US 8,509,808 B2 · Mobile wireless communications device having a near field communication (NFC) device and providing memory disabling and related

Abstract

A mobile wireless communications device may include wireless transceiver circuitry and a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver circuitry. The mobile wireless communication device may also include a near-field communication (NFC) device coupled to the processor. The NFC device may include an NFC controller, an NFC transceiver coupled to the NFC controller, and a first memory coupled to the NFC controller and configured to store a first plurality of applications. The mobile wireless communications device may also include a second memory configured to store a second plurality of applications. The processor may be configured to select a given application on a respective one of the first and second memories and to disable the other one of the first and second memories.

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Dependent claims

A mobile wireless communications device comprising:

a wireless transceiver;
a processor coupled with said wireless transceiver;
a near-field communication (NFC) device coupled with said processor, the NFC device comprising
a NFC controller,
a NFC transceiver coupled with said NFC controller, and
a first memory coupled with said NFC controller, the first memory being capable of storing a first application;
and
a second memory capable of storing a second application;
said processor being configured to select one of the first application and the second application on a respective one of the first memory and the second memory and to disable the other one of the first memory and the second memory.

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A communications system comprising:

a near-field communication (NFC) terminal;
and
a mobile wireless communications device configured to communicate with said NFC terminal and comprising
a wireless transceiver,
a processor coupled with said wireless transceiver,
a near-field communication (NFC) device coupled to said processor, said NFC device comprising
a NFC controller,
a NFC transceiver coupled to said NFC controller, and
a first memory coupled with said NFC controller and capable of storing a first plurality of applications for communicating with said NFC terminal, and
a second memory capable of storing a second application for communicating with said NFC terminal,
said processor being configured to select one of the first applications and the second application on a respective one of said first and second memories and to disable the other one of the first memory and the second memory.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium for use with a mobile wireless communications device comprising a wireless transceiver, a processor coupled with the wireless transceiver circuitry, a near-field communication (NFC) device coupled with the processor and comprising a NFC controller, a NFC transceiver coupled with the NFC controller, and a first memory coupled with the NFC controller and capable of storing a first plurality of applications, the mobile wireless communications device also comprising a second memory capable of storing a second application, the non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing the mobile wireless communications device to perform steps comprising:

selecting one of the first applications and the second application on a respective one of the first memory and the second memory;
and
disabling the other one of the first memory and the second memory.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Mobile wireless communications device having a near field communication (NFC) device and providing memory disabling and related

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Mobile wireless communications device having a near field communication (NFC) device and providing memory disabling and related

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