Apparatus, system, method and computer program product for implementing an automatic identification system with a personal communication device to improve functionality

A method for RFID data communication using a personal communication device provided with an RFID reader and having access to a communication network, comprising:

• transmitting at least one data item from a data carrier proximate to said RFID reader to said personal communication device via at least one RFID transponder as a response to an interrogation;
• receiving said at least one data item at the RFID reader of said personal communication device;
• decoding said received data item using the RFID reader of said personal communication device;
• storing at least a portion of said decoded data item in a memory location of said personal communication device;
• establishing a communication connection to at least one other device in a network, wherein at least a portion of the decoded data item is used to identify the other device for setting up said communication connection.

A computer program product for RFID data communication using a personal communication device provided with an RFID reader and having access to a communication network, comprising:

• a computer readable medium;
• program code in said computer readable medium for transmitting at least one data item from a data carrier proximate to said RFID reader to said personal communication device via at least one RFID transponder as a response to an interrogation;
• program code in said computer readable medium for receiving at least one data item at the RFID reader of said personal communication device;
• program code in said computer readable medium for decoding said received data item using the RFID reader of said personal communication device;
• program code in said computer readable medium for storing at least a portion of said decoded data item in a memory location of said personal communication device;
• program code in said computer readable medium for establishing a communication connection to at least one other device in a network, wherein at least a portion of the decoded data item is used to identify the other device for setting up said communication connection.