NFC-Data-Exchange-Format-(NDEF)-Technical-Specific

NFCDataExchangeFormat(NDEF)TechnicalSpecificationNFCForumTMNDEF1.0NFCForum-TS-NDEF_1.02006-07-24RESTRICTIONSONUSEThisspecificationiscopyright©2005-2006bytheNFCForum,andwasmadeavailablepursuanttoalicenseagreemententeredintobetweentherecipient(Licensee)andNFCForum,Inc.(Licensor)andmaybeusedonlybyLicensee,andincompliancewiththetermsofthatlicenseagreement(License).IfyouarenottheLicensee,youarenotauthorizedtomakeanyuseofthisspecification.However,youmayobtainacopyatthefollowingpageofLicensor'sWebsite::1.LICENSEGRANT.LicensorherebygrantsLicenseetheright,withoutcharge,tocopy(forinternalpurposesonly)andsharetheSpecificationwithLicensee'smembers,employeesandconsultants(asappropriate).Thislicensegrantdoesnotincludetherighttosublicense,modifyorcreatederivativeworksbasedupontheSpecification.2.NOWARRANTIES.THESPECIFICATIONISPROVIDED“ASIS”,WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EXPRESSORIMPLIED,INCLUDINGBUTNOTLIMITEDTOWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITY,FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,ACCURACY,COMPLETENESSANDNONINFRINGEMENTOFTHIRDPARTYRIGHTS.INNOEVENTSHALLLICENSOR,ITSMEMBERSORITSCONTRIBUTORSBELIABLEFORANYCLAIM,ORANYDIRECT,SPECIAL,INDIRECTORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,ORANYDAMAGESWHATSOEVERRESULTINGFROMLOSSOFUSE,DATAORPROFITS,WHETHERINANACTIONOFCONTRACT,NEGLIGENCEOROTHERTORTIOUSACTION,ARISINGOUTOFORINCONNECTIONWITHTHEUSEORPERFORMANCEOFTHESPECIFICATION.3.THIRDPARTYRIGHTS.WithoutlimitingthegeneralityofSection2above,LICENSORASSUMESNORESPONSIBILITYTOCOMPILE,CONFIRM,UPDATEORMAKEPUBLICANYTHIRDPARTYASSERTIONSOFPATENTOROTHERINTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTSTHATMIGHTNOWORINTHEFUTUREBEINFRINGEDBYANIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHESPECIFICATIONINITSCURRENT,ORINANYFUTUREFORM.IFANYSUCHRIGHTSAREDESCRIBEDONTHESPECIFICATION,LICENSORTAKESNOPOSITIONASTOTHEVALIDITYORINVALIDITYOFSUCHASSERTIONS,ORTHATALLSUCHASSERTIONSTHATHAVEORMAYBEMADEARESOLISTED.4.TERMINATIONOFLICENSE.IntheeventofabreachofthisAgreementbyLicenseeoranyofitsemployeesormembers,LicensorshallgiveLicenseewrittennoticeandanopportunitytocure.Ifthebreachisnotcuredwithinthirty(30)daysafterwrittennotice,orifthebreachisofanaturethatcannotbecured,thenLicensormayimmediatelyorthereafterterminatethelicensesgrantedinthisAgreement.5.MISCELLANEOUS.AllnoticesrequiredunderthisAgreementshallbeinwriting,andshallbedeemedeffectivefivedaysfromdepositinthemails.NoticesandcorrespondencetotheNFCForumaddressasitappearsbelow.ThisAgreementshallbeconstruedandinterpretedundertheinternallawsoftheUnitedStatesandtheCommonwealthofMassachusetts,withoutgivingeffecttoitsprinciplesofconflictoflaw.NFCForum,Inc.401EdgewaterPlace,Suite600Wakefield,MA,USA01880ContentsContents1Overview........................................................................................................11.1Objectives...........................................................................................................................11.1.1DesignGoals.........................................................................................................21.1.2Anti-Goals.............................................................................................................21.2References..........................................................................................................................21.3Administration....................................................................................................................41.4SpecialWordUsage...........................................................................................................41.5NameandLogoUsage.......................................................................................................41.6IntellectualProperty...........................................................................................................41.7Glossary..............................................................................................................................52NDEFMechanisms........................................................................................72.1Introduction........................................................................................................................72.2IntendedUsage...................................................................................................................72.3NDEFEncapsulationConstructs........................................................................................82.3.1Message.................................................................................................................82.3.2Record...................................................................................................................82.3.3RecordChunks......................................................................................................82.4NDEFPayloadDescription.........................................................................