EXECUTING TRANSACTIONS USING MOBILE-DEVICE COVERS
First Claim
1. A cover for a mobile device, comprising:
- side surfaces configured to be adjacent at least a portion one or more side surfaces of a mobile device;
a rear surface configured to be adjacent at least a portion of a rear surface of the mobile device and connected to the side surfaces, the side surfaces and the rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of the mobile device;
a connector configured to connect to a port of the mobile device;
a circuit that connects the connector to a communication module; and
the communication module configured to execute transactions with contactless devices and communicate with the mobile device through the circuit and the connector.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for updating mobile devices with additional elements. In some implementations, a cover for a mobile device includes side surfaces, a rear surface, a physical interface, and a circuit. The side surfaces and the rear surface are configured to be adjacent at least a portion one or more side surfaces of the mobile phone. The side surfaces and the rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of the mobile device. A first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the mobile phone. The physical interface includes in at least one of the surfaces that receives a memory device external to the mobile device. The circuit connects the physical interface to the connector.
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39 Claims
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1. A cover for a mobile device, comprising:
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side surfaces configured to be adjacent at least a portion one or more side surfaces of a mobile device; a rear surface configured to be adjacent at least a portion of a rear surface of the mobile device and connected to the side surfaces, the side surfaces and the rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of the mobile device; a connector configured to connect to a port of the mobile device; a circuit that connects the connector to a communication module; and the communication module configured to execute transactions with contactless devices and communicate with the mobile device through the circuit and the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A cover, comprising:
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four sides configured to be adjacent four sides of a mobile phone, the four sides including a bottom side configured to be adjacent a bottom side of the mobile device; a rear side configured to be adjacent a rear side of the mobile phone and connected to the four sides, the four sides and the rear side form an opening that receives the mobile device; a connector integrated in the bottom side and configured to insert into a port of the mobile device; a circuit integrated in at least one of the four side surfaces or the rear surface and configured to connect the connector to a transaction circuit; and the transaction circuit configured to wirelessly communicate Near Field Communication (NFC) signals with Point-Of-Sale (POS) devices, store user credentials used to execute transactions with the POS devices and assigned by a financial institution, present displays through a GUI of the mobile device, and wirelessly transmit to the POS devices responses to requested transactions including the user credentials.
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