NTT introduces audio QR codes

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NTT DoCoMo will introduce a new feature called Toruka for thier RFID-chipped wallet phones. DoCoMo's new handsets (FOMA 902i) that will likely be released this coming winter will come with this feature.

Toruka allows wallet phones to receive information from RFID readers.

This feature can be used to get discount coupons, store information, ads, etc. that are sent from reader devices. The received information is then stored in a special "folder" on a mobile phone. Once stored in the folder, the information can be exchanged with others by using a infrared port, external memory device, or email.

Toruka could also be used at arcade game centers to connect arcade games with java-based games on mobile phones.