Apparatus with rfid transceiver and wireless communication module
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorAHMADREZA (REZA) ROFOUGARAN
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an RFID transceiver, a processing module, and a wireless communication module. The RFID transceiver receives an RFID signal from a device and obtains communication information from the RFID signal. The processing module is operable to: determine a wireless communication protocol and device identification information from the communication information; receive an outbound data request; and generate outbound data in accordance with the outbound data request, wherein the outbound data includes at least a portion of the identification information. The wireless communication module converts outbound data into an outbound wireless signal in accordance with the wireless communication protocol.
Claims21
An apparatus comprises:
- a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver operable to:
- receive an RFID signal from a device;
- and
- obtain communication information from the RFID signal;
- a processing module operable to:
- determine a wireless communication protocol and device identification information from the communication information;
- receive an outbound data request;
- and
- generate outbound data in accordance with the outbound data request, wherein the outbound data includes at least a portion of the identification information;
- and
- a wireless communication module operable to convert outbound data into an outbound wireless signal in accordance with the wireless communication protocol.
An apparatus comprises:
- a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver operable to:
- receive an RFID signal from a device;
- and
- obtain communication information from the RFID signal;
- a radio frequency (RF) transceiver operable to:
- convert an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream;
- and
- convert an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal;
- a processing module operable to:
- determine a wireless communication protocol and device identification information from the communication information;
- convert outbound data into the outbound symbol stream;
- convert the inbound symbol stream into inbound data;
- and
- convert at least a portion of the inbound data into forwarded outbound data, wherein the outbound data includes at least a portion of the identification information;
- and
- a wireless communication module operable to convert the forwarded outbound data into an outbound wireless signal in accordance with the wireless communication protocol.
An apparatus comprises:
- a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver operable to:
- receive an RFID request;
- and
- generate a response to the RFID request, wherein the response includes at least one of a wireless remote control protocol, a wireless communication protocol, and information regarding a device;
- a wireless transceiver operable to:
- convert a wireless signal into inbound data in accordance with the wireless communication protocol;
- and
- an audio/video coupling module operable to output the inbound data to an audio/video input of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.