Patents by Inventor Thomas Spiss

Thomas Spiss has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11637591
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a near field communication (NFC) device is provided, comprising: a communication unit configured to be communicatively coupled to an NFC reader; a processing unit configured to use a plurality of emulated cards for executing one or more applications; a profile determination unit configured to determine a polling profile of said NFC reader; and a card selection unit configured to select a specific one of said emulated cards for use by the processing unit in dependence on the polling profile determined by the profile determination unit. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a near field communication (NFC) device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding computer program is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Spiss, Abu Syed Firoz Ismail, Markus Wobak
  • Publication number: 20230065694
    Abstract: Described is a method for guiding a user for positioning a first RFID-enabled device relative to a second RFID-enabled device for allowing a robust RFID communication between the two RFID-enabled devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Wobak, Thomas Spiss, Abu Syed Firoz Ismail
  • Publication number: 20220321173
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a near field communication (NFC) device is provided, comprising: a communication unit configured to be communicatively coupled to an NFC reader; a processing unit configured to use a plurality of emulated cards for executing one or more applications; a profile determination unit configured to determine a polling profile of said NFC reader, wherein the polling profile represents a sequence of predefined radio frequency (RF) transmission events, and wherein the profile determination unit is configured to determine said polling profile by comparing a detected sequence of RF transmission events with one or more predetermined sequences; a card selection unit configured to select a specific one of said emulated cards for use by the processing unit in dependence on the polling profile determined by the profile determination unit. In another embodiment, a corresponding method of operating an NFC device is conceived.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Spiss, Markus Wobak, Abu Syed Firoz Ismail
  • Publication number: 20220116076
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a near field communication (NFC) device is provided, comprising: a communication unit configured to be communicatively coupled to an NFC reader; a processing unit configured to use a plurality of emulated cards for executing one or more applications; a profile determination unit configured to determine a polling profile of said NFC reader; and a card selection unit configured to select a specific one of said emulated cards for use by the processing unit in dependence on the polling profile determined by the profile determination unit. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a near field communication (NFC) device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding computer program is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Spiss, Abu Syed Firoz Ismail, Markus Wobak