Patent ID: 7889059

Claim:
A telecommunications device, comprising: a microprocessor; and a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) transceiver coupled to the microprocessor, the RFID transceiver configured to: detect presence of a RFID tag; and receive from the RFID tag a radio frequency (RF) signal comprising tag data associated with the RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is coupled to one of a business card related to an entity, a refrigerator magnet related to the entity, and a picture frame having displayable information related to the entity, wherein the tag data of the RF signal corresponds to at least one of a telephone number of the entity and a reference to the telephone number of the entity; and wherein the microprocessor initiates a voice call in response to at least one of: dialing the telephone number indicated by the RF signal; and retrieving the telephone number using the reference indicated by the RF signal and subsequently dialing the telephone number.