H04W 4/80 - Definition 
Definition statement
This subclass covers:
Providing communication services using short range communication, e.g. nearfield communication [NFC], radio frequency identification [RFID] , dedicated short range communication [DSRC] or low energy communication, e.g. BLE for enabling proximity services (D2D services, PROXIM services, WIFI Direct services, BLE services)
Synonyms and Keywords
In patent documents the following abbreviations are often used:
| DSRC | Dedicated short-range communications |
| NFC | Near Field Communication |
| RFID | Radio-frequency identification |
| BLE | Bluetooth Low Energy |
| D2D | Device-to-Device communication |
| PROXIM | Proximity Services |
| WIFI Direct | WIFI Direct Services |