WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT BASED UPON NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) COMMUNICATED PREFERENCE INFORMATION AND RELATED METHODS
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1. A wireless communications system comprising:
- an electronic device comprising a first near field communication (NFC) device and a player device configured to play media content; and
at least one mobile wireless communications device comprisinga second NFC device configured to communicate with said first NFC device based upon proximity, anda controller cooperating with said second NFC device and configured to transmit preference play information to said electronic device via said first NFC device;
said player device being configured to play selected media content based upon the preference play information.
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Abstract
A wireless communications system may include an electronic device including a first near field communication (NFC) device and a player device configured to play media content. The wireless communications system may also include at least one mobile wireless communications device including a second NFC device configured to communicate with the first NFC device based upon proximity, and a controller cooperating with the second NFC device and configured to transmit preference play information to the electronic device via the first NFC device. The player device may be configured to play selected media content based upon the preference play information.
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1. A wireless communications system comprising:
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an electronic device comprising a first near field communication (NFC) device and a player device configured to play media content; and at least one mobile wireless communications device comprising a second NFC device configured to communicate with said first NFC device based upon proximity, and a controller cooperating with said second NFC device and configured to transmit preference play information to said electronic device via said first NFC device; said player device being configured to play selected media content based upon the preference play information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device for communicating with at least one mobile wireless communications device comprising a first near field communication (NFC) device and a controller cooperating with the first NFC device and configured to transmit preference play information to the electronic device, the electronic device comprising:
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a second NFC device configured to receive the preference play information from the first NFC device based upon proximity; and a player device cooperating with said second NFC device and configured to play selected media content based upon the preference play information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of using an electronic device comprising a first near field communication (NFC) device and a player device configured to play media content, the method comprising:
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receiving preference play information via the first NFC device from at least one wireless communications device comprising a second NFC device and a controller cooperating with the second NFC device and configured to transmit the preference play information to the first NFC device based upon proximity with the second NFC device; and playing selected media content using the player device based upon the preference play information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for use with an electronic device comprising a first near field communication (NFC) device and a player device configured to play media content, and having computer-readable instructions for causing the electronic device to perform the steps comprising:
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receiving preference play information via the first NFC device from at least one wireless communications device comprising a second NFC device and a controller cooperating with the second NFC device and configured to transmit the preference play information to the first NFC device based upon proximity with the second NFC device; and playing selected media content using the player device based upon the preference play information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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