Patent ID: 7590384

Claim:
A method for operating a near field communication system of at least a first and a second near field communication device, comprising: discovering at least one of a presence of the first near field communication device by the second near field communication device, and a presence of the second communication device by the first communication device based on field detection by approaching the first and second near field communication devices towards each other; establishing and setting-up a connection and a communication between at least said first and said second near field communication devices, when said discovering has confirmed detection of at least one of the first or second near field communication devices; selecting and performing at least one of an action and application by at least said first and said second near field communication devices based on said communication between at least said first and said second near field communication devices; selectively assigning an initiator role to either the first near field communication device and a target role to the second near field communication device, or the target role to the first near field communication device and the initiator role to the second near field communication device to set-up a single device from said first and second near field communication devices as an initiator device, after said step of establishing and setting-up the connection and the communication; requesting action data that is descriptive for the at least one of the action and the application by the assigned initiator device; and providing the requested action data from at least one of at least said first and said second near field communication devices to the assigned initiator device.