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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Brandon Butler, San Jose, CA (US);
Magnus Olov Wiklund, San Jose, CA (US);
Mahbod Mofidi, San Diego, CA (US);
Alireza Hormoz Mohammadian, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); H01Q 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/008 (2013.01); G06K 7/10316 (2013.01); G06K 7/10336 (2013.01); G06K 7/10346 (2013.01); G06K 19/0724 (2013.01); G06K 19/07767 (2013.01); H01Q 7/00 (2013.01); H04B 5/0012 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G06K 7/10237 (2013.01); G06K 19/07773 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for performing near-field communication (NFC)-type operations in the far-field region using a repurposed antenna is described. The method includes determining whether to perform NFC-type operations in a near-field mode or a far-field mode. The method further includes performing NFC-type operations outside a near-field region using a repurposed antenna when in the far-field mode.