RFID Contextual Location Determination and Sensing

摘要

In embodiments of RFID-based activation for wireless network communication, a mobile device includes a RFID reader to interrogate and communicate with a RFID tag to retrieve information associated with a wireless network. An activation module is implemented to receive a notification from the RFID reader that the wireless network is available based on communication with the RFID tag, which can also include receiving authentication credentials associated with the wireless network. The activation module can then activate a wireless transceiver of the mobile device and connect to the wireless network using the received authentication credentials.

主权项

1. A method for radio-frequency identification (RFID)-based activation of one or more transceivers in a mobile device, the method comprising:
receiving a notification that one or more wireless networks are available based on communication with an RFID tag; receiving information from the RFID tag regarding at least one of the wireless networks, the information comprising authentication to allow the mobile device to connect to one of the wireless networks based on a type of read of the RFID tag performed by a RFID reader of the mobile device; and activating at least one transceiver in the mobile device for communication via the wireless network.