Adaptor for magnetic stripe card reader
First Claim
1. A method for importing information from a magnetic stripe card into a personal trusted device, the method comprising:
- providing an adaptor structure comprising, a transceiver configured to transmit a signal to a personal trusted device, a memory in communication with the transceiver, and a simulacrum disposed within a slot of a magnetic stripe card reader and in magnetic communication with a magnetic reader head of the magnetic stripe card reader;
reading information from a magnetic stripe card;
storing the information in the memory; and
causing the information to be communicated to the personal trusted device.
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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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27 Claims
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1. A method for importing information from a magnetic stripe card into a personal trusted device, the method comprising:
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providing an adaptor structure comprising, a transceiver configured to transmit a signal to a personal trusted device, a memory in communication with the transceiver, and a simulacrum disposed within a slot of a magnetic stripe card reader and in magnetic communication with a magnetic reader head of the magnetic stripe card reader;
reading information from a magnetic stripe card;
storing the information in the memory; and
causing the information to be communicated to the personal trusted device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for disabling a magnetic stripe card comprising:
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providing a magnetic stripe card reader having a slot and a magnetic head in magnetic communication with the slot;
providing an adaptor structure comprising, a transceiver configured to transmit a signal to a personal trusted device;
a memory in communication with the transceiver, and a simulacrum including an inductor;
disposing the simulacrum substantially permanently within the slot such that the inductor is aligned with the magnetic reader head, the simulacrum sufficiently narrow to allow a magnetic stripe card to access the slot and the magnetic head while the simulacrum is present within the slot;
swiping a magnetic stripe card through the slot such that information on the magnetic stripe card is read by the magnetic head;
communicating the information to a remote data repository;
receiving from the remote data repository a signal indicating invalidity of the magnetic stripe card;
communicating the signal to the adaptor; and
in response to the signal, causing the inductor generate an electromagnetic field of sufficient strength to alter at least one bit of data stored on a magnetic stripe of the magnetic stripe card. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for communicating information to a PTD, the method comprising:
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providing a magnetic stripe card reader having a slot and a magnetic head in magnetic communication with the slot;
providing an adaptor structure comprising, a transceiver configured to receive a first signal from a source and to transmit a second signal to a personal trusted device, and a memory in communication with the transceiver, communicating information received at the transceiver from the source to memory;
storing the information in the memory; and
transmitting the information from the memory to the personal trusted device utilizing the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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