NFC World » US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 12:47:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Microsoft applies for NFC Tap and Do trademark http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/23/314761/microsoft-applies-for-nfc-tap-and-do-trademark/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/23/314761/microsoft-applies-for-nfc-tap-and-do-trademark/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:33:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14761 The computer software giant is to use its own symbol to show that a Windows 8 device has NFC functionality and to indicate to a user where the NFC antenna is located.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/12/314313/samsung-wallet-on-the-way/feed/ 0 Apple patents ‘SIM within’ secure element technology http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/09/311213/apple-patents-sim-within-secure-element-technology/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/09/311213/apple-patents-sim-within-secure-element-technology/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:27:39 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11213 A newly published Apple patent application sets out a way for a virtual SIM card to be built into an embedded secure element which can, in turn, be attached to an NFC controller chip.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/09/311213/apple-patents-sim-within-secure-element-technology/feed/ 0 HID Global adds to NFC patents http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/01/311069/hid-global-adds-to-nfc-patents/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/01/311069/hid-global-adds-to-nfc-patents/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:02:38 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11069 Secure identity specialist HID Global expects its patent "Method and Apparatus for Making a Decision on a Card" to be issued shortly by the USPTO. The invention covers "the use of portable credentials in a...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/01/311069/hid-global-adds-to-nfc-patents/feed/ 0 E-wallet icon sparks more Apple NFC speculation http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/02/36293/e-wallet-icon-sparks-more-apple-nfc-speculation/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/02/36293/e-wallet-icon-sparks-more-apple-nfc-speculation/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:17:52 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6293 A recent design patent for Apple has revealed an e-Wallet icon that could feature on a future version of the iPhone. Apple has also been granted design patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/02/36293/e-wallet-icon-sparks-more-apple-nfc-speculation/feed/ 1 Apple to build NFC into the next generation iPhone’s touchscreen? http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/07/08/31384/apple-to-build-nfc-into-the-next-generation-iphones-touchscreen/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/07/08/31384/apple-to-build-nfc-into-the-next-generation-iphones-touchscreen/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:39:05 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1384 A patent application for a 'Touch Screen RFID Tag Reader', filed by Apple in December 2007, has been published on the US Patent & Trademark Office website.

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