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1 Aspire :: Near Field Communication (NFC) Components
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This section describes the NFC components developed in the Aspire project.

1.1 Context

1.1.1 Near Field Communication (NFC)
Near Field Communication (NFC) is an evolution of short-range RFID. This high-frequency wireless communication technology enables devices such as mobile phones or tags to exchange data over a few centimeters distance. Since NFC is an extension of the ISO 14443 standard, NFC devices are compatible with already existing contactless infrastructures (e.g., RFID tags or [public transportation systems>http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Operation#HTransportation]). NFC technology targets mainly mobile phones which can therefore be used in three different ways. A NFC mobile phone can behave as a common RFID reader, it can be read or write to/from a contactless card or even be used in peer-to-peer mode: two NFC devices can communicate and exchange information.

1.1.1 NFC Forum 
The [NFC Forum>http://www.nfc-forum.org] promotes the use of NFC short-range wireless interaction in consumer electronics, mobile devices and PCs. The NFC Forum provides also the [standardization>http://www.nfc-forum.org/specs] of NFC technology to ensure interoperability between devices and services.

1.1.1 APIs

1.1.1.1 JSR 257: Contactless Communication API
The [JSR 257 specification>http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=257] defines J2ME Optional Packages for (NFC, Visual, ...) contactless communication and for accessing (read or write) information on/from passive tags (NFC mainly).

1.1.1.1 Android NFC API
Soon

1.1 Source repository
* [Source repository>http://websvn.ow2.org/listing.php?repname=aspire&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fnfc%2F]

1.1 Components

1.1.1  General-purpose components
* NDEF Utilities

1.1.1 Terminal side components

1.1.1.1 J2ME

* Touch and Collect MIDlet
* [Touch and Locate MIDlet>Main.Documentation.NFC.J2ME.TouchLocate]

1.1.1.1 Android
Open-source NFC stacks have been recently annonced :
* NXP and Trusted Logic
** http://www.nxp.com/news/content/file_1700.html 
* Inside Contactless
** http://www.insidecontactless.com/eng/Vision/Press-releases/INSIDE-CONTACTLESS-RELEASES-OPEN-SOURCE-NFC-PROTOCOL-STACK
** http://www.open-nfc.org/
** http://www.open-nfc.org/android.html
** http://www.open-nfc.org/opennfc_library/reference/packages.html

1.1.1.1 iPhone
* http://www.nearfield.org/2009/11/iphone-rfid-and-nfc-peripherals

1.1.1.1 Java Platform SE
* Touch and Launch Desktop (ie Tangible desktop)

1.1.1 Server-side components
Server-side components are packaged as OSGi bundles and can be deployed on OSGi platforms such as the OSGi profile of the ALEServer.

* [Bluetooth Server>Main.Documentation.Bundles.BluetoothServer]

1.1 Demonstrations
* [NFCMuseum>http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HNFCMuseum]
* [The Patrol Man>http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HThePatrolMan]
* [Touch and Collect>http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HNFCPicking]
* [Touch and Locate>http://wiki.aspire.ow2.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Demos#HTouchandLocate]
* Touch and Launch

1.1 Misc

* The [OW2 GASP>http://gasp.ow2.org] develops also multiplayers mobile games with NFC features.