In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a radio frequency (RF) communication device is provided, comprising: a communication unit configured to generate an RF field; a detection unit configured to detect a beacon signal transmitted by a further RF communication device when said further RF communication device is within the range of the RF field; a processing unit configured to determine a reception strength of said beacon signal; and a wake-up unit configured to wake up the RF communication device if the difference between the reception strength of the beacon signal and a predefined reference value exceeds a predefined threshold.