Communications system providing data transfer using selective wireless communications formats and related methods

A mobile wireless communications device for use with an electronic device configured to wirelessly communicate via a near-field communication (NFC) format and at least one other wireless communications format, the mobile wireless communications device comprising:

• an NFC transceiver;
• a wireless communications transceiver configured to communicate using the at least one other wireless communications format;
• and
• a processing system including a processor coupled to the NFC transceiver and the wireless communications transceiver, wherein the processor facilitates performance of operations comprising:
• facilitating presentation of output data via an output device coupled to the mobile wireless communications device, wherein the output data is associated with indicia of the output data;
• facilitating identification of the indicia of the output data based on the presentation of the output data via the output device;
• designating the indicia of the output data to obtain designated data to be transferred to the electronic device responsive to the presentation of the output data via the output device;
• causing the NFC transceiver to establish an NFC link with the electronic device when in proximity therewith, wherein a data security level of a plurality of data security levels is associated with the designated data, allowing for a determination whether the designated data is compliant with an NFC transfer parameter comprising a data security threshold, wherein compliance of the designated data with the NFC transfer parameter is based on the data security threshold exceeding the data security level;
• based on the determination being that the designated data is compliant with the NFC transfer parameter, transferring at least some of the designated data to the electronic device via the NFC link, and
• based on the determination being that the designated data fails to comply with the NFC transfer parameter:
• exchanging connection data over the NFC link for establishing a separate wireless communications link with the electronic device using the at least one other wireless communication format;
• and
• establishing the separate wireless communications link with the electronic device based upon the connection data and transfer at least some of the designated data to the electronic device over the separate wireless communications link using the at least one other wireless communications format.

A communications method for a first electronic device from among a plurality of different electronic devices each configured to wirelessly communicate via a near-field communication (NFC) format and at least one other wireless communications format, the method comprising:

• facilitating a presentation of output data via an output device coupled to the first electronic device, wherein the output data is associated with indicia of the output data;
• facilitating identification of the indicia of the output data based on the presentation of the output data via the output device;
• designating the indicia of the output data to obtain designated data to be transferred to a second electronic device based on the presentation of the output data via the output device;
• establishing an NFC link between with the second electronic device from among the plurality of different electronic devices when in proximity therewith wherein a data security level of a plurality of data security levels is associated with the designated data, the first electronic device having an NFC transfer parameter associated therewith, and determining, at the first electronic device, whether the designated data is compliant with the NFC transfer parameter comprising a data security threshold, wherein compliance of the designated data with the NFC transfer parameter is based on the data security threshold exceeding the data security level;
• based on the determination being that the designated data is compliant with the NFC transfer parameter, transferring at least some of the designated data from the first electronic device to the second electronic device via the NFC link;
• and
• based on the determination being that the designated data fails to comply with the NFC transfer parameter:
• exchanging connection data over the NFC link for establishing a separate wireless communications link with the second electronic device using the at least one other wireless communications format;
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• establishing the separate wireless communications link with the second electronic device based upon the exchanging of the connection data and transferring at least some of the designated data to the second electronic device over the separate wireless communications link.

A non-transitory, machine-readable medium for a mobile wireless communications device comprising a near-field communication (NFC) transceiver and a wireless communications transceiver configured to communicate using at least one other wireless communications format, the machine-readable medium having executable instructions that when executed on a processing system of the mobile wireless communications device, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• facilitating presentation of output data via an output device coupled to the mobile wireless communications device, wherein the output data is associated with indicia of the output data;
• facilitating identification of the indicia of the output data based on the presentation of the output data via the output device;
• designating the indicia of the output data to obtain designated data to be transferred to an electronic device based on the presentation of the output data via the output device;
• causing the NFC transceiver to establish an NFC link with the electronic device also configured to communicate via NFC and the at least one other wireless communications format when in proximity therewith, wherein a data security level of a plurality of data security levels is associated with the designated data, allowing for a determination whether the designated data is compliant with an NFC transfer parameter comprising a data security threshold, wherein compliance of the designated data with the NFC transfer parameter is based on the data security threshold exceeding the data security level;
• based on the determination being that the designated data is compliant with the NFC transfer parameter, transferring the designated data to the electronic device via the NFC link;
• and
• based on the determination being that the designated data fails to comply with the NFC transfer parameter:
• exchanging connection data over the NFC link for establishing a separate wireless communications link with the electronic device using the at least one other wireless communications format;
• and
• establishing the separate wireless communications link with the electronic device based upon the exchanging of the connection data and transferring at least some of the designated data to the electronic device over the separate wireless communications link with the electronic device using the at least one other wireless communications format.