MOBILE TELEPHONE WITH TWO ANTENNAS FOR USE IN CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
First Claim
1. A mobile telephone having contactless payment functionality, the mobile telephone comprising:
- a housing having a front surface and a rear surface that is opposite to the front surface;
a microphone mounted in or on the housing;
a speaker mounted in or on the housing;
a first antenna mounted in or on the housing;
mobile telephone receive/transmit circuitry mounted in the housing;
the mobile telephone receive/transmit circuitry coupled to the microphone, the speaker and the first antenna;
the mobile telephone receive/transmit circuitry operative to;
transmit, via the first antenna, voice signals generated by the microphone; and
reproduce, via the speaker, voice signals received via the first antenna;
a touch screen or keypad mounted at the front surface of the housing;
a second antenna adjacent the front surface of the housing;
a third antenna adjacent the rear surface of the housing; and
a payment circuit mounted in the housing and coupled to the second and third antennas, the payment circuit operative to receive a customer'"'"'s payment card account number, via one or both of the second and third antennas.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone includes conventional features such as a housing, a speaker, a microphone, an antenna by which voice signals are transmitted and received, and electronic circuitry which handles the sending and receiving of voice signals. The mobile telephone includes two more antennas, one adjacent the front surface of the housing, and the other adjacent the rear surface of the housing. In addition, the mobile telephone includes a payment circuit that is mounted in the housing and coupled to the latter two antennas. The payment circuit is operative to selectively receive a customer'"'"'s payment card account number via one or both of the latter two antennas.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A mobile telephone having contactless payment functionality, the mobile telephone comprising:
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a housing having a front surface and a rear surface that is opposite to the front surface; a microphone mounted in or on the housing; a speaker mounted in or on the housing; a first antenna mounted in or on the housing; mobile telephone receive/transmit circuitry mounted in the housing;
the mobile telephone receive/transmit circuitry coupled to the microphone, the speaker and the first antenna;
the mobile telephone receive/transmit circuitry operative to;transmit, via the first antenna, voice signals generated by the microphone; and reproduce, via the speaker, voice signals received via the first antenna; a touch screen or keypad mounted at the front surface of the housing; a second antenna adjacent the front surface of the housing; a third antenna adjacent the rear surface of the housing; and a payment circuit mounted in the housing and coupled to the second and third antennas, the payment circuit operative to receive a customer'"'"'s payment card account number, via one or both of the second and third antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile telephone having contactless payment functionality, the mobile telephone comprising:
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a housing having a front surface and a rear surface that is opposite to the front surface; a microphone mounted in or on the housing; a speaker mounted in or on the housing; a first antenna mounted in or on the housing; mobile telephone receive/transmit circuitry mounted in the housing;
the mobile telephone receive/transmit circuitry coupled to the microphone, the speaker and the first antenna;
the mobile telephone receive/transmit circuitry operative to;transmit, via the first antenna, voice signals generated by the microphone; and reproduce, via the speaker, voice signals received via the first antenna; a touch screen or keypad mounted at the front surface of the housing; a second antenna adjacent the front surface of the housing; a third antenna adjacent the rear surface of the housing; a payment circuit mounted in the housing; and a switching circuit coupled to the payment circuit and to the second and third antennas for selectively coupling the payment circuit to a selected one of the second and third antennas; the payment circuit operative to receive a customer'"'"'s payment card account number, via the selected one of the second and third antennas. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a mobile telephone, the method comprising:
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receiving antenna selection input from a user of the mobile telephone; and selecting an antenna for connection to a payment circuit in response to the antenna selection input, the antenna selected from among a plurality of antennas including a front side antenna and a rear side antenna, the front side antenna adjacent a front side of the mobile telephone, the rear side antenna adjacent a rear side of the mobile telephone, the payment circuit operative to selectively receive a customer'"'"'s payment card account number via the selected antenna. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification