US2014167914A1PendingUtilityA1

Emulated radio frequency identification

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Assignee: VARIA HOLDINGS LLCPriority: Jun 13, 2003Filed: Dec 4, 2013Published: Jun 19, 2014
Est. expiryJun 13, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Peter ZatloukalG. Eric EngstromCindy M. Smith
G07C 9/28G06K 19/0723G05B 1/01G06K 7/10366G06K 7/0008H04M 1/7246H04M 1/72412G07C 9/00111H04B 5/77
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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 method for transmitting RFID transponder data from a mobile communication device capable of RFID communication and voice call communication, the method comprising:
 monitoring for a first RFID signal;   receiving the first RFID signal;   selecting an RFID transponder data from a plurality of RFID transponder data; and   transmitting the selected RFID transponder data as RFID transponder signals in a format associated with the first RFID signal.   
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes one of a security key and an identifier. 
     
     
         63 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes one of a garage door key, an exterior door key, an interior door key, and a motor vehicle door key. 
     
     
         64 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes information identifying a user. 
     
     
         65 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the mobile communication device includes a logic that enables a user to select the RFID transponder data from the plurality of RFID transponder data. 
     
     
         66 . The method of  claim 65 , wherein the providing the plurality of RFID transponder data to the mobile communication device includes associating at least one signaling format with the selected RFID transponder data. 
     
     
         67 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the first RFID signal is a probing signal from an RFID reader, and wherein the format is compatible with the RFID reader. 
     
     
         68 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes a payment account number. 
     
     
         69 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes a payment card number. 
     
     
         70 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes a security code. 
     
     
         71 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes an affinity program account number. 
     
     
         72 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein the monitoring includes sensing for one or more probing radio frequency signals of one or more RFID readers by the mobile communication device. 
     
     
         73 . A mobile communication device configured for transmitting RFID transponder data and voice call communications, the mobile communication device comprising:
 communication circuitry configured to transmit voice call signals in a first radio frequency range and to transmit first RFID transponder data in a second radio frequency range;   a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions for the communication circuitry to:   monitor for a first RFID signal;   transmit the voice call signals for transmission at least in part over a wireless network;   select RFID transponder data from a plurality of RFID transponder data; and   transmit the selected RFID transponder data as RFID transponder signals in a format associated with the first RFID signal.   
     
     
         74 . The device of  claim 73 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes one of a security key and an identifier. 
     
     
         75 . The device of  claim 73 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes a key. 
     
     
         76 . The device of  claim 73 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes one of a garage door key, an exterior door key, an interior door key, and a motor vehicle door key. 
     
     
         77 . The device of  claim 73 , wherein the instructions are further to guide a user to provide the first RFID transponder data to the mobile communication device. 
     
     
         78 . The device of  claim 77 , wherein guiding the user further includes associating a signaling format with the first RFID transponder data. 
     
     
         79 . The device of  claim 73 , wherein the first RFID signal includes a probing radio frequency signal of an RFID reader. 
     
     
         80 . The device of  claim 73 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes information identifying a user. 
     
     
         81 . The device of  claim 73 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes a payment account number. 
     
     
         82 . The device of  claim 73 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes a payment card number. 
     
     
         83 . The device of  claim 73 , wherein the selected RFID transponder data includes a security code. 
     
     
         84 . A mobile communication device capable of radio frequency identifier RFID communication and voice call communication, the mobile communication device comprising:
 communication circuitry configured to transmit a voice call signal and a RFID transponder signal;   a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions for the communication circuitry to (a) monitor for a first RFID signal, and on detection of the first RFID signal, transmit an RFID transponder data as a second RFID signal in a format associated with the first RFID signal, and (b) transmit the voice call signal at least in part over a wireless network.   
     
     
         85 . The device of  claim 84 , wherein the instructions are configured to instruct the communication circuitry to sense for a probing radio frequency signal. 
     
     
         86 . The device of  claim 84 , wherein the RFID transponder data includes one or more of a payment account number or a payment card number. 
     
     
         87 . The device of  claim 84 , wherein the RFID transponder data includes a security code. 
     
     
         88 . The device of  claim 84 , wherein the RFID transponder data includes one of a garage door key, an exterior door key, an interior door key, and a motor vehicle door key. 
     
     
         89 . The device of  claim 84 , wherein the instructions are configured to guide a user to provide the RFID transponder data to the mobile communication device. 
     
     
         90 . The device of  claim 89 , wherein the instructions are further configured to enable a user to select a signaling format for association with the RFID transponder data.

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