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July 18, 2012

DeviceFidelity Gets European Patent for iPhone NFC Solution

DeviceFidelity, which is known for deploying NFC plug-and-play solutions for smartphones, announced that the company was recently granted patent number 2196010 by the European Patent Office. The patent was granted primarily for the pioneering technology brining mobile wallet solutions and Near Field Communications (NFC) to smartphones and tablets like the iPhone or iPad.

The technology developed by DeviceFidelity helps banks, Mobile Network Operators and other ecosystem players leverage smartphone platforms to deliver varied applications like mobile wallets, ticketing, transit, access control, tag reading, smart posters and peer two peer transactions, among others that are connected to NFC. The patent is not only  iDevice compatible and also offers support to other mobile devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, e-book readers.

DeviceFidelity is not just targeting the U.S. or European markets, in fact the company has similar patents granted and pending for both internal and external NFC solutions in China, other Asian countries and Latin America. The company was previously in news for its In2Pay and iCaisse solutions, which also received certification from different payment networks and conform with the latest standards in EMV, contactless payments and mobile security. 

“This latest patent is another major forward step for DeviceFidelity and it will further enable our customers to achieve their goals of bringing innovative, secure and convenient mobile wallet solutions for their consumers, especially in the European market,” said Deepak Jain, co-founder and CEO of DeviceFidelity. “Following patents granted in the US for this solution, our microSD NFC technology, our multi-institution mobile wallet and our NFC antenna technology, this European patent is yet another important addition to our portfolio.”



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Edited by Brooke Neuman


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