Patents Assigned to Nationz Technologies Inc.
  • Patent number: 9043538
    Abstract: A memory system comprises a master control module, a memory control module, a nonvolatile memory and a cache, wherein the memory control module is connected with the master control module, the nonvolatile memory and the cache are respectively connected with the memory control module; and the memory control module is configured to, when the master control module sends a write command for the nonvolatile memory, store data to be written in the nonvolatile memory in the cache according to the write command, and release the cache used for storing the data to be written in the nonvolatile memory after finish of the write operation to the nonvolatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Liu, Fengqin Zhou, Mingxiang Zi
  • Patent number: 9002269
    Abstract: A method for a radio-frequency SIM card with low-frequency magnetic communication to trigger a transaction according to determined distance thresholds comprises: setting a Threshold 1 as a low-frequency magnetic field intensity value corresponding to a distance to trigger the transaction; setting a Threshold 2 as a low-frequency magnetic field intensity value corresponding to an effective communication distance of the low-frequency magnetic field; setting a Threshold 3 as a low-frequency magnetic field intensity value corresponding to a farthest transaction distance; examining an intensity of the low-frequency magnetic field transmitted by a card reader and determining whether the intensity is >=the Threshold 2; if yes, receiving and storing information of the low-frequency magnetic field; further determining whether a low-frequency magnetic field intensity is >=the Threshold 1; if yes, initiating a transaction process; during the transaction process, determining whether a low-frequency magnetic field i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Yu Jiang
  • Patent number: 8983544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication system and a communication method. The communication system includes a micro IC card, a radio frequency (RF) card sleeve and a multi-frequency card reader. The micro IC card is used to communicate with the RF card sleeve through a contact interface. The multi-frequency card reader is used to perform an RF communication with the RF card sleeve. The communication method includes exchanging data with a micro IC card through an RF channel; and the micro IC card sleeve exchanges data with the micro IC card by a contact communication. The communication system and method provide operators a working environment to adapt cards with different frequencies. Thus, telecommunication operators and financial service providers are able to independently issue their own cards, which lowers difficulties of promoting mobile payment services, and aids to boost the popularization and applications of the mobile payment services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Shan Zhu
  • Patent number: 8954005
    Abstract: An apparatus for low-frequency signal detection and transmission in a short-distance communication field comprises: a PCB, a magnetic induction module for inducing low-frequency magnetic signal, and a low-frequency signal processing module for detecting low-frequency signal, the magnetic induction module and the low-frequency signal processing module being integrated onto the PCB. The magnetic induction module is connected with the low-frequency signal processing module. The PCB can be a SIM card PCB, a Micro-SIM card PCB, a TF card PCB, a SD card PCB, or a UIM card PCB, etc. This invention realizes low-frequency signal detection and transmission function of a SIM card, a TF card, a SD card, a UIM card, or any of other various memory cards mounted in a mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Zhao, Zhiyu Zheng
  • Patent number: 8929805
    Abstract: A radio frequency communication system, method, and device operate in the VHF, UHF, or SHF range, where a controller controls the radio-frequency communication range provided by the VHF, UHF, or SHF radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Yunbo Yu, Shan Zhu, Xikui Li, Zhiqin Hao, Yan Lu, Jianhua Liang
  • Patent number: 8745412
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a controller module as well as a universal interface module and a semiconductor memory medium module, which are connected electrically with the controller module respectively. The device also includes a one-time programmable memory, which stores a unique serial number. This one-time programmable memory is provided within the controller module or the semiconductor memory medium module. The number sequence of the unique serial number contained in each of the semiconductor memory device is different from that of another semiconductor memory device. While providing a mobile data storage function, this invention adopts a security technology to prevent from illegal data reading/writing. This increases significantly the difficulty in decrypting the data of a legal user, subsequently improving the security of the stored data of the user greatly. This invention also provides a method for realizing secure data storage with this semiconductor memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yingtong Sun, Hao Zou
  • Patent number: 8732519
    Abstract: A method is provided for using bad blocks in flash memory. The method includes placing in a replacement area of the flash memory a special bad block that meets a “still usable” condition from the bad blocks of the flash memory. The method also includes receiving a use request for using the special bad block in the replacement area to store user data, writing the user data into the special bad block, and determining whether the user data is successfully written into the special bad block. Further, the method includes placing the special bad block back into the replacement area for a next use request when it is determined that the user data is not successfully written into the special bad block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Yingtong Sun, Junhong Weng
  • Patent number: 8704641
    Abstract: A method and RF SIM card communication system using a tag recognition to control the RF communication range, a tag for providing data information is installed on a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RF SIM card, a tag reader module for reading out and transmitting the data information is installed on an RF card reader device, setting a card reading condition for the card reader device as: under the condition that the tag reader module reads out the tag data information, the RF card reader module, based on the data information of the tag, establishes wireless communication link with and transfers data to the RF SIM card in the mobile terminal. The present invention is not affected by the shielding effect of the mobile communication terminal, thereby avoids the cumbersome calibration process for the RF SIM card transceiver power and receiver sensitivity in existing technologies, this both brings convenience to the users, and further facilitates of widespread use of RF SIM cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Shan Zhu
  • Patent number: 8698601
    Abstract: A method for card-reading anti-collision with automatic frequency hopping is provided, which is used for a system in which a card reader simultaneously reads a plurality of cards in radio frequency identification technologies. The method comprises: both the card reader and the cards to be read are configured to have an automatic frequency-sweep function and a function of hopping from a current channel to another channel, and to store access addresses and transaction addresses; when the card reader is in a frequency-hopping card-seeking state, it is in an n-channel frequency-hopping working state, in which, the access address of each channel is the same, and the card reader reads the cards by means of hopping frequencies in a sequence iteratively through n channels. When the card reader detects that two or more cards collide, the card reader sends a command of random frequency hopping, making all the conflicting cards to hop to other channels randomly and to wait to access those channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yingtong Sun, Jianhui Liu
  • Patent number: 8682271
    Abstract: A method for improving communication distance accuracy of a transaction system via temperature compensation includes: storing a reference temperature value and a reference field intensity value in a card read micro-controller (101), wherein a temperature sensor (104) is used for detecting an external ambient temperature; based on a difference between the detected external ambient temperature and the reference temperature value, determining at the card read micro-controller (101) whether to perform temperature compensation to an RF field intensity or an equivalent value of the RF field intensity of a SIM card antenna (203), wherein the RF field intensity and the equivalent value of the RF field intensity are received by a card read antenna (103) and are transmitted to the card read micro-controller through a card read RF module (102); transmitting a distance determination result via the card read RF module (102) to the card read antenna (103), which sends the result to an RF SIM card (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yingtong Sun, Meixiang Li
  • Patent number: 8630584
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) device includes an RF transceiver, an RF antenna, and a magnetic signal detector. The RF is selected to be in the very high frequency (VHF), ultrahigh frequency (UHF), or super high frequency (SHF) bands such that the shielding effect is reduced and the RF device can be configured as a SIM card disposed inside a cellular phone with an increased RF communication range. The magnetic signal detector is used to sense a magnetic field signal from an RF reader, which includes an RF transceiver, an RF antenna, and a magnetic signal transmitter. The longer communication range afforded by the VHF, UHF, or SHF bands is reduced by the sensing of the magnetic field, thereby providing a communication range control, while the RF device and the RF reader exchange information through the RF channel with improved security as a result of the range control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Yunbo Yu, Aimin Shen, Shan Zhu, Li Ouyang, Meixiang Li, Weixi Luo
  • Patent number: 8615083
    Abstract: A method for accessing to radio frequency communication with low-frequency electromagnetic communication is provided. A request side sends an activation request including first random data via a low frequency channel. A requested side receives the activation request, generates and sends an activation response message, including second random data and an identifier of the requested side, according to the first radio frequency communication address. The request side receives and verifies the activation response message, and if the verification is passed, generates and sends a connection request, including third random data, according to the second radio frequency communication address. The requested side receives and verifies the connection request and if the verification is passed, generates and sends a connection response message according to the second radio frequency communication address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Xianwei Yang
  • Patent number: 8467531
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided with a network lock functionality for a network. The mobile terminal includes a subscriber identity module (SIM) slot configured to host a SIM card or an unlocking device, a control chip, an encryption chip, and a network locking module. The control chip is coupled to the SIM slot through a first interface, the encryption chip is coupled to the SIM slot through the first interface to communicate with a module inserted into the SIM slot, and the network locking module is coupled to the encryption chip through a second interface. Further, the network locking module is configured to perform the network lock functionality. The network locking module also has an “open” state supporting a network unlocking operational mode and a “close” state supporting a network locking operational mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc
    Inventors: Yingtong Sun, Wenqi Zhang
  • Patent number: 8061625
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) IC card device with very high frequency comprises an IC device (102), a radio frequency interface device (103), an RF antenna (104), an IC card interface (106) and an RF interface (107). Particularly, said RF interface device (103) and the RF interface (107) operate in a frequency band of UHF (ultra high frequency) or SHF (super high frequency); said RF antenna (104) is directly integrated on an IC card (100); the RF IC card device with very high frequency exchanges data with other RF devices via the RF interface (107).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Yunbo Yu, Shan Zhu
  • Patent number: 8002196
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) IC card device with very high frequency comprises an IC device (102), a radio frequency interface device (103), an RF antenna (104), an IC card interface (106) and an RF interface (107). Particularly, said RF interface device (103) and the RF interface (107) operate in a frequency band of UHF (ultra high frequency) or SHF (super high frequency); said RF antenna (104) is directly integrated on an IC card (100); the RF IC card device with very high frequency exchanges data with other RF devices via the RF interface (107).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Nationz Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Yunbo Yu, Shan Zhu