G06K 7/10237
The reader and the record carrier being capable of selectively switching between
Official title: {the reader and the record carrier being capable of selectively switching between reader and record carrier appearance, e.g. in near field communication [NFC] devices where the NFC device may function as an RFID reader or as an RFID tag}
G06K7/10237 (The reader and the record carrier being capable of selectively switching between) appears on 455 US grants and 567 published applications in this corpus.
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Recent patents
- NFC accessory detection without magnetometer23 Jun 2026US 12,664,381 B2STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Mobile computer with scan engine and NFC booster coil2 Jun 2026US 12,645,902 B2Datalogic IP Tech S.R.L.
- Device for detecting an approach26 May 2026US 12,638,309 B2Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
- Microprocessor as a security layer24 Mar 2026US 12,586,056 B2Sumup Payments Ltd.
- Systems and methods for product ordering and delivery for inmates24 Mar 2026US 12,586,123 B2Global Tel'Link Corporation
- Method of Conducting Two-Way Communication Between Smartphone and Hygiene Apparatus2 Jul 2026US 2026/0190166 A1OP-Hygiene IP GmbH
- Method and Terminal for Reading Data from an Identity Document with an NFC Chip21 May 2026US 2026/0141194 A1Inverid B.V.
- System and method for presenting digital emulated cards30 Apr 2026US 2026/0119828 A1STMicroelectronics (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
- Rfid tag readers switchable between interrogator and listener modes26 Mar 2026US 2026/0087279 A1Automaton, Inc.
- Near field communication methods and devices19 Feb 2026US 2026/0050755 A1Advanced Nova Technologies (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Data collection system having reconfigurable data collection terminal490US 8,851,383 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2014
- Secure credit card with near field communications425US 7,128,274 B2International Business Machines Corporation · 2006
- RFID reader with multiple interfaces416US 7,597,250 B2DPD Patent Trust Ltd. · 2009
- Electronic near field communication enabled multifunctional device and method of its operation300US 7,375,616 B2Nokia Corporation · 2008
- Near field communications (NFC) and proximity sensor for portable devices256US 9,553,637 B2Intel Corporation · 2017