Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Meik Buscemi

Frank Dawidowsky

Stephen Tiedemann

Klaus Roehrle

Dietmar Schill

Klaus Röhrle

Yo Tabayashi

Jurina Wessels

An electronic device includes an NFC unit configured to enable near field communication (NFC) with at least one NFC device, a network communication unit configured to communicate with at least one network device, a controller configured to control the NFC unit and the network communication unit to exchange data between the at least one NFC device and the at least one network device.

Electronic device enabling NFC communication

An electronic device for near field communication (NFC) device includes a front end unit configured to communicate with an external reader/writer device, the front end unit including a first memory adapted to store a check identifier, the check identifier configured to match one or more first identifiers, and a processing unit including a second memory configured to store one or more applications and one or more first identifiers, wherein a first identifier is assigned to one or more applications.

Electronic device, system and method for NFC

An electronic device, for example for near field communication (NFC), includes a device host including an operating system (OS), a trusted execution environment (TEE), and a near field communication (NFC) controller configured to enable communication of the electronic device with other devices. The NFC controller is coupled to the device host by a data channel for data exchange and a control channel for control information exchange, and the control channel is provided between the TEE and the NFC controller.

Electronic device and communication method for NFC

A portable electronic device () with a NFC (near field communication) unit () is switchable between an active mode and a passive mode. A motion sensor unit () records a motion of the portable electronic device (), and outputs a motion signal descriptive for the recorded motion. A processing unit () analysis the motion signal to detect a first predefined motion pattern including an acceleration and a deceleration phase. The NFC unit () is switched into the active mode upon detection of a first predefined motion pattern descriptive for an NFC touch gesture.

Portable electronic device and operation method for establishing a near field communication link

An electronic device for near field communication (NFC) includes a processor including one or more applications and a controller controlling NFC communication between a reader/writer device and the processor. The controller includes a communication unit that exchanges communication between the external reader/writer device and the processor. A parser parses communication exchanged between the reader/writer device and the processor. The parser is configured to detect a predetermined setting of a response code within an authentication response sent by the processor in response to an authentication request received from the reader/writer device, the predetermined setting indicating that an application of the processing unit is in an authenticated state. A further controller controls the communication unit not to respond to an anti-collision request received from the reader/writer device and/or not to forward an anti-collision request to the processor if the anti-collision request is directed to an application in an authenticated state.

Electronic device, controller and control method for NFC

A method is provided for generating an electronic coupon comprising generating coupon identification data; generating coupon metadata; and generating the electronic coupon based on the coupon identification data and based on the coupon metadata. Further, a coupon holding device is provided including a coupon receiving unit configured to receive a first electronic coupon; a coupon metadata generation unit configured to generate coupon metadata for the first electronic coupon; and a coupon generation unit configured to generate a second electronic coupon based on the first electronic coupon and the coupon metadata.

Method for generating an electronic coupon, coupon holding device, system for generating an electronic coupon, electronic coupon and computer program product

A method for providing data on the Internet, comprising calculating, using a microprocessor, a value of a predetermined function for said data, wherein the value depends on the data, determining, using said microprocessor, a uniform resource identifier including said value, and storing, at a resource on the Internet, said data, wherein the resource is accessible by using the uniform resource identifier. Further, a method for accessing data on the Internet is provided, comprising retrieving said data from a resource in the Internet by using a uniform resource identifier, determining, using a microprocessor, a part of the uniform resource identifier, the part corresponding to a value of a predetermined function, calculating, using the microprocessor, a further value for said data based on said predetermined function, wherein the value depends on the data, and determining, using the microprocessor, the integrity of said data by comparing said value and said further value.

Method for providing/accessing data on the internet and a respective client, server, and system

Near field communication (NFC) device including a processor and a front end unit (FEU) to communicate with an external reader/writer device. The FEU stores, by first memory, a first number of sets of application parameters, each set including first and second identifiers. The processor stores, by second memory, the application and a second number of the sets. The FEU receives a communication request from the external device, including a certain first identifier. The FEU checks, when the request is received, whether the certain first identifier is stored in the first memory. If yes, a response is sent to the external device, including a respective second identifier, which is in the same set of parameters as the certain first identifier. The FEU sends, each time a request is received, a response to the processor. The processor controls which sets of parameters are stored in the first memory based on the response.

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