Configuration of a NFC mobile terminal
A method of configuration of a mobile terminal including a near-field communication device is provided. The method includes determining the geographic position of the mobile terminal. The method further includes selecting, from a configuration table stored in an internal memory of the mobile terminal, a set of one or a plurality of configuration parameters of the near-field communication device according to the geographic position, and applying a selected set of parameters to the near-field communication device.
1. A method of configuration of a mobile terminal comprising a near-field communication device, the method comprising:
determining a geographic position of the mobile terminal;
selecting from a configuration table stored in an internal memory of the mobile terminal, a set of a plurality of configuration parameters of the near-field communication device based on the geographic position; and
applying the selected set of configuration parameters to the near-field communication device,
wherein each set of parameters of the configuration table includes instructions for setting components for frequency or impedance matching of antenna circuits of the near-field communication device.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the near-field communication device is integrated in a semiconductor chip.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the configuration table is stored in a memory of the mobile terminal, external to the semiconductor chip.
4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the configuration table is stored in a memory internal to the semiconductor chip.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the geographic position of the mobile terminal is determined from signals received by the near-field communication device from a near-field communication reader.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the geographic position of the mobile terminal is determined from satellite signals received by a satellite geolocation device of the mobile terminal.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the geographic position of the mobile terminal is determined from radio signals received by a radio communication device of the mobile terminal.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the geographic position of the mobile terminal is input by a user via a user interface of the mobile terminal.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration table contains a plurality of sets of configuration parameters associated with different geographic positions.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration table is updated during phases of update of the mobile terminal.
11. A method of configuration of a mobile terminal comprising a near-field communication device, the method comprising:
determining a geographic position of the mobile terminal;
selecting from a configuration table stored in an internal memory of the mobile terminal, a set of a plurality of configuration parameters of the near-field communication device based on the geographic position; and
applying the selected set of configuration parameters to the near-field communication device, each set of parameters of the configuration table including an identifier of a software application to be initiated on the mobile terminal to use the near-field communication device, and further including instructions for setting components for frequency or impedance matching of antenna circuits of the near-field communication device.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the near-field communication device is integrated in a semiconductor chip.
13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the configuration table is stored in a memory of the mobile terminal, external to the semiconductor chip.
14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the configuration table is stored in a memory internal to a semiconductor chip.
15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein each of the sets of configuration parameters is associated with a different geographic position.
16. A mobile terminal comprising a near-field communication device, the terminal being configured to:
determine a geographic position of the mobile terminal;
select from a configuration table stored in a server remote from the mobile terminal, a set of a plurality of configuration parameters of the near-field communication device based on the geographic position; and
apply the selected set of configuration parameters to the near-field communication device,
wherein each set of parameters of the configuration table includes instructions for setting components for frequency or impedance matching of antenna circuits of the near-field communication device.
17. The mobile terminal according to claim 16 , wherein the configuration table contains a plurality of sets of configuration parameters associated with different geographic positions.
18. The mobile terminal according to claim 16 , wherein the configuration table is updated during phases of update of the mobile terminal.
19. The mobile terminal according to claim 16 , wherein the near-field communication device is integrated in a semiconductor chip.