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Apple patent introduces Products+ for NFC-based product promotions
By Sarah Clark | NearFieldCommunicationsWorld.com | 15 July 2010, 08:13
Yet another NFC-related Apple patent application has been published, this time covering the use of an NFC phone to read a tag on a consumer product in order to obtain a benefit provided by the manufacturer or retailer.
The patent application includes a wide range of suggestions for benefits that could be offered, including offers for free merchandise or free music.
Patently Apple has all the details.
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