Device with an EEPROM having both a near field communication interface and a second interface

US9241237B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9241237-B2
Application numberUS-201414452655-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 6, 2014
Priority dateAug 15, 2006
Publication dateJan 19, 2016
Grant dateJan 19, 2016

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A peripheral device and a method for programming the read/writeable memory of the RFID circuitry by communications between either RF antenna or bus communications port controller interface or both. In the peripheral device, an EEPROM, bus communications controller interface, NFC interface, antenna, and logic controller operate to receive and transmit configuration and calibration data between a wireless personal area network circuit and an external wireless personal area network enabled device. The dual interfaced EEPROM is operable to share or partition its EEPROM between an NFC interface and a bus communications controller.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A lock/security peripheral device comprising: a passive near field communication (NFC) interface; a data interface; a memory, wherein the memory is dual interfaced such that the passive NFC interface and the data interface can both be used by the memory to transmit data; an NFC antenna, connected to the passive NFC interface, that is configured to communicate NFC signals with a first external device; and a logic controller in data communication…

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What does patent US9241237B2 cover?
A peripheral device and a method for programming the read/writeable memory of the RFID circuitry by communications between either RF antenna or bus communications port controller interface or both. In the peripheral device, an EEPROM, bus communications controller interface, NFC interface, antenna, and logic controller operate to receive and transmit configuration and calibration data between a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nxp Bv, Nxp Bv
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W4/008. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 19 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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