# US 2014/0154978 A1 · Near field communication (nfc) device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0154978 A1 - Document ID: US20140154978A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/086,581 - Filed: 2013-11-21 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-21 - Assignees: Proxama Solutions Limited - Applicants: Proxama Solutions Limited - Inventors: Neil Garner; James Taylor - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154978A1 ## CPC - H04B 5/48: Transceivers - G06Q 20/3278: {RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A device 2 comprising a NFC enabled circuit 2.2 having a memory and being operable to receive data and store the received data in the memory; and a microprocessor 2.1 for reading the received data stored in the NFC tag memory; wherein, the microprocessor 2.1 is arranged to detect when the NFC enabled circuit memory is altered by the addition of the received data; and read the received data from the NFC enabled circuit memory. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device comprising: a NFC enabled circuit having a memory and being operable to receive data and store the received data in the memory; and a microprocessor for reading the received data stored in the NFC enabled circuit memory; wherein, the microprocessor is arranged to: (i) detect when the NFC enabled circuit memory is altered by the addition of the received data; and (ii) read the received data from the NFC enabled circuit memory. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1, wherein the microprocessor further arranged to parse the received data and transmit the parsed data in a predetermined format. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined format is a text format. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) A device according to claim 2, wherein the device is operable to emulate a Human Interface Device (HID) to transmit the parsed data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) A device according to claim 2, wherein the microprocessor further arranged to transmit the parsed data over a bus. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) A device according to claim 5, wherein the bus is selected from the group consisting of a WLAN, a PAN, a USB or a Bluetooth™ connection. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1, wherein the NFC enabled circuit operates in a passive NFC mode. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1, wherein the NFC enabled circuit is operable to receive and store data from a second NFC enabled device operating in an active NFC mode. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1, wherein the data is a type selected from the group consisting of a voucher code, a loyalty card number, a telephone number, a postal address, an Internet Protocol (IP) address, or a passport number. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1, wherein the device forms part of a sales terminal. ### Claim 11 A method of NFC comprising: establishing a NFC connection to an intermediate device; receiving of data by the intermediate device over the NFC connection using a NFC protocol; storing the data in a memory of the intermediate device; detecting that the memory of the intermediate device has been altered by the addition of the data; and reading the received data from the memory of the intermediate device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A method according to claim 11, wherein the intermediate device is operated in a passive NFC mode. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) A method according to claim 11, further comprising parsing the data by the intermediate device to convert it into a predetermined format. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A method according to claim 13, wherein the predetermined format is a text format. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) A method according to claim 11, further comprising transmitting the data by the intermediate device over a second connection. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) A method according to claim 15, further comprising emulating a Human Interface Device (HID) by the intermediate device to transmit the data over the second connection. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) A method according to claim 15, further comprising resetting the memory of the intermediate device after the data is transmitted by the intermediate device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) A method according to claim 11, wherein the intermediate device forms part of a sales terminal. ### Claim 19 A NFC system comprising: a NFC enabled mobile device; and a NFC enabled intermediate device comprising a NFC enabled circuit having a memory and being operable to receive data and store the received data in the memory, and a microprocessor for reading the received data stored in the NFC enabled circuit memory; wherein the mobile device is operable to set up a NFC connection with the intermediate device; the mobile device is operable to send data over the NFC connection to the intermediate device where it is received by a NFC enabled circuit and stored in a memory of the NFC enabled circuit; the microprocessor of the intermediate device is arranged to detect when the NFC enabled circuit memory is altered by the addition of the received data, and read the received data from the NFC enabled circuit memory. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) A NFC system according to claim 19, wherein the NFC enabled intermediate device is operable in a passive NFC mode. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) A NFC system according to claim 19, wherein the NFC enabled mobile device is operable in an active NFC mode. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) A NFC system according to claim 19, wherein the microprocessor of the intermediate device is arranged to parse the data and convert it into a predetermined format. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) A NFC system according to claim 22, wherein the predetermined format is a text format. ### Claim 24 (depends on 19) A NFC system according to claim 19 further comprising a terminal, wherein a bus link is set up between the intermediate device and the terminal. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) A device according to claim 24, wherein the bus connection is set up over a medium selected from the group consisting of a WLAN, a PAN, a USB or a Bluetooth™ connection. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) A NFC system according to claim 24, wherein the intermediate device is arranged to emulate a Human Interface Device (HID) to set up the bus connection with the terminal. ### Claim 27 (depends on 24) A NFC system according to claim 24, wherein the intermediate device is arranged to transmit the data to the terminal over the bus link. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) A NFC system according to claim 27, wherein the intermediate device is arranged to reset its memory after the data is transmitted from the intermediate device to the terminal. ### Claim 29 (depends on 24) A NFC system according to claim 24, wherein the intermediate device forms part of the terminal. ### Claim 30 (depends on 24) A NFC system according to claim 24, wherein the terminal is a sales terminal. ### Claim 31 (depends on 19) A NFC system according to claim 19, wherein after the mobile device has set up a NFC connection with the intermediate device, the intermediate device arranged to transmit identifier information to the mobile device. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) A NFC system according to claim 31, wherein the mobile device is arranged to launch an application after it receives the identifier information. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) A NFC system according to claim 32, wherein there are a plurality of applications launchable on the mobile device and the specific application launched is dependent upon the content of the identifier information. ### Claim 34 (depends on 31) An NFC system according to claim 31, wherein an application is launched on the mobile device prior to the mobile device receiving the identifier information, and the received identifier information is or is not passed to the application dependant upon content of the identifier information. ### Claim 35 (depends on 32) A NFC system according to claim 32, wherein the launched application prompts a user of the mobile device to consent to sending the data over the NFC connection to the intermediate device. ### Claim 36 (depends on 32) A NFC system according to claim 32, wherein the launched application prompts a user of the mobile device to select one piece of data of a plurality of pieces of data to send over the NFC connection to the intermediate device. ### Claim 37 (depends on 32) A NFC system according to claim 32, wherein the launched application makes a decision whether or not to transmit data over the NFC connection to the intermediate device automatically, and the automatic decision is based upon data on the mobile device other than the received identifier information data.