COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES

摘要

A device, method, and system are disclosed for establishing wireless communications between communications devices comprising respective magnets and magnetic sensors each located on first and second communications device and aligned such that a magnet on the first communications device is aligned with a magnetic sensor on the second communications device and a magnet on the second communications device is aligned with a magnetic sensor on the first communications device. In response, a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit contained in each of the first and second communications devices is activated and data exchanged between the first and second communications devices using a NFC communications protocol.

主权项

1. A communications device, comprising:
a housing; a user interface carried by the housing; a motion sensor; a processor carried by the housing and coupled to the user interface and the motion sensor; a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit positioned in the housing and connected to the processor for communicating using an NFC communications protocol; and a magnetic sensor supported by the housing and connected to the processor for sensing a magnetic field from a NFC enabled device and generating a signal to the processor, wherein the NFC circuit is in a lower power state when not switched on, wherein the processor is configured to wake the NFC circuit and activate the NFC circuit and transmit or receive data with the NFC enabled device using the NFC communications protocol in response to a tapping signal from the motion sensor to establish communications with the NFC enabled device.