Method and apparatus for operating near field communication function in a portable terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorTaeho KWON
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Abstract
A method of operating a Near Field Communication (NFC) function in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes detecting an NFC tag during execution of a particular mode, comparing the NFC tag with preset lists, omitting a reading operation of the NFC tag if the NFC tag is an NFC tag which is included in a blocking list, and reading the NFC tag if the NFC tag is an NFC tag which is included in an application mapping list.
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A method of operating a Near Field Communication (NFC) function in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- detecting an NFC tag during execution of a particular mode;
- comparing the NFC tag with preset lists;
- omitting a reading operation of the NFC tag if the NFC tag is an NFC tag which is included in a blocking list;
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- reading the NFC tag if the NFC tag is an NFC tag which is included in an application mapping list.
A method of operating a Near Field Communication (NFC) function in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- detecting an NFC tag during an execution of a particular mode;
- reading the NFC tag through an NFC application currently being executed if the particular mode is an NFC application mode;
- checking the NFC tag if the particular mode is an idle mode or is a normal application mode;
- determining whether the NFC tag is an NFC tag of an allowed object or is an NFC tag of a blocked object;
- reading the NFC tag by executing an NFC application which is matched to the NFC tag if the NFC tag is the NFC tag of the allowed object;
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- maintaining the particular mode without executing the NFC application if the NFC tag is the NFC tag of the blocked object.
A portable terminal comprising:
- a Near Field Communication (NFC) module configured to sense an approach of an NFC tag and to read information stored in the NFC tag;
- a storage unit configured to store a plurality of NFC applications, a blocking list, and an application mapping list;
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- a controller configured to compare the NFC tag with the blocking list and with the application mapping list when the NFC tag is detected through the NFC module, to block a reading operation of the NFC tag when the NFC tag is included in the blocking list, and to read the NFC tag by executing the NFC application matched to the NFC tag when the NFC tag is included in the application mapping list.
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program that determines a particular mode when an NFC tag is detected during an execution of the particular mode, reads the NFC tag through an NFC application currently under execution if the particular mode is an NFC application mode, checks the NFC tag if the particular mode is an idle mode or a normal application mode, reads the NFC tag by executing the NFC application matched to the NFC tag if the NFC tag is an NFC tag of an allowed object, and maintains the particular mode without executing the NFC application if the NFC tag is an NFC tag of a blocked object.
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