Learn About NFC tags, NFC readers, NFC stickers
NFC or near field communication is a set of standards for establishing radio communication with one another by keeping devices in proximity (within a few cm) or by touching them together. Modern applications include data exchange, contactless transactions and a basic set-up of complex communications like Wifi. Communication can also be possible between an unpowered NFC tags and NFC device.
Near field communication standards cover formats for data exchange and communications protocols and are based upon existing RFID standards. The standards comprise ISO/IEC 18092 and the ones defined by NFC Forum that was founded by Philips, Nokia and Sony.
Near field communication builds on RFID systems and allows both way communication between the endpoints whereas the earlier systems like contactless smart cards allowed only one-way communication. As unpowered NFC readers or cards can be read by near field communication or NFC enabled gadgets, it is able to replace the earlier systems one-way application also.
NFC gadgets can be used in the contactless payment systems same to those presently used in the e-ticket smart cards and credit cards and allows the mobile payment to supplement or replace these systems. The Android phones integrated the new and modern technology in their gadgets before Apple because they decided not to incorporate the new feature in the iPhone 4S.
Nowadays Google Wallet is allowing its customers to store loyalty and credit cards details in a virtual wallet and then using NFC software incorporated devices in the terminals, which accept transactions through MasterCard PayPass. Countries like Latvia, Australia and Germany have tried our NFC ticketing systems for the public transport. China uses it in bus transport. In India Near field communication based operation is being put into practice in box offices for the purpose of ticketing.
The benefits of using near field communication enabled devices are many. Because of the short range of transmission, NFC based operations are secure. People using smart phone incorporated with near field communication can enjoy the facility of coupon delivery and instant payments. The users can even exchange information like maps, schedules and business cards within a few hundred milliseconds and transfer images and posters for printing and displaying.
NFC may be used for social networking work like sharing contacts, videos, photos and files. It can even be used for bootstrapping wireless connections. For instance, it can substitute the pairing step to set up the Wifi networks configuration or the Bluetooth connections.
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