Data exchange initiated by tapping devices
First Claim
1. A system for receiving data at a mobile device, the system comprising:
- a detection component incorporated into the mobile device, wherein the detection component is configured to;
detect a physical proximity between the mobile device and multiple other mobile devices; and
generate signals indicative of the detected physical proximity between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices;
a near field communication transponder; and
a controller coupled to the detection component and to the near field communication transponder, wherein the controller is configured to;
receive the signals indicative of physical proximity between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices and, in response,initiate a group data exchange and transmit a group formation message to each of the multiple other mobile devices,enable the near field communication transponder to receive data messages initiated by the multiple other mobile devices that are part of the group data exchange,wherein the group formation message facilitates creation of communication channels between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices over which the data is to be received.
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Abstract
A user can initiate the transmission of data on a mobile device by making physical contact with another device. The physical contact can be any type of physical touch that is referred to as a “tap” or “tapping.” When a tap is detected by a device, the device may initiate near field communication (NFC) with the other tapping device. NFC may be used to communicate data between the two devices, or NFC may be used to exchange sufficient information to allow the devices to establish a communication channel via another communication link. In some embodiments, an NFC-enabled mobile device can be used to gather group data relating to users having mobile devices that are within NFC range of one another and which initiate the aggregation of group data by the tapping of three or more devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for receiving data at a mobile device, the system comprising:
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a detection component incorporated into the mobile device, wherein the detection component is configured to; detect a physical proximity between the mobile device and multiple other mobile devices; and generate signals indicative of the detected physical proximity between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices; a near field communication transponder; and a controller coupled to the detection component and to the near field communication transponder, wherein the controller is configured to; receive the signals indicative of physical proximity between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices and, in response, initiate a group data exchange and transmit a group formation message to each of the multiple other mobile devices, enable the near field communication transponder to receive data messages initiated by the multiple other mobile devices that are part of the group data exchange, wherein the group formation message facilitates creation of communication channels between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices over which the data is to be received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable storage medium, excluding transitory signals, having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors of a mobile device, cause the mobile device to:
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detect a physical proximity between the mobile device and multiple other mobile devices; generate a signal indicative of the physical proximity between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices; responsive to the signal indicative of the physical proximity between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices, the mobile device initiating a group data exchange and transmitting a group formation message to each of the multiple other mobile devices; enable, at the mobile device, a near field communication transponder to receive a data message initiated by the multiple other mobile devices that are part of the group data exchange, wherein the group formation message facilitates creation of communication channels between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices over which the data message is to be received from the multiple other mobile devices that are part of the group data exchange. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for receiving data at a mobile device, the system comprising:
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detection means for detecting a physical proximity between the mobile device and multiple other mobile devices and generating a signal indicative of the detected physical proximity; communication means for communicating via a near field communications protocol; reception means for receiving the signal indicative of physical proximity between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices and, in response, initiating a group data exchange and transmitting a group formation message to each of the multiple other mobile devices, enabling the communication means to receive a data message initiated by the multiple other mobile devices that are part of the group data exchange, wherein the group formation message facilitates creation of communication channels between the mobile device and the multiple other mobile devices over which data is to be received by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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