AUTOMATED OPENING OF ELECTRONIC WALLET FUNCTION IN MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- bringing a mobile device into proximity with an indicium, the indicium adjacent a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC), the RFID IC coupled to an antenna;
the mobile device reading a message from the RFID IC, the message having been transmitted by the RFID IC via the antenna; and
the mobile device responding to the message by opening an electronic wallet function in the mobile device.
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Abstract
A method includes bringing a mobile device into proximity with an indicium, the indicium adjacent a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC), the RFID IC coupled to an antenna. The method further includes the mobile device reading a message from the RFID IC, where the message is transmitted by the RFID IC via the antenna. The method further includes the mobile device responding to the message by opening an electronic wallet function in the mobile device.
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1. A method comprising:
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bringing a mobile device into proximity with an indicium, the indicium adjacent a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC), the RFID IC coupled to an antenna; the mobile device reading a message from the RFID IC, the message having been transmitted by the RFID IC via the antenna; and the mobile device responding to the message by opening an electronic wallet function in the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile device comprising:
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a housing shaped and sized to be held in a user'"'"'s hand; a control circuit contained in the housing; a radio frequency (RF) reader circuit in communication with the control circuit; an antenna coupled to the RF reader circuit; and a memory contained in the housing and in communication with the control circuit, the memory storing program instructions, the control circuit operative with the program instructions to; receive a message via the RF reader circuit; and respond to the message by opening an electronic wallet function. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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tapping a mobile telephone on an indicium to stimulate a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC) adjacent the indicium to transmit a message from the RFID IC to the mobile telephone; automatically opening an electronic wallet function in the mobile telephone in response to the message; and tapping the mobile telephone on a proximity reader to transmit an identification number from the mobile telephone to the proximity reader. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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