Near field communication (NFC) accessory providing enhanced data transfer features and related methods
An electronics system may include at least one first near field communication (NFC) device, a second NFC device capable of storing data, and an NFC accessory. The NFC accessory may be capable of receiving the data from the second NFC device via NFC communication, sending the copied data to the at least one first NFC device via NFC communication, and deleting the data after providing the data to the at least one first NFC device.
1. An electronics system including: at least one first near field communication (NFC) device; a second NFC device capable of storing data; and a NFC accessory comprising a timer and being capable of receiving the data from the second NFC device via NFC communication, sending the data to the at least one first NFC device via NFC communication, and deleting the data after sending the data to the at least one first NFC device and after a timeout period based upon said timer.
2. The electronics system of claim 1 wherein the NFC accessory includes:
an elongate housing; and
a NFC transceiver carried by the elongate housing.
3. The electronics system of claim 2 wherein the elongate housing has a pointed tip so that the NFC accessory defines a stylus.
4. The electronics system of claim 1 wherein the NFC accessory includes:
a NFC transceiver;
a memory coupled with the NFC transceiver; and
at least one battery coupled with the NFC transceiver.
5. The electronics system of claim 4 wherein the NFC accessory further includes a switch capable of selectively coupling the at least one battery to the NFC transceiver.
6. The electronics system of claim 1 wherein the NFC accessory further includes an input device capable of receiving an input for causing the device to delete the data.
7. The electronics system of claim 1 wherein the at least one first NFC device includes at least one mobile communications device.
8. The electronics system of claim 1 wherein the second NFC device includes an NFC tag.
9. The electronics device of claim 1 wherein the NFC accessory is operable in a read/write (R/W) mode.
10. A NFC accessory including: a memory; a timer; a NFC transceiver coupled with the memory and capable of communicating with at least one first NFC device and a second NFC device via NFC communication; and a controller coupled with the memory and timer and the NFC transceiver, the controller being capable of receiving data from the second NFC device to the memory via NFC communication, sending the data from the memory to the at least one first NFC device via NFC communication, and deleting the data from the memory after sending the data to the at least one first NFC device and after a timeout period based upon said timer.
11. The NFC accessory of claim 10 further including an elongate housing carrying said memory and said NFC transceiver.
12. The NFC accessory of claim 11 wherein the elongate housing has a pointed tip to define a stylus.
13. The NFC accessory of claim 10 further including at least one battery coupled with the NFC transceiver.
14. The NFC accessory of claim 13 further including a switch capable of selectively coupling the at least one battery to the NFC transceiver.
15. The NFC accessory of claim 10 further including an input device capable of receiving an input for causing the controller to delete the copied data from the memory.
16. A method for using a near-field communication (NFC) accessory with at least one first near field communication (NFC) device and a second NFC device capable of storing data, the method including comprising: receiving the data from the second NFC device at the NFC accessory via NFC communication; sending the data from the NFC accessory to the at least one first NFC device via NFC communication; and deleting the data from the NFC accessory after sending the data to the at least one first NFC device and after a timeout period.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the NFC accessory includes an elongate housing and an NFC transceiver carried by the elongate housing.
18. The method of claim 16 wherein the NFC accessory includes a NFC transceiver, a memory coupled with the NFC transceiver, and at least one battery coupled with the NFC transceiver.
19. The method of claim 16 wherein the NFC accessory further includes an input device capable of receiving an input for causing the NFC device to delete the data.
20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for causing a near field communication (NFC) accessory to perform steps comprising: receiving data from a second NFC device via NFC communication; sending the data from the NFC accessory to the at least one first NFC device via NFC communication; and deleting the copied data from the NFC accessory after sending the data to the at least one first NFC device and after a timeout period.
21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20 wherein the NFC accessory comprises an elongate housing and an NFC transceiver carried by the elongate housing.
22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20 wherein the NFC accessory comprises a NFC transceiver, a memory coupled with the NFC transceiver, and at least one battery coupled with the NFC transceiver and the memory.
23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20 further comprising receiving an input from an input device for causing the NEC device to delete the data.