NFC (Near field communication) is a
short-range wireless technology that allows wireless connections between two
devices for data exchange in various business transactions. NFC-enabled
smartphones are one of major driver for current mobile communications market.
To find the key IPR holders for NFC patents,
a keyword search of the USPTO patent data base has been performed. Total of 604
issued patents are identified as of March 1, 2015.
The identified NFC patents are classified by
industry standard for NFC technology (ISO and NFC Forum) and major NFC
applications. The NFC Forum standard specifications included in the analysis
are Activity, Digital, Protocol, LLCP (Logical Link Control Protocol), NDEF
(Data Exchange Format), RF/Analog, RTD (Record Type Definition), and Tag
Operation. The major NFC applications included in the analysis are NFC device
and system (e.g. security), mobile payments, mobile business applications,
entertainment, and social networking applications.
Among 83 IPR holders Sony (including Sony
Ericsson) is the leader followed by Visa, NXP, Nokia, Broadcom, Round Rock,
MasterCard, Blaze Mobile, Microsoft, Samsung, and BlackBerry.
For more information, please contact Alex Lee
at alexglee@techipm.com .
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