| CPC H04W 4/02 (2013.01) [F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); G07C 9/00182 (2013.01); G08B 13/00 (2013.01); H04L 12/2816 (2013.01); H04M 1/72457 (2021.01); H04M 1/72513 (2013.01); H04M 3/42 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); F24F 11/56 (2018.01); H04M 1/72463 (2021.01); H04M 3/53333 (2013.01); H04M 3/54 (2013.01); H04M 7/006 (2013.01); H04M 2203/1016 (2013.01); H04M 2207/18 (2013.01); H04M 2242/14 (2013.01); H04M 2242/30 (2013.01); H04M 2250/10 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01)] | 14 Claims |

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1. A mobile device having at least two operational states and an RFID reader, comprising:
a controller configured to:
(1) automatically in response to the mobile device detecting with the RFID reader an RFID tag associated with an electronic device:
(a) cause communications directed to the mobile device to be forwarded to the electronic device; and
(b) cause the mobile device to change from a first operational state to a second operational state that uses less power than the first operational state; and
(2) cause the mobile device to change from the second operational state to a different operational state in response to detecting, via the RFID reader, that an RFID connection between the RFID reader and the RFID tag is broken.
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