Patent ID: 9191263
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G06F,H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating data comprising: at a first device: determining an electrical condition of a first signal line carrying data, wherein data carried on the first signal line is data that will be contactlessly transmitted, and wherein the signal line is configured for transporting the data according to a Standards-based protocol; and contactlessly transmitting an electromagnetic (EM) signal indicative of the determined electrical condition such that communication of data between the first device and a second device is transparent to the Standard-based protocol, wherein the EM signal indicative of the determined electrical condition is contactlessly transmitted out of band with respect to any data carried on the first signal line that will be contactlessly transmitted, and wherein the determined electrical condition is based on the first signal line carrying data that will be contactlessly transmitted.