Reducing NFC peer mode connection times
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorJohn Hillan
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for reducing Near Field Communication (NFC) Peer Mode connection times are presented. According to one or more aspects, a mode switching interval associated with an NFC device discovery loop may be defined. A first portion of the mode switching interval may be assigned to polling operations. A second portion of the mode switching interval may be assigned to listening operations. The first portion and the second portion of the mode switching interval respectively may occupy less than all of the mode switching interval, and the second portion of the mode switching interval may be shifted in position within the mode switching interval for respective iterations of the NFC device discovery loop.
Claims36
A method, comprising:
- defining a mode switching interval associated with a near field communication (NFC) device discovery loop;
- assigning a first portion of the mode switching interval to polling operations;
- and
- assigning a second portion of the mode switching interval to listening operations,
- wherein the first portion and the second portion of the mode switching interval respectively occupy less than all of the mode switching interval, and
- wherein the second portion of the mode switching interval is shifted within the mode switching interval for respective iterations of the NFC device discovery loop.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
- define a mode switching interval associated with a near field communication (NFC) device discovery loop;
- assign a first portion of the mode switching interval to polling operations;
- and
- assign a second portion of the mode switching interval to listening operations,
- wherein the first portion and the second portion of the mode switching interval respectively occupy less than all of the mode switching interval, and
- wherein the second portion of the mode switching interval is shifted within the mode switching interval for respective iterations of the NFC device discovery loop.
At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause at least one computing device to:
- define a mode switching interval associated with a near field communication (NFC) device discovery loop;
- assign a first portion of the mode switching interval to polling operations;
- and
- assign a second portion of the mode switching interval to listening operations,
- wherein the first portion and the second portion of the mode switching interval respectively occupy less than all of the mode switching interval, and
- wherein the second portion of the mode switching interval is shifted within the mode switching interval for respective iterations of the NFC device discovery loop.
A system, comprising:
- means for defining a mode switching interval associated with a near field communication (NFC) device discovery loop;
- means for assigning a first portion of the mode switching interval to polling operations;
- and
- means for assigning a second portion of the mode switching interval to listening operations,
- wherein the first portion and the second portion of the mode switching interval respectively occupy less than all of the mode switching interval, and
- wherein the second portion of the mode switching interval is shifted within the mode switching interval for respective iterations of the NFC device discovery loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.