Patent ID: 9306637
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06K,H04B

Claim Text:
1. A near-field communication (NFC) apparatus configured to be hosted by an electronic device, the NFC apparatus comprising: a reader portion connectable to a radio frequency interface and configured to cause the NFC apparatus to operate in a reader operation mode to detect and communicate with radio frequency identification transponders and radio frequency identification readers; a transponder portion connectable to the radio frequency interface and configured to cause the NFC apparatus to operate in a show communication mode to act as a passive radio frequency identification transponder; and a switching unit configured to switch the NFC apparatus operation between the reader operation mode and the show communication mode, wherein when the NFC apparatus is receiving power from the electronic device the switching unit switches the NFC apparatus to the reader operation mode, and wherein when the NFC apparatus is not receiving power from the electronic device the switching unit switches the NFC apparatus to the show communication mode.