Emulated radio frequency identification

Abstract

A mobile communication device is equipped with hardware and/or software components to enable the device to output a data in a form of a radio frequency signal, emulating outputting of the data by either an active or a passive RFID transponder. The data may be a security key or an identifier. Emulation of an active RFID transponder includes facilitating selection of the data and instruction to output by a user. Emulation of a passive RFID transponder includes detecting for proximal presence of a RFID reader. Either case, provision of the data to the mobile communication device may include provision of associated signal attribute(s).

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         61 . A mobile communications device comprising:
 a user interface;   communication circuitry configured to provide RFID communications and to provide voice call communications; and   a control system associated with the user interface and with the communication circuitry, wherein the control system is configured to:   display a first screen prompting a user to select from multiple displayed RFID names.   
     
     
         62 . The mobile communications device of  claim 61 , wherein the control system is further configured to receive a command from the user selecting one of the multiple displayed RFID names as a default RFID name. 
     
     
         63 . The mobile communications device of  claim 61 , wherein the control system is further configured to transmit an RFID number associated with the selected RFID name. 
     
     
         64 . The mobile communications device of  claim 61 , wherein the control system is further configured to:
 receive a probing signal from an RFID reader; and   transmit an RFID number associated with the default RFID name in response to the probing signal.   
     
     
         65 . The mobile communications device of  claim 61 , wherein the multiple displayed RFID names include a first payment card name and a second payment card name. 
     
     
         66 . The mobile communications device of  claim 65 , wherein the control system is further configured to prompt the user to add an additional payment card name. 
     
     
         67 . The mobile communications device of  claim 66 , wherein the control system is further configured to prompt the user to enter an RFID number. 
     
     
         68 . The mobile communications device of  claim 67 , wherein the control system is further configured to prompt the user to enter additional information, and associate the additional information with the entered RFID number. 
     
     
         69 . The mobile communications device of  claim 61 , wherein the control system is further configured to prompt the user to add an additional RFID name. 
     
     
         70 . The mobile communications device of  claim 69 , wherein the control system is further configured to prompt the user to enter an RFID number. 
     
     
         71 . The mobile communications device of  claim 70 , wherein the control system is further configured to:
 prompt the user to enter additional information, and associate the additional information with the entered RFID number.   
     
     
         72 . The mobile communications device of  claim 70 , wherein the entered RFID number and additional information are associated with the additional RFID name. 
     
     
         73 . A mobile communications device comprising:
 a user interface;   communication circuitry configured to provide RFID communications and to provide voice call communications; and   a control system associated with the user interface and with the communication circuitry, wherein the control system is configured to:   display a first screen prompting a user to select from multiple RFID names;   receive a selection of a first RFID name from the multiple RFID names; and   transmit a first RFID number associated with the first RFID name.   
     
     
         74 . The mobile communications device of  claim 73 , wherein the displaying the first screen is performed in response to receiving a probing signal. 
     
     
         75 . The mobile communications device of  claim 73 , wherein the control system is further configured to:
 receive a probing signal after receiving the selection of the first RFID name; and   transmit the first RFID number associated with the first RFID name in response to receiving the probing signal.   
     
     
         76 . The mobile communications device of  claim 73 , wherein the control system is further configured to:
 receive a selection of a second RFID name from the multiple RFID names; and   transmit a second RFID number associated with the second RFID name.   
     
     
         77 . The mobile communications device of  claim 76 , wherein displaying the first screen is performed in response to receiving a probing signal. 
     
     
         78 . The mobile communications device of  claim 76 , wherein the control system is further configured to:
 receive a probing signal after selection of the first RFID name and the second RFID name; and   transmit the first RFID number and the second RFID number in response to receiving the probing signal.   
     
     
         79 . A mobile communications device comprising:
 a user interface;   communication circuitry configured to provide RFID communications and to provide voice call communications; and   a control system associated with the user interface and with the communication circuitry, wherein the control system is configured to:
 display at least a first RFID name; 
 receive a command selecting the first RFID name as a default RFID name; 
 receive a first RFID signal; and 
 transmit an RFID number associated with the default RFID name. 
   
     
     
         80 . The mobile communications device of  claim 79 , wherein the displayed at least the first RFID name is displayed from multiple RFID names. 
     
     
         81 . The mobile communications device of  claim 79 , wherein transmitting the RFID number is performed in response to receiving the first RFID signal. 
     
     
         82 . The mobile communications device of  claim 79 , wherein the first RFID signal is a probing signal from an RFID reader. 
     
     
         83 . The mobile communications device of  claim 79 , wherein the first RFID signal is a payment request signal. 
     
     
         84 . The mobile communications device of  claim 79 , wherein the control system is further configured to transmit additional information associated with the default RFID name. 
     
     
         85 . A mobile communications device comprising:
 a user interface;   communication circuitry configured to provide RFID communications and to provide voice call communications; and   a control system associated with the user interface and with the communication circuitry, wherein the control system is configured to:
 display multiple RFID names, 
 receive a command selecting a default RFID name from the multiple RFID names; and 
 transmit an RFID number that is associated with the default RFID name. 
   
     
     
         86 . The mobile communications device of  claim 85 , wherein the transmitting the RFID number occurs in response to receiving a transmit command from a user. 
     
     
         87 . The mobile communications device of  claim 85 , wherein the transmitting occurs at predetermined intervals. 
     
     
         88 . The mobile communications device of  claim 87 , wherein the transmitting is performed at the predetermined intervals without requiring any additional transmit commands from a user. 
     
     
         89 . The mobile communications device of  claim 85 , wherein the control system is further configured to transmit additional information associated with the default RFID name.