Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for bootstrapping a gateway in a device management system, where the method includes: acquiring, from a terminal device by a gateway, server information saved by the terminal device; determining, by the gateway, a target server according to the acquired server information, and initiating a bootstrap request; and performing, by the gateway, a bootstrap according to bootstrap information received from the target server. The present invention enables the gateway to accomplish a bootstrap process in a use process.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus for a near field communication (NFC) device and the NFC device, where the method includes determining a radio frequency (RF) protocol supported by at least one discovered target NFC device; and selecting, according to an RF protocol level or an RF protocol priority, an RF protocol for performing NFC from the RF protocol supported by the at least one target NFC device so as to perform communication with a target NFC device corresponding to the RF protocol determined by selection. The communication method and apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present invention solve a problem that a probability of finding a target NFC device matched with an NFC controller (NFCC) chip function on a local NFC device is low and a problem that device host (DH) resource consumption and power consumption incurred thereof are high.

Abstract: A method and a terminal for establishing a communication connection. In an embodiment, the method for establishing a communication connection includes: exchanging, by a first terminal, Wi-Fi Direct configuration information with a second terminal through a near field communication connection between the first terminal and the second terminal, where the exchanged Wi-Fi Direct configuration information includes group information of the first terminal or second terminal; and establishing a Wi-Fi Direct connection between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the exchanged Wi-Fi Direct configuration information. The present invention can simplify a process of establishing a Wi-Fi Direct connection, so that both of two terminals can establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection within an NFC communication range.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a tag identification method and apparatus, relates to the field of communications network technologies, which can implement that there are few steps of determining a format of a tag by a device host in an NFC terminal, so that the tag can be quickly processed. In the embodiments of the present invention, a Near Field Communication NFC controller reads a type of a tag; the NFC controller determines whether a format of the tag is an NFC data exchange format NDEF according to the type of the tag; and the NFC controller sends a notification message to a device host when the NFC controller determines that the format of the tag is the NDEF, where the notification message includes that the format of the tag is the NDEF. The solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention are applicable to identifying a tag.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for screening AR content is presented. The method includes shooting, by a terminal, a panoramic photo of a location of the terminal, and determining location information of the terminal and related information of a first target according to the panoramic photo; sending, by the terminal to a server, a first request message that carries an identifier of the terminal and the location information of the terminal; receiving, by the terminal, a first response message that carries at least one behavior and is from the server; sending, by the terminal, a second request message to the server; receiving, by the terminal, a second response message that carries AR content corresponding to the first behavior; and presenting, by the terminal, the first target and the AR content after combination according to the related information of the first target.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a connection handover method for near field communication, and further disclose a connection handover apparatus. The method includes: acquiring, by a zeroth terminal, idle connection resource information of the zeroth terminal; receiving a request message that is sent by a first terminal and is used for initiating a connection handover process or used for notifying the zeroth terminal that a connection handover process needs to be performed; and determining, according to the request message, that the following determining needs to be performed: determining, according to the idle connection resource information of the zeroth terminal, whether the zeroth terminal has an idle connection resource, if yes, sending a response message to the first terminal, so as to feed back connection configuration information of the zeroth terminal to the first terminal, and if not, skipping feeding back connection configuration information of the zeroth terminal to the first terminal.

Abstract: An NFC configuration method. A controller sends data and a parameter of the data to an NFC module for storage or sends a storage space application instruction to an NFC module, such that storage space is reserved for data in the NFC module. Therefore, when data is sent or received in an NFC High manner, the sent data can be acquired from the NFC module or the received data can be stored in the NFC module without participation of a DH, thereby reducing load of the DH.

Abstract: A working mode negotiating method including receiving, by a first device, a negotiation message that a second device sends after detecting the first device; activating, by the first device, a P2P mode when determining that information about a commodity for which a prepayment has been made successfully needs to be acquired from the second device; or activating a card emulation mode when information about a commodity for which a prepayment has been made successfully does not need to be acquired from the second device; sending, by the first device, an activated working mode to the second device, so that the second device activates a working mode that is the same as the activated working mode; and performing communication according to the activated working mode when the first device and the second device perform communication using an NFC technology.

Abstract: A method and a terminal for establishing a communication connection. In an embodiment, the method for establishing a communication connection includes: exchanging, by a first terminal, Wi-Fi Direct configuration information with a second terminal through a near field communication connection between the first terminal and the second terminal, where the exchanged Wi-Fi Direct configuration information includes group information of the first terminal or second terminal; and establishing a Wi-Fi Direct connection between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the exchanged Wi-Fi Direct configuration information. The present invention can simplify a process of establishing a Wi-Fi Direct connection, so that both of two terminals can establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection within an NFC communication range.

Abstract: A near field communication method and a near field communication device are provided. The near field communication method includes that a second device acquires a near field communication identification (NFCID) of a first device, where the NFCID of the first device carries first device type/device capability (DT) information, and the first DT information is used to indicate a device type/device capability supported by the first device; and the second device extracts the first DT information from the NFCID of the first device. According to the embodiments of the present invention, an NFCID of a near field communication device carries information about a device type/device capability supported by the near field communication device, so that exchanging or searching of a device type/device capability can be implemented by using the NFCID.

Abstract: A method, a mobile terminal, and a point of sale (POS) machine for implementing selection of a secure element in near field communication are provided. The method includes receiving, by a near field communication controller on a local end, a first configuration instruction sent by a device host on the local end, where the first configuration instruction includes an environment characteristic used for selecting the secure element; configuring, by the near field communication controller, the environment characteristic in the near field communication controller according to the first configuration instruction; receiving, by the near field communication controller, a second configuration instruction sent by the device host; and configuring, by the near field communication controller according to the second configuration instruction, the environment characteristic in an attribute response instruction for communicating and interacting with a peer end.

Abstract: A method for controlling near field communication radio frequency discovery. The method includes: acquiring, by a first NFC host, state information used to indicate a state of a near field communication controller NFCC; and skipping, by the first NFC host, sending a first radio frequency discovery command to the NFCC if the state of the NFCC is non-idle; or if the state of the NFCC is non-idle, and a priority of the first NFC host is higher than a priority of a third NFC host, sending, by the first NFC host, a state resetting command to the NFCC, so that the NFCC terminates a current radio frequency communication process. The embodiments of the present invention provide a radio frequency communication mechanism of an NFC device in a multi-host architecture.

Abstract: The present invention provides a contactless payment method, device, and system. After a mobile terminal having an NFC function receives, from a reading terminal, a selection command including a financial document application identifier, the mobile terminal returns, if it is determined that a supplementary payment application needs to be executed, a PPSE corresponding to the financial document application identifier to the reading terminal, where the PPSE includes a first application identifier that indicates a bank payment application and a second application identifier that indicates a supplementary payment application, and a priority of the second application identifier is higher than a priority of the first application identifier, so that the reading terminal acquires, according to priorities of payment applications in the PPSE, payment information corresponding to the payment applications from the mobile terminal in sequence to complete payment, thereby improving efficiency of contactless payment.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for implementing augmented reality are provided, where the method includes: acquiring real image information by using a camera; acquiring one or more target objects selected by a user from the real image information; with respect to each target object, acquiring an identification image that is used to identify the target object and categorization information of the target object separately; acquiring an image template corresponding to the categorization information, and performing image matching of the image template with the identification image to identify each target object; and acquiring augmented information corresponding to each identified target object, and simultaneously displaying the identification image of the target object and the augmented information to form the augmented reality. The present invention reduces limitation on using the augmented reality, so that it is more convenient for the user to use the augmented reality.

Abstract: A method for near field communication (NFC) radio frequency communication includes acquiring, second configuration information of established radio frequency communication, where the established radio frequency communication is radio frequency communication that a second NFC host performs with a remote NFC endpoint using a near field communication controller (NFCC); and if the second configuration information matches first configuration information of radio frequency communication to be initiated by the first NFC host, sending, to the NFCC, an activate request command used to activate a radio frequency interface corresponding to the first configuration information, so that the NFCC activates the radio frequency interface and the first NFC host performs the radio frequency communication with the remote NFC endpoint through the radio frequency interface. The embodiments of the present invention provide a radio frequency communication mechanism for an NFC device under a multi-host architecture.

Abstract: A method for discovering an augmented reality (AR) object is provided that is applicable to the field of AR technologies. The method for discovering an AR object includes, when it is determined, according to a pre-generated navigation route and a movement speed of a terminal, that a vicinity of a preselected AR object is reached, determining a status of the terminal; when it is determined that the terminal is in a searching state, starting a camera and acquiring a picture; and when the acquired picture includes the AR object, notifying of the AR object.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus for a near field communication (NFC) device and the NFC device, where the method includes determining a radio frequency (RF) protocol supported by at least one discovered target NFC device; and selecting, according to an RF protocol level or an RF protocol priority, an RF protocol for performing NFC from the RF protocol supported by the at least one target NFC device so as to perform communication with a target NFC device corresponding to the RF protocol determined by selection. The communication method and apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present invention solve a problem that a probability of finding a target NFC device matched with an NFC controller (NFCC) chip function on a local NFC device is low and a problem that device host (DH) resource consumption and power consumption incurred thereof are high.

Abstract: A mobile broadband device and a method for processing a mobile broadband service of the mobile broadband device. The mobile broadband device includes a Web application module and a Web server module. The Web application module is configured to provide a management interface of the mobile broadband device, receive a command input by a user, and generate a device management request message complying with a Web management interface. The Web server module is configured to parse the device management request message, and make a response. With this architecture, the mobile broadband device can adapt to the requirement of a user better and faster.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for implementing an augmented reality application. The method includes: searching for AR applications related to set AR application parameter; selecting at least two AR applications from multiple AR applications found through searching and integrating the at least two AR applications into one new AR application; and providing the new AR application after integration for a user.

Abstract: A method for managing devices in a device management system includes: sending, by a server, target device condition information to a gateway; and sending, by the server, management information for a target device to the gateway, and triggering the gateway to determine the target device according to the target device condition information and send the management information to the target device. According to a trigger of the server and the target device condition information sent by the server, the gateway searches for the target device; and according to a trigger of the server, the gateway sends the management information sent by the server to the target device. Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a server and a gateway in a device management system. Thereby, a type of target devices can be managed in batches.