relating to the camera-captured image, and to receive, from the at least one server, a datum corresponding to the data relating to the camera-captured image, wherein the display is configured to display two or more of the selectable pieces thereon, wherein the NFC-enabled apparatus is further configured to receive a user selection of one of the selectable pieces while being displayed on the display, wherein the at least one memory further configured to store a default setting for selecting a predetermined one of the selectable pieces without involving a user selection of one of the selectable pieces, wherein in response to selection of one of the selectable pieces, the NFC-enabled apparatus is configured to display on the display an image corresponding to the selected one of the selectable pieces and further configured to make a tag datum corresponding to the selected one of the selectable pieces available at the NFC module for NFC communication, wherein, upon detecting an NFC tagging made between the NFC-enabled apparatus and a first external NFC-enabled terminal, and without a user selection of one of the selectable pieces, the NFC-enabled apparatus is configured; to cause the predetermined one of the selectable pieces to be selected in accordance with the default setting, and to make a first tag datum corresponding to the predetermined one of the selectable pieces available at the NFC module such that the first tag datum is transmitted from the NFC-enabled apparatus to the first external NFC-enabled terminal via an NFC communication channel established in response to the NFC tagging between the NFC-enabled apparatus and the first external NFC-enabled terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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8. An NFC-enabled digital apparatus comprising:
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a display; at least one memory configured to store a plurality of selectable pieces of information; and a near field communication (NFC) module comprising an NFC antenna and an NFC controller, wherein the display is configured to display two or more of the plurality of selectable pieces thereon, wherein the NFC-enabled apparatus is further configured to receive a user selection of one of the selectable pieces while being displayed thereon, wherein the at least one memory is further configured to store a default setting for selecting a predetermined one of the selectable pieces without involving a user selection of one of the selectable pieces, wherein in response to selection of one of the selectable pieces, the NFC-enabled apparatus is configured to display on the display an image corresponding to the selected one of the selectable pieces and further configured to make a tag datum corresponding to the selected one of the selectable pieces available at the NFC module for NFC communication, wherein, upon detecting an NFC tagging made between the NFC-enabled apparatus and a first external NFC-enabled terminal, and without a user selection of one of the selectable pieces, the NFC-enabled apparatus is configured; to cause the predetermined one of the selectable pieces to be selected in accordance with the default setting, and to make a first tag datum corresponding to the predetermined one of the selectable pieces available at the NFC module such that the first tag datum is transmitted from the NFC-enabled apparatus to the first external NFC-enabled terminal via an NFC communication channel established in response to the NFC tagging between the NFC-enabled apparatus and the first external NFC-enabled terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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17. A method of operating an NFC-enabled apparatus, the method comprising:
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providing an NFC-enabled apparatus comprising a camera, a display, a near field communication (NFC) module, and at least one memory configured to store a plurality of selectable pieces of information, wherein the display is configured to display two or more of the selectable pieces thereon, wherein the NFC-enabled apparatus is configured to receive a user selection of one of the selectable pieces, wherein the at least one memory is further configured to store a default setting for selecting a predetermined one of the selectable pieces without involving a selection of one of the selectable pieces; capturing an image using the camera; processing the camera-captured image to obtain data relating to the camera-captured image; sending, to at least one server, the data relating to the camera-captured image; receiving, from the at least one server, a datum corresponding to the data relating to the camera-captured image; subsequent to receiving the datum, detecting an NFC tagging made between the NFC-enabled apparatus and a first external NFC-enabled terminal without involving a selection of one of the selectable pieces, wherein detecting the NFC tagging without involving a selection on the display causes the predetermined one of the selectable pieces to be selected in accordance with the default setting; and subsequent to detecting the NFC tagging, making a tag datum corresponding to the predetermined one of the selectable pieces available at the NFC module such that the tag datum is transmitted to the first external NFC-enabled terminal via an NFC communication channel established in response to the NFC tagging between the NFC-enabled apparatus and the first external NFC-enabled terminal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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42. An NFC-enabled system comprising:
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a camera; at least one memory configured to store a plurality of selectable images and a plurality of tag data; a plurality of information displays comprising a first information display and a second information display, each of which is configured to display at least one of the selectable images; a plurality of NFC antenna comprising a first NFC antenna and a second NFC antenna, each of which is configured to transmit tag data; wherein the NFC-enabled system is configured; to capture an image using the camera, to process the camera-captured image to obtain data relating to the camera-captured image, to send, to at least one server, the data relating to the camera-captured image, to receive, from the at least one server, a first tag datum corresponding to the data relating to the camera-captured image, and to store the first tag datum in the at least one memory as part of the plurality of tag data, wherein the NFC-enabled system is further configured; to display at least one of the selectable images on at least one of the plurality of information displays, and to make available at least one of the plurality of tag data corresponding to the at least one selectable images displayed on the at least one information display such that the at least one tag datum is transmitted to an external NFC-enabled terminal in response to an NFC tagging made between the NFC-enabled system and the external NFC-enabled terminal, wherein the first information display and the first NFC antenna are configured to be paired for synchronized operation as a first pair of hardware such that the first pair of hardware is configured to make the first tag datum made available at the first NFC antenna while a first one of the selectable images corresponding to the first tag datum is displayed on the first information display in response to a user selection of the first selectable image and further such that the first pair of hardware is configured to transmit the first tag datum from the first NFC antenna to an external NFC-enabled terminal in response to an NFC tagging made between the first pair of hardware and the external NFC-enabled terminal while the first tag datum is available at the first NFC antenna, wherein the second information display and the second NFC antenna are configured to be paired for synchronized operation as a second pair of hardware such that the second pair of hardware is configured to make a second tag datum available at the second NFC antenna while a second one of the selectable images corresponding to the second tag datum is displayed on the second information display in response to a user selection of the second selectable image and further such that the second pair of hardware is configured to transmit the second tag datum from the second NFC antenna to an external NFC-enabled terminal in response to an NFC tagging made between the second pair of hardware and the external NFC-enabled terminal while the second tag datum is available at the second NFC antenna, wherein the NFC-enabled system is configured to have at least one default setting for selecting a predetermined one of the selectable images without a user selection of any of the selectable images, wherein, in response to a tagging between the first pair of hardware and an external NFC-enabled terminal, and without a user selection of any of the selectable images, the NFC-enabled system is configured to select one of the plurality of tag data corresponding to the predetermined one of the selectable images according to the at least one default setting for transmission from the first NFC antenna to the external NFC-enabled terminal. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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