Method and device for emulating multiple RFID tags within a single mobile electronic device

Computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing program code portions, the program code portions being configured to, upon execution, cause an apparatus to at least:

• cause storage of one or more data sets, wherein each data set defines operational properties, including a data payload, of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;
• cause a list of said one or more data sets to be maintained;
• indicate a first data set in said list as an active data set by causing a pointer indicating said first dataset to be stored or by causing a previously stored pointer to be updated so as to indicate said first data set, the first data set including a first data payload;
• receive an interrogation from an RFID tag interrogation device;
• cause, responsive to said interrogation, the operation of the RFID tag to be emulated according to the active data set;
• and
• following the indication of the first data set as the active data set, automatically indicate a second data set in said list as the active data set by causing the pointer to be updated to indicate the second data set, the second data set including a second data payload which is different from the first data payload;
• wherein only one data set in the list is indicated as the active data set at a time.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory configured to store one or more data sets and a list of said one or more data sets, wherein each data set defines operational properties, including a data payload, of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and wherein a stored pointer indicates a first data set in said list as an active data set, the first data set including a first data payload;
• an RFID tag interrogation device;
• a controller connected with said memory, wherein said controller is configured to:
• be activated by an interrogation from the RFID tag interrogation device,
• configure a circuit that is configured to emulate operations of an RFID tag according to said active data set, and
• following the indication of the first data set as the active data set, automatically indicate a second data set within said list as the active data set by causing the stored pointer to be updated to indicate the second data set, the second data set including a second data payload which is different from the first data payload;
• wherein only one data set in the list is indicated as the active data set at a time.