Patent ID: 9020428
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G06K,H04B,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method performed by at least one processor of a NFC-capable mobile device, the NFC-capable mobile device comprising a camera and at least one NFC subsystem, the method comprising: upon insertion of the NFC-capable mobile device into a holster, detecting a load upon the at least one NFC subsystem of the NFC-capable mobile device, the load being associated with a surface proximate the NFC-capable mobile device; based at least partly on a determination of sustained intensity of the load, triggering operation of the camera to capture an image of a visual characteristic of the surface proximate the NFC-capable mobile device, the visual characteristic disposed on an interior surface of the holster proximate the camera; and based at least partly on a determined correspondence of the captured image with stored image data, executing a device control command.