METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS TRANSACTIONS WITH NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) SET UP

摘要

An apparatus, system and methodology for establishing a wireless communications link using a wireless device are provided. A computing device includes a wallet application for completing transactions based on wireless data communications between the computing device and at least one external electronic device. The computing device includes a short-range radio frequency (RF) transceiver to communicate with an external RF transceiver. A near-field communication (NFC) module includes a NFC antenna, and the NFC module is configured to transmit wireless setup information between the NFC antenna and a NFC reader in communication with the external electronic device based on the NFC antenna of the computing device being within a RF range of the NFC antenna of the NFC reader. A processor establishes a wireless communications link between the short-range RF transceiver and the external RF transceiver to initiate transactions between the computing device and the at least one external electronic device.

主权项

1. A computing device, comprising:
one or more processors; at least one memory device having stored therein a plurality of applications to be executed by the one or more processors, the plurality of applications including at least one wallet application for completing transactions based on wireless data communications between the computing device and at least one external electronic device; a short-range radio frequency (RF) transceiver to communicate with an external RF transceiver in communication with the at least one external electronic device, wherein the short-range RF transceiver and the external RF transceiver support a predetermined communications protocol; and a near-field communication (NFC) module including a NFC antenna, the NFC module configured to transmit wireless setup information between the NFC antenna and a NFC reader in communication with the at least one external electronic device based on the NFC antenna of the computing device being within a RF range of the NFC antenna of the NFC reader, wherein the one or more processors are configured to establish a wireless communications link between the short-range RF transceiver and the external RF transceiver to initiate one or more transactions between the computing device and the at least one external electronic device via the short-range RF transceiver based on establishing the wireless communications link.