RF communication device with access control for host interface

• Main Authors: Liebl, Martin, Patange, Sreedhar, Labdhe, Nitin
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.01.2019
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHECKING-DEVICES; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; TRANSMISSION; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

There is described an RF communication device, the device comprising (a) a data memory for storing data, (b) an RF interface (112) for RF communication with an external RF device (130), (c) a host interface (111) for communication with a host device (120), (d) a host access memory unit (214, 215) comprising host interface access control data, the host interface access control data defining host access rules for accessing data in the data memory through the host interface (111), and (e) a host access control unit for, based on the host interface access control data, controlling access to data in the data memory through the host interface (111). There is also described a system and a method.