Adaptor for magnetic stripe card reader
US7028897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/326
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adaptor allows a magnetic stripe card reader to receive information from other media such as wireless proximity chip cards while maintaining the ability to receive a magnetic stripe card. In accordance with one embodiment, the adaptor includes a simulacrum structure of sufficiently narrow width to fit substantially permanently within the slot of the magnetic stripe reading device, while providing sufficient room for a magnetic stripe card to also be concurrently accommodated within the slot and read by the reader head. The simulacrum structure may be in electronic communication with one or more transceivers of wireless communications such as RF and IR.
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