Methods and apparatus for improving nfc connection through device positioning

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
• detecting that a device is attempting to perform a near field communication (NFC) action to communicate with a remote NFC device;
• providing a first sensory cue to indicate a first location on a first surface of the device corresponding to an antenna location on a second surface of the device in response to the determination that the device is attempting to perform the NFC action;
• determining a type of NFC action the device is attempting to perform;
• and
• providing a second sensory cue indicating a second location on the first surface of the device based on one or more factors associated with the determined type of NFC action.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for detecting that a device is attempting to perform a near field communication (NFC) action to communicate with a remote NFC device;
• means for providing a first sensory cue to indicate a first location on a first surface of the device corresponding to an antenna location on a second surface of the device in response to the determination that the device is attempting to perform the NFC action;
• means for determining a type of NFC action the device is attempting to perform;
• and
• means for providing a second sensory cue indicating a second location on the first surface of the device based on one or more factors associated with the determined type of NFC action.

An apparatus for NFC communications, comprising:

• a user interface on a first surface of the apparatus;
• an antenna accessible from a second surface of the apparatus' a memory;
• a processor coupled to the memory;
• and
• a NFC action position optimization module coupled to at least one of the memory, the user interface or the processor and configured to:
• detect that the apparatus is attempting to perform a near field communication (NFC) action to communicate with a remote NFC device;
• provide a first sensory cue to indicate a first location on the first surface of the apparatus corresponding to the antenna location on the second surface of the apparatus in response to the determination that the apparatus is attempting to perform the NFC action;
• determine a type of NFC action the apparatus is attempting to perform;
• and
• provide a second sensory cue indicating a second location on the first surface of the apparatus based on one or more factors associated with the determined type of NFC action.