Handheld dynamic radio frequency identification device and system

Abstract

A universal radio frequency identification reader and emulation handheld device and system configured to read and emulate radio frequency identification tags in the low frequency, high frequency, and ultra-high frequency spectrums (from 30 kHz to 1050 MHz). The system may include a mobile or a web application to control and interact with the handheld device. The system may allow for the saving of radio frequency identification tag information in cloud infrastructure for later emulation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A universal RFID device comprising:
 radio frequency circuitry configured to:
 read a payment card; and 
 emulate a payment card; and 
   control circuitry configured to:
 receive a first command to read a first payment card; 
 control the radio frequency circuitry to read the first payment card based on the first command; 
 receive a second command to emulate a second payment card; and 
 control the radio frequency circuitry to emulate the second payment card based on the second command. 
   
     
     
         2 . The universal RFID device of  claim 1 , wherein the first payment card comprises a first RFID tag, and the second payment comprises a second RFID tag. 
     
     
         3 . The universal RFID device of  claim 2 , wherein the first RFID tag is a first RFID tag type and the second RFID tag is a second RFID tag type. 
     
     
         5 . The universal RFID device of  claim 1 , wherein emulating the second payment card results in a transfer of funds from an account associated with the second payment card. 
     
     
         6 . The universal RFID device of  claim 1 , wherein reading the first payment card results in a reception of payment information from an account associated with the first payment card. 
     
     
         7 . The universal RFID device of  claim 1 , wherein the radio frequency circuitry is configured to emulate a plurality of payment cards, and wherein the control circuitry emulates the second payment card out of the plurality of payment cards based on the second command. 
     
     
         8 . The universal RFID device of  claim 7 , further comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with a mobile application, wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive the second command from the mobile application via the communication circuitry. 
     
     
         9 . The universal RFID device of  claim 1 , further comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with a mobile application, wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive the first command from the mobile application via the communication circuitry. 
     
     
         10 . The universal RFID device of  claim 1 , further comprising a user interface, wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive the first command and the second command via the user interface. 
     
     
         11 . The universal RFID device of  claim 1 , further comprising a user interface, wherein the user interface is configured to display information regarding the first payment card in response to reading the first payment card. 
     
     
         12 . The universal RFID device of  claim 1 , further comprising a battery configured to power the universal RDID device, wherein the batter is configured to be charged inductively. 
     
     
         13 . The universal RFID device of  claim 1  further comprising a case containing the radio frequency circuitry, and wherein the case is configured to be handheld. 
     
     
         14 . A universal RFID device comprising:
 radio frequency circuitry configured to:
 read a payment card; and 
 emulate a payment card; and 
   control circuitry configured to:
 receive a first command to read a first payment card; 
 control the radio frequency circuitry to read the first payment card based on the first command; 
 receive a second command to emulate the first payment card; and 
 control the radio frequency circuitry to emulate the first payment card based on the second command. 
   
     
     
         15 . The universal RFID device of  claim 14 , wherein the radio frequency circuitry is configured to emulate a plurality of payment cards, and wherein the control circuitry emulates the first payment card out of the plurality of payment cards based on the second command. 
     
     
         16 . The universal RFID device of  claim 15 , further comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with a mobile application, wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive the second command from the mobile application via the communication circuitry. 
     
     
         17 . The universal RFID device of  claim 14 , further comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with a mobile application, wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive the first command from the mobile application via the communication circuitry. 
     
     
         18 . The universal RFID device of  claim 14 , further comprising memory, wherein the control circuitry is configured to store received first payment card data in memory in response to reading the first payment card, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to command the radio frequency circuitry to emulate the first payment card based on the received first payment card data. 
     
     
         19 . A universal RFID device comprising:
 radio frequency circuitry configured to emulate a plurality of payment cards associated with the universal RFID device; and   control circuitry configured to:
 receive a first command emulate a first payment card of the plurality of payment cards; and 
 control the radio frequency circuitry to emulate the first payment card based on the first command. 
   
     
     
         20 . The universal RFID device of  claim 19 , further comprising a user interface, wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive the first command and the second command via the user interface.