Processing near field communications between active/passive devices and a control system

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• access an application on a mobile device,
• identify at least one user information parameter responsive to a user action, the at least one user information parameter comprising at least one of a username, a password and a mobile device information and the user action comprises activation of a near field communication application,
• generate a near field communication message via an active near field communication operation on the mobile device that includes the at least one user information parameter, at least one command and at least one request;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the near field communication message to initiate a control procedure, and wherein
• responsive to the near filed communication message being received, the processor is further configured to
• identify a user of the mobile device and generate an application-specific token,
• transmit the application-specific token to a central controller, and
• responsive to the application-specific token being received, apply the plurality of user preferences,
• retrieve a plurality of user preferences to
• power-on at least one remote electronic device,
• access at least one application, and
• access at least one user file to launch via the application and the remote electronic device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

• accessing an application on a mobile device;
• identifying at least one user information parameter responsive to a user action, the at least one user information parameter comprising at least one of a username, a password, and a mobile device information and the user action comprises activation of a near field communication application;
• generating a near field communication message via an active near field communication operation on the mobile device that includes the at least one user information parameter, at least one command and at least one request;
• transmitting the near field communication message to initiate a control procedure;
• and
• responsive to receiving the near filed communication message, identifying a user of the mobile device,
• generating an application-specific token,
• retrieving a plurality of user preferences,
• transmitting the application-specific token to a central controller, and
• responsive to receiving the application-specific token, applying the plurality of user preferences to
• power-on at least one remote electronic device,
• access at least one application, and
• access at least one user file to launch via the application and the remote electronic device.