Near field communication system in a local network

摘要

A system for a local network, the system being configured to extend a near field communication (NFC) between an NFC device and an NFC mobile device beyond the range defined by the NFC standards.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
at least two repeater devices, each repeater device comprising a first communication interface configured to exchange information within a local communication network and a second communication interface locally connected to the first communication interface, the second communication interface comprising a near field communication (NFC) transceiver configured to exchange digital data intended to be transferred to the local communication network via the first communication interface; a stand alone device associated with a first repeater device, the stand alone device comprising an NFC communication interface coupled with the NFC transceiver of said first repeater device; and a mobile NFC device comprising an NFC communication interface configured to exchange digital data with an NFC transceiver of a second repeater device, said second repeater device being configured to forward, to the local communication network, the digital data received from the mobile device via the NFC communication interface, said digital data being transmitted to the stand alone device via the first repeater device, said first repeater device being at a distance from the second repeater device exceeding a standard range for NFC communications.