An imaging device includes a non-contact communication unit and a control unit. The non-contact communication unit performs non-contact communication with an external device. The control unit controls turning ON/OFF power and an imaging preparation operation of the imaging device. The control unit performs control of turning ON power of the imaging device when detecting a polling command which is transmitted from the external device by the non-contact communication, of transmitting connection information regarding wireless communication connection with the external device to the external device after the power is turned ON, and of performing the imaging preparation operation when transmission of the connection information is completed.

A method of operating a display device includes displaying a first image of first content, wherein the first image includes a target object, receiving information on a second coordinate of the target object included in a second image of the first content from a second display device, wherein the second image is temporally later than the first image, acquiring an image tracking the target object from the second image based on the information on the second coordinate of the target object, and displaying the acquired image.

It is described a method for a wireless Near Field Communication (NFC) between a NFC enabled device (110) and a NFC capable mobile telecommunication end device (120). The provided method comprises transferring data from the NFC enabled device (110) to the NFC capable mobile telecommunication end device (120). Thereby, at least some of the transferred data represent a code in a descriptive web interface language. Further, a NFC capable mobile telecommunication end device (120) and a NFC enabled device (110) are described for participating in such a NFC method. Furthermore, a system (100) comprising such a NFC enabled device (110) and such a NFC capable mobile telecommunication end device (120) and a computer program for enabling such a NFC method are described.

A planar conductor including a cutout that penetrates in a thickness direction and extends from an outer edge portion toward an inner side, a coil antenna magnetically coupling with the planar conductor by a magnetic flux passing through the cutout, and a fit-in member filled into at least a portion of the cutout and including a metal oxide film provided on at least a side surface portion thereof which is in contact with the planar conductor, are included. Thus, an antenna device which does not impair appearance while maintaining strength by using a metal casing, and a communication apparatus including the antenna device, are provided.

A Near Field Communications (NFC) tag includes a housing and a magnet carried by the housing and configured to be magnetically sensed by a magnetic sensor carried by a communications device to activate an NFC circuit within the communications device to communicate using an NFC communications protocol. A data store stores data regarding a function of the communications device to be magnetically coupled by the magnet. The data store is configured to be read by the communications device using an NFC communications protocol after the NFC circuit had been activated.

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor mobile devices are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a shell having a form factor dimensioned to receive a mobile device; and a near-field interceptor coupled to the shell, the near-field interceptor to capture data communicated via a near-field energy field between a first near-field communication device of the mobile device and a second near field communication device external to the mobile device.

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.

According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include: a housing including a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface; a display at least partially accommodated in the housing and viewable through the first surface; a conductive layer disposed between the display and the second surface and including a first opening; a support disposed between the second surface and the conductive layer and including a conductive portion; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the conductive layer, and configured to transmit and/or receive a signal through an antenna including at least a portion of the conductive layer surrounding the first opening.

A method for adjusting at least one function of a mobile telephone in a vehicle includes the steps of: reading out a first information item from a module suitable for wireless near-field communication which is arranged in a mobile phone stand of the vehicle, by way of a corresponding readout module of the mobile phone; transmitting a second information item from the mobile phone to a system module of the vehicle; receiving and processing the second information item in the system module of the vehicle in order to provide a third information item; transmitting the third information item from the system module of the vehicle to the mobile phone; and adjusting the at least one function of the mobile phone on the basis of the received third information item.

A method for establishing a short range connection includes transmitting a first data to an external device through infrared communication, the first data including information on a short range wireless communication other than the infrared communication, the short range wireless communication being supported by an electronic device, establishing the short range wireless communication with the external device on the basis of the first data, and transmitting a second data to the external device through the short range wireless communication. An electronic device includes at least one processor configured to transmit a first data to an external device through infrared communication, the first data including information on a short range wireless communication other than the infrared communication, the short range wireless communication being supported by an electronic device, establish the short range wireless communication with the external device on the basis of the first data.