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Read head device with selected output jack characteristics

  • US 20120095868A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2011
  • Published: 04/19/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A card reader, comprising:

  • a housing;

    a read head positioned in the housing and configured to be coupled to a mobile device, the read head having a slot for swiping a magnetic stripe of a financial transaction card to enable a financial transaction between a buyer and seller, the read head reading data from the magnetic stripe and producing a signal indicative of data stored on the magnetic stripe and an output jack adapted to be coupled and de-coupled from at least one of an audio jack or microphone input port of the mobile device for providing the signal indicative of data stored on the magnetic stripe to the mobile device;

    the output jack having a length extending from the housing of at least 2 mm, the mobile device including a decoding engine with peak detectors and digitizers with different process combinations and parameters run in response to a hardware platform of the mobile device.

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