IP Library Granted Patent US 8,737,914
Granted Patent B2
US 8,737,914 · App. 13/036,532 · Granted May 27, 2014

Communication system with NFC transfer of different data sets based upon keyboard mode and related methods

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Patent No.
US 8,737,914
App. No.
13/036,532
Granted
May 27, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication system may include a near-field communication (NFC) device, and a mobile wireless communications device having different selectable keyboard configuration modes. The mobile wireless communications device may include an NFC circuit, and a controller coupled to the NFC circuit and determining a selected keyboard configuration mode, and selectively communicating a respective set of data from among different sets of data with the NFC device based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode.

Claims (38)

1. A mobile wireless communications device having a plurality of different selectable keyboard configuration modes and comprising:

a near-field communication (NFC) circuit; and

a controller coupled to said NFC circuit and configured to determine a selected keyboard configuration mode, and selectively communicate a respective set of data from among a plurality of different sets of data with at least one NFC device via NFC based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode, wherein the plurality of different sets of data comprises a text set of data and a picture set of data.

2. The mobile wireless communications device claim 1 wherein said controller is configured to receive the respective set of data from said at least one NFC device based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode.

3. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said controller is configured to transmit the respective set of data to said at least one NEC device based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode.

4. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein the different sets of data are associated with a same subject matter.

5. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said controller is configured to:

receive at least two different sets of data from the plurality of different sets;

display a respective set of data from among the at least two different sets of data based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode; and

store the other set of data from among the at least two different sets of data.

6. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said at least one NFC device is associated with a service position; and

wherein the different sets of data are associated with the service position.

7. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said at least one mobile wireless communications device comprises a slider keyboard cooperating with said controller; and wherein the plurality of different selectable keyboard configuration modes comprises a slider keyboard open configuration mode and a slider keyboard closed configuration mode.

8. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said at least one mobile wireless communications device comprises a touch screen display; and wherein the plurality of different selectable keyboard configuration modes comprises a virtual keyboard configuration on mode and a virtual keyboard configuration off mode.

9. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein said at least one mobile wireless communications device comprises a first housing carrying said controller and said NFC circuit, a second housing, a hinge coupling said first and second housings, and a clamshell keyboard cooperating with said controller; and

wherein the plurality of different selectable keyboard configuration modes comprises a clamshell keyboard open configuration mode and a clamshell keyboard closed configuration mode.

10. A mobile wireless communications device operating in a plurality of different selectable keyboard configuration modes and comprising:

a near-field communication (NFC) circuit; and

a controller coupled to said NFC circuit and configured to determine a selected keyboard configuration mode, and selectively communicate a respective set of data from among a plurality of different sets of data with at least one NFC device via NFC based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode, wherein the plurality of different sets of data comprises a text set of data and a video set of data associated with a same subject matter.

11. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 10 wherein said controller is configured to receive the respective set of data from the at least one NFC device based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode.

12. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 10 wherein said controller is configured to transmit the respective set of data to the at least one NFC device based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode.

13. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 10 wherein said controller is configured to:

receive at least two different sets of data from the plurality of different sets;

display a respective set of data from among the at least two different sets of data based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode; and

store the other set of data from among the at least two different sets of data.

14. A method of operating a mobile wireless communications device having a plurality of different selectable keyboard configuration modes, the method comprising:

determining a selected keyboard configuration mode; and

selectively communicating a respective set of data from among a plurality of different sets of data with a near-field communication (NFC) device via NFC based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode, wherein the plurality of different sets of data cam rises a text set of data and a video set of data.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising receiving the respective set of data from the NFC device based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode.

16. The method of claim 14 further comprising transmitting the respective set of data to the NFC device based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the different sets of data are associated with a same subject matter.

18. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

receiving at least two different sets of data from the plurality of different sets;

displaying a respective set of data from among the at least two different sets of data based upon the selected keyboard configuration mode; and

storing the other set of data from among the at least two different sets of data.

19. The method of claim 14 wherein the NFC device is associated with a service position; and wherein the different sets of data are associated with the service position.

20. The mobile wireless communications device of claim 1 wherein the picture set of data comprises a video set of data.

21. The method of claim 14 wherein the picture set of data comprises a video set of data.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 2, 2014
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 031911/0793 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2011
From: HILL, THOMAS C.
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026161/0923 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2011
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 026161/0962 →