Patent ID: 8706037
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining a size of a payload to be transferred from a first computing device to a second computing device; determining, based at least on the size of the payload, whether transfer of the payload from the first device to the second device via near-field communication (NFC) would exceed a first specified time; and responsive to determining that the transfer of the payload from the first device to the second device via NFC would exceed the first specified time, and further responsive to determining that the transfer of the payload from the first device to the second device via a first alternative transport mechanism would not exceed a second specified time, transferring the payload between the first computing device and the second computing device using the first alternate transport mechanism; and responsive to determining that the transfer of the payload from the first device to the second device via the first alternative transport mechanism would exceed the second specified time, transferring the payload between the first computing device and the second computing device using a second alternative transport mechanism.