NFC Covering Orientation Detection for Mobile Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for improved mechanisms and processes to control devices through Near Field Communication (NFC) technologies, particularly in determining the orientation of NFC-capable mobile devices within coverings to execute specific commands based on data transfers with attached NFC-readable data storage devices.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an NFC-capable mobile device system that includes a housing, processor, NFC communication system with an antenna, and machine-readable instructions to determine the orientation of the device within a covering by exchanging data with an NFC-readable data storage device attached to the covering, allowing for the execution of device control commands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If NFC data storage devices are attached to the covering to enable orientation determination, then device control capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the NFC data storage function into an external covering component, distinct from the mobile device itself. The covering contains NFC-readable data storage devices that store orientation information, while the mobile device only needs NFC communication capability to read this data. This segmentation allows the mobile device to gain enhanced control capability without incorporating complex orientation sensing hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The NFC-readable data storage device in the covering acts as an intermediary that provides orientation information to the mobile device. Instead of the mobile device directly sensing its orientation, it reads pre-stored orientation data from the covering's NFC tag. This intermediary approach simplifies the mobile device's hardware requirements while enabling sophisticated device control based on orientation.
2Productivity
If orientation determination through NFC data transfer is implemented, then device management efficiency is improved, but data transfer requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Orientation information is pre-stored in the NFC-readable data storage device within the covering before the mobile device is placed in it. The data is prepared in advance in a compact format, so when the mobile device reads the NFC tag, it immediately obtains the orientation data without requiring complex real-time sensing or extensive data transfer. This preliminary preparation of data enables efficient device management with minimal data exchange.
Data Source
AI summary
NFC-enabled systems and devices 110, 120, 950, and related methods 1400, for determining the orientation of an NFC-enabled mobile device within a covering 10. The orientation determination may include determining which way each face of an NFC-enabled mobile device 110, 120 is facing in the covering 10, and which end of the NFC-enable device is oriented in which way in the covering, through the use of particular arrangements of at least one NFC device attached to the covering and at least one NFC antenna of the NFC-enabled mobile device. By determining the orientation of the NFC-enabled device within the covering, the NFC-enabled device may then be configured for executing a particular command, such as to optimize some aspect of the NFC-enabled device based on the device orientation.