Tap zones for near field coupling devices

An input/output device comprising:

• a programmable visual display defining a first and second opposite surfaces;
• an array of near field coupling compatible antennas positioned at least a first distance from the first surface but within a second distance from the second surface to enable near field coupling between the antennas and another device in a proximity of the second surface, the antennas being at least a third distance apart from one another, each antenna having associated there with a tap zone in the proximity of the second surface, the first, second, and third distances and the configuration of the antennas cooperating so that the tap zones do not overlap;
• a processor in communication with the display and the antenna array;
• and a memory in communication with the processor and storing instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to control the activation of each of the antennas, to display an icon in each tap zone of the second surface for which the associated antenna is active, to accept from one of the antennas a signal indicating that the external device to be in the proximity of the tap zone corresponding to that antenna, and to respond to that tap indication by changing the icon associated with that tap zone and to output an indication of the tapped tap zone.

A near field coupling tap (NFC-tap) kiosk comprising:

• a visual display;
• a first near field coupling compatible antenna positioned relative to the visual display to create a first near field coupling tap zone associated with the visual display;
• and
• a second near-field coupling compatible antenna positioned relative to the visual display to create a second near field coupling tap zone associated with the visual display, the tap zones.