Method and device for operating a multifunctional near-field communication device supporting several data formats

摘要

The present invention relates in the field of power saving battery-operated radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC) devices and provides a method to operate a multifunctional NFC/RFID device that supports two or more data formats according to respective protocols of respective standards. The method of the invention comprises obtaining context information about the context of said multifunctional near-field communication device, and selecting an operation mode for the multifunctional near-field communication device for communicating with external devices on the basis of said obtained context information. In the method said selected operation mode defines proportionality values for communicating according to said two or more supported data formats according to respective protocols of respective standards. Said operation mode is used to for switching operation of said multifunctional near-field communication device between said two or more supported data formats according to respective protocols of respective standards based on the proportionality values.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving context information about the context of a multifunctional near-field communication device configured to support two or more near-field communication data formats according to respective protocols, causing selection of an operation mode for the multifunctional near-field communication device for communicating with external near-field communication devices on the basis of said received context information, wherein said selected operation mode defines proportionality values for communicating according to said two or more supported data formats according to respective protocols of respective standards for switching operation of said multifunctional near-field communication device between said two or more supported data formats according to respective protocols based on the proportionality values, receiving updated context information based at least in part on data associated with at least one external near-field communication device, and causing adjustment of the operation mode of the multifunction near-field communication device for communicating with the external near-field communication devices on the basis of the received updated context information.