MULTI-RADIO WIRELESS FLASH DRIVE USING NFC

摘要

A wireless flash drive may use a Near Field Communication (NFC) radio link with a second device to establish a second, non-NFC, radio link with the second device, and then use the non-NFC link to wirelessly transfer data between the second device and the non-volatile memory in the flash drive. Some embodiments may also have other features, such as a switch to activate the non-NFC link without using the NFC link, a battery to power the non-NFC radio and the non-volatile memory, inductive charging circuitry to wirelessly recharge the battery, or instructions to be uploaded to the second device for use in establishing the non-NFC link.

主权项

1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a first device containing a wired universal serial bus (USB) interface, an NFC radio, a non-NFC radio, a non-volatile memory, and a battery to provide electrical power to the non-NFC radio and the non-volatile memory; wherein the first device contains first instructions to:
establish an NFC wireless communication link between the NFC radio and a second device;use the NFC wireless communication link to establish a non-NFC wireless communication link between the non-NFC radio and the second device; andtransfer data between the non-volatile memory and the second device over the non-NFC wireless communication link.