Docking of short-range wireless communication tags with mobile terminals
US7519325B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/04
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides for docking short-range wireless communication tags, which may be Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) or near Field Communication (NFC) smart cards, onto a mobile terminal having a corresponding short-range wireless communication reader device, such as an RFID reader or a NFC reader. Docking of the tag to the mobile terminal may take the form of attaching or otherwise affixing the tag to the mobile terminal via a tag holding mechanism, such that the reader device may periodically read the tag and also provide for interrogation and reading of other external short-range wireless communication tags and devices in the proximity of the mobile terminal when the reader device is not communicating with the docked tag.
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