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US 10,120,517 B2Granted
Tap zones for near field coupling devices
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorBradley W. Corrion
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Abstract
Described herein are techniques related to near field coupling and more particularly using near field coupling related taps to indicate user selections on input/output devices. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
Claims18
A near field coupling tap (NFC-tap) kiosk comprising:
- a visual display;
- a first near field coupling (NFC) compatible antenna positioned relative to the visual display to create a first NFC tap zone associated with the visual display;
- a second NFC compatible antenna positioned relative to the visual display to create a second NFC tap zone associated with the visual display;
- and
- a processor in communication with the visual display and the first and the second NFC compatible antennas, the processor being configured to determine whether an external NFC compatible device is proximate to the first NFC tap zone or the second NFC tap zone via NFC tapping by detecting coupling between the external NFC compatible device and one of the first NFC compatible antenna or the second NFC compatible antenna in accordance with a near field communication protocol.
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A non-transitory, tangible computer-readable medium storing machine readable instructions in a device including a visual display that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- cause the visual display to present a first and a second icon, the first icon being located within the visual display registered with a first near field coupling (NFC) compatible antenna that is associated with a first NFC tap zone, and the second icon being located within the visual display registered with a second NFC compatible antenna that is associated with a second NFC tap zone;
- determine whether an external NFC compatible device is proximate to the first NFC tap zone or the second NFC tap zone via NFC tapping by detecting coupling between the external NFC compatible device and one of the first NFC compatible antenna or the second NFC compatible antenna in accordance with a near field communication protocol;
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- execute a function associated with one of the first or the second icon upon detecting the proximity of the external device to one of the first NFC tap zone or the second NFC tap zone, respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.