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Portable mobile apparatus providing supplementary service for user and method thereof

US8731472B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2011
Grant dateMay 20, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/16
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The prevent invention relates to a portable mobile apparatus for a user for providing a supplementary service and a method for providing a supplementary service by using the same, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for providing supplementary enhanced services by using an application run in a portable mobile terminal when the portable mobile terminal such as a cellular phone or a smart phone is used for a service through short-range RF communication. The present invention can provide a variety of supplementary services to the user by using an operation function included in the application in the mobile terminal when performing the services through the short-range RF communication. Specifically, it is possible to automate the supplementary function or provide convenience to the user and interact with the user.

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