Title:
RETRIEVING/AUTHORIZING CONTENT ON USER EQUIPMENT BASED ON INFORMATION FROM CONNECTABLE ACCESSORY WITH NFC CIRCUIT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/125186
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An accessory for a user equipment (UE) is disclosed that includes a housing configured to be connected to the UE and accessory near field communication (NFC) circuit attached to the housing. The accessory NFC circuit includes an antenna, a charging circuit, and a transceiver circuit. The antenna is configured to inductively couple to signals emitted by a UE NFC circuit within the UE. The charging circuit is configured to output power provided by the inductive coupling through the antenna to the signals emitted by the UE NFC circuit. The transceiver circuit is configured to be powered by the charging circuit to transmit information to the UE NFC circuit that will be used by the UE to retrieve content stored on a content server and/or to authorize use of content stored on the UE. Related UEs and methods are disclosed.
Inventors:
NAMBORD MAGNUS (SE)
HANSSON EMIL (SE)
HANSSON EMIL (SE)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2014/004899
Publication Date:
August 27, 2015
Filing Date:
September 25, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
International Classes:
H04B5/00
Foreign References:
| US20130072114A1 | 2013-03-21 | |||
| US20120315845A1 | 2012-12-13 | |||
| EP2608577A1 | 2013-06-26 |
Other References:
None
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMEYA, Yoshiaki (Daiichi Tomizawa Building 3-1-3, Yotsuya, Shinjuku-k, Tokyo 04, JP)
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