Patent Application

App. No. 13/395,669

Abstract

Claims (43)

1 . A method, comprising:

detecting a write-enabled device;

selecting an operation mode comprising a protocol configured to write data to the write-enabled device; and

transmitting data and an associated operation mode indication to the write-enabled device according to the selected operation mode.

2 . A method according to claim 1 , further comprising exchanging negotiation messages with the write-enabled device before selecting the operation mode.

3 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the selected operation mode comprises instructing the write-enabled device to write two or more bits of data in each memory cell of the write-enabled device.

4 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the selected operation mode comprises instructing the write-enabled device to write one bit of data in each memory cell of the write-enabled device.

5 - 17 . (canceled)

18 . A method, comprising:

receiving a wireless signal, the wireless signal comprising data and an associated operation mode indication identifying a protocol configured to write the data into a write-enabled device according to the operation mode; and storing the received data into an associated memory, the associated memory comprising at least two memory sections;

wherein the operation mode determines a memory section of the at least two memory sections to which the received data is stored.

19 . A method according to claim 18 , further comprising exchanging negotiation messages before storing the received data into the associated memory.

20 . A method according to claim 18 , wherein the at least two memory sections comprise a first memory section configured to store one bit of data in each memory cell of the associated memory and a second memory section configured to store at least two bits of data in each memory cell of the associated memory.

21 . (canceled)

22 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein the received data is stored into a first memory section for storing one bit of data in each memory cell of the associated memory unless the operation mode indication is associated with storing data into a second memory section for storing at least two bits of data in each memory cell of the associated memory.

23 - 32 . (canceled)

33 . An apparatus, comprising:

a short-range communications module configured to detect a write-enabled device; and a processor configured to select an operation mode comprising a protocol configured to write data to the write-enabled device;

wherein the short-range communications module is further configured to transmit data and an associated operation mode indication to the write-enabled device according to the selected operation mode.

34 . An apparatus according to claim 33 , wherein the short-range communications module is further configured to exchange negotiation messages with the write-enabled device before selection of the operation mode.

35 . An apparatus according to claim 33 , wherein the short-range communications module is further configured to write two or more bits of data in each memory cell of the write-enabled device.

36 . An apparatus according to claim 33 , wherein the short-range communications module is further configured to write one bit of data in each memory cell of the write-enabled device.

37 - 38 . (canceled)

39 . An apparatus according to claim 33 , further comprising an RF powering interface configured to generate a radio frequency field to wirelessly power the write-enabled device.

40 . A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code for causing detection of a write-enabled device;

code for selecting an operation mode comprising a protocol configured to write data to the write-enabled device; and

code for causing transmission of data and an associated operation mode indication to the write-enabled radio device according to the selected operation mode.

41 - 45 . (canceled)

46 . An apparatus, comprising:

a short-range communications module configured to receive a wireless signal, the wireless comprising data and an operation mode indication identifying a protocol configured to write the data into a write-enabled device according to an operation mode; and

a memory configured to store the received data, the memory comprising at least two memory sections;

wherein the operation mode determines a memory section of the at least two memory sections to which the data received data is stored.

47 . An apparatus according to claim 46 , wherein the short-range communications module is further configured to negotiate the operation mode before storing the receiving data.

48 . An apparatus according to claim 46 , wherein the at least two memory sections comprise a first memory section configured to store one bit of data in each memory cell and a second memory section configured to store at least two bits of data in each memory cell.

49 . (canceled)

50 . An apparatus according to claim 46 , wherein the received data is configured to be stored into a first memory section configured to store one bit of data in each memory cell of the associated memory unless the operation mode indication is associated with storing data into a second memory section configured to store at least two bits of data in each memory cell of the associated memory.

51 . An apparatus according to claim 46 , further comprising a power module configured to receive power from an external radio frequency signal.

52 . A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code configured for causing receiving of a wireless signal, the wireless signal comprising data and an associated operation mode indication identifying a protocol configured to write the data into a write-enabled device according to the operation mode; and

code for causing storing of the received data in an associated memory, the associated memory comprising at least two memory sections;

wherein the operation mode indication determines a memory section of the at least two memory sections to which the received data is stored.

53 - 58 . (canceled)

Assignments (9)