A terminal device is disclosed. The terminal device includes, for example: a communication interface configured to receive UI information set in another terminal device; input circuitry configured to receive selection of UI setting to be applied to the terminal device from among UIs set in another terminal device based on the received UI information; a controller configured to set a UI of the terminal device based on the selected UI setting; and a display configured to display the set UI.

A method is disclosed for performing extension mobility via a headset connection. The method includes receiving a headset identifier from a headset. Also, the method includes, in response to receiving the headset identifier, sending the headset identifier to a device management server. Further, the method includes receiving a call control user identifier from the device management server, and sending, to a call control server, the call control user identifier. Still yet, the method includes receiving, from the call control server, a configuration profile associated with the call control user identifier. One or more settings of a desk phone are configured using the configuration profile.

The present disclosure provides a terminal device and a protective shell, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The terminal device includes a body, a first coil, a second coil and a shielding member. The body includes a rear shell. The first coil is located in the body. The second coil is located in the body and close to one side of the rear shell, and the second coil at least partially overlaps the first coil. The shielding member covers the sides, far away from the rear shell, of the first coil and the second coil, and is located outside an overlapping portion of the first coil and the second coil, and the first coil is unshielded from the second coil.

A server and a corresponding method for communicating over a network with a first mobile device that is registered on the network and configured to transmit, via the network, positional data of the first mobile device to the server. The server including circuitry that outputs an instruction to a first mobile device, computes a time delay incurred in commencing the instruction, authenticates identifying information from the first mobile device, monitors a location of the first mobile device, to determine a displacement of the location of the first mobile device with respect to the location of a second mobile device, updates a factor based on data received by the server from the first and second mobile devices. The server further determines, based on the factor being lower than a predetermined factor threshold, a second instruction to be sent to the first mobile device.

A docking station and a method for connecting a mobile communication device to an at least partially wire-based communication infrastructure are disclosed. The docking station has a cradle for the storage of the communication device. A detection device detects the presence of the communication device within a selected distance from the docking station and receives authentication information from the communication device. There is also an authentication device for validating the credentials of the communication terminal and for enabling communication with the communications infrastructure on the basis of authentication information. A first interface provides a first wireless communication link with the communication device and a second interface establishes a second wired communication link to the communication infrastructure. A transfer device can switch from the first communication link to the second communication link. A communication system containing the docking station is also disclosed.

A wireless device configured to operate both as a smart phone and a phone having basic features including: a memory configured to store a transition application; a processor configured to implement the transition application in response to a triggering component; a display configured to display a graphical user interface for controlling operation of the processor of the wireless device and the wireless device; and the processor further configured to implement the transition application in response to a triggering component to implement the graphical user interface displayed by the display to implement basic features.

To ensure the quality of NFC communication between a contactless card and a smartphone, a positioning pattern, for example a portion of the card visual, is displayed on the screen of the smartphone. This is a visual aid to help the user to position the contactless card, in proximity to the smartphone, toward a position where a card indicator for which provision is made on the card, typically the portion complementary to the card visual, is aligned with the displayed pattern. The positioning is made easy as the positioning pattern and the card indicator are preferably chosen to be visually complementary. Also, the contactless card is in the appropriate position when the card indicator visually complements the positioning pattern. The positioning pattern is thus displayed at a location of the screen allowing the best NFC coupling between the card and the smartphone.

A short-range wireless communication system mounted on a vehicle includes a master device and slave devices. Each of the master device and slave devices is a short-range wireless communication device that communicates with a mobile terminal located in a communication range to perform a wireless communication. The master device includes a mobile terminal detection unit detecting the mobile terminal located in a communication range of the master device and an activation control unit performing an activation control to activate the slave devices in response to a detection of the mobile terminal by the mobile terminal detection unit. Each slave device is maintained in a deactivated state until activation control is performed by the activation control unit of the master device. Each slave device is activated when the activation control is performed by the activation control unit of the master device.

In accordance with an embodiment, an electronic device includes a secure element configured to implement a plurality of operating systems; and a near field communication module coupled to the secure element by a plurality of busses.

Example embodiments of systems, methods, and devices for transaction card alignment are provided. In one example embodiment, a mobile device may include a first component and a second component foldable with respect to one another between a first configuration and a second configuration. The mobile device may further include a screen interface on an interior side of the first component, and an alignment feature along the interior side, the alignment feature providing alignment for a contactless card with respect to the screen interface, wherein the contactless card is uncovered by the second component in the first configuration and covered by the second component in the second configuration.