QR + WebSocket as an alternative to WebNFC

Since WebNFC doesn't do the obvious (create a paired BLE connection between the invoking Web page and a mobile device), the industry have turned to QR code for applications like Web payments and Web identity.  A drawback with the HTTP calls used by the (native) apps is that they do not support interactivity in a nice way.

Although I have yet to test this, it seems that QR used for bootstrapping a WebSocket server connection would do the trick.
In my take on the matter the QR will also provide some kind of App ID so that a single QR App can not only provide the HTTP URL but invoke the desired App as well.

The communication itself could (after WebSocket establishment), for example use https://cyberphone.github.io/doc/web/yasmin.html which is designed for event based protocols.

Anders

Received on Wednesday, 1 March 2017 12:23:09 UTC