Near Field Communications World » Austrian Research Centers http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, RF SIM, contactless, RFID, mobile, payments and more Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:11:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Mobilkom Austria customers to use NFC tags to access WAP pageshttp://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2009/03/19/3878/mobilkom-austria-customers-to-use-nfc-tags-to-access-wap-pages/ http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2009/03/19/3878/mobilkom-austria-customers-to-use-nfc-tags-to-access-wap-pages/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:20:09 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=878 The mobile operator has put together a combined NFC handset/NFC tag package for customers that uses the tags to access WAP pages, including an option to buy ÖBB rail tickets.

TAG TRIAL: Innovision's tags will point Mobilkom subscribers at WAP pages to buy ringtones, traffic info and rail tickets

TAG TRIAL: Innovision's tags will point Mobilkom subscribers at WAP pages to buy ringtones, traffic info and rail tickets

Mobilkom Austria has launched a new package for customers that includes a Nokia 6212 classic NFC phone and four Topaz NFC tags from Innovision Research & Technology.

Each of the Topaz tags is pre-programmed with a link to a particular WAP page, enabling customers to quickly and easily access a page by simply touching the appropriate tag with their phone.

Using the tags, customers can access ringtones, pictures and animations, traffic information and fuel price updates provided by the Austrian automobile club (ÖAMTC) and sports news provided by Austrian sport channel Laola1.

The fourth tag features the link to a WAP page for purchasing the ÖBB Handy-Tickets currently being tested by Mobilkom Austria, ÖBB and Nokia. Participants in the trial simply place their mobile ticket order by touching the ÖBB Handy-Ticket Topaz tag with their NFC phone to receive an electronic ticket, which will be validated via NFC by the train conductor. The Handy Ticket trial is currently running on two routes around Vienna.

Mobilkom has also been working with the eHealth systems team from the Austrian Research Centers (ARC) on a blood pressure monitoring solution that uses NFC to securely transmit patient data over the air.

Last month, Innovision announced it has signed a contract with a leading global semiconductor corporation for the use of its NFC IP in their system devices. The company expects the contract to generate direct revenues in excess of US$10m over several years from a combination of licence, development and royalty income.

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]]> http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2009/03/19/3878/mobilkom-austria-customers-to-use-nfc-tags-to-access-wap-pages/feed/ 0 Mobilkom Austria uses NFC to send blood pressure results to doctorshttp://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2008/12/04/3354/mobilkom-austria-uses-nfc-to-send-blood-pressure-results-to-doctors/ http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2008/12/04/3354/mobilkom-austria-uses-nfc-to-send-blood-pressure-results-to-doctors/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:58:21 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=354 The mobile operator is working with an Austrian eHealth research team to develop telemedicine services that use NFC to transmit patient data securely over the air.

Mobilkom Austria and the eHealth systems team from the Austrian Research Centers (ARC) have unveiled a blood pressure monitoring solution that uses NFC to securely transmit patient data over the air.

TAKE IT EASY: A wave of your NFC phone will send your blood pressure results to the doctor

TAKE IT EASY: A wave of your NFC phone will send your blood pressure results to the doctor

The UA-767 Plus NFC, based on the well established UA-767 blood pressure monitor, enables patients to take their blood pressure at home and then transmit their results to their doctor simply by waving their NFC-enabled mobile phone in front of the blood pressure monitor. The results are captured, encrypted and forwarded by the phone to their doctor's medical database. This not only saves times but also allows for a more precise evaluation of data and a more patient-oriented medical therapy, say the team.

"The 'Keep in Touch' technology not only helps to process data but it also offers a telemedicine service that connects chronically ill patients with their doctors which can lead to an optimization of their therapy," says ARC eHealth systems' Gunter Schreier.

Professor Friedrich Fruhwald of the Graz University of Medicine added: "Based on my first personal experiences with telemedicine I'm convinced that these applications will soon reach a breakthrough, especially for chronic illnesses."

And, says Hannes Ametsreiter, Mobilkom Austria's chief marketing officer, "The high degree of consumer convenience behind this service is what convinced us to join this project... As the Austrian innovation and market leader in mobile communications, it was a logical step for us to support the research work of the eHealth systems team of the Austrian Research Centers by providing our technological know-how, supplying the necessary technical equipment and contributing additional budgetary resources."

NFC-enabled phones have been commercially available in Austria since September 2007 when Mobilkom Austria launched a commercial NFC service in conjunction with NXP, Nokia, ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) and Wiener Linien, Vienna's main public transport provider.

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