MOBILE-PHONE ADAPTER FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS
First Claim
1. A mobile-device adapter to facilitate electronic communication between a mobile device and a host device, the mobile-device adapter comprising:
- an adapter camera configured to acquire images of a mobile-device display;
an adapter display configured to present images to a mobile-device camera;
an adapter frame configured to temporarily position the mobile device and to permanently support the adapter camera and the adapter display, the adapter frame permitting (i) the adapter camera to acquire images of the mobile-device display and (ii) the adapter display to present images to the mobile-device camera; and
an adapter communication module configured to facilitate a digital data link between the mobile-device adapter and a host device, the adapter communication module being electrically connected to the adapter camera and the adapter display.
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Abstract
A mobile-device adapter to facilitate the exchange of visual information between a mobile device and a point-of-sale terminal is disclosed. The mobile-device adapter may be connected to a point-of-sale terminal at a retail checkout and configured to allow a customer to temporarily position their mobile device so that the mobile-device adapter may (i) image the mobile-device display and (ii) present images to the mobile-device camera. In this way, the mobile-device adapter may facilitate electronic transactions using visual images.
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1. A mobile-device adapter to facilitate electronic communication between a mobile device and a host device, the mobile-device adapter comprising:
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an adapter camera configured to acquire images of a mobile-device display; an adapter display configured to present images to a mobile-device camera; an adapter frame configured to temporarily position the mobile device and to permanently support the adapter camera and the adapter display, the adapter frame permitting (i) the adapter camera to acquire images of the mobile-device display and (ii) the adapter display to present images to the mobile-device camera; and an adapter communication module configured to facilitate a digital data link between the mobile-device adapter and a host device, the adapter communication module being electrically connected to the adapter camera and the adapter display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A checkout system, comprising:
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a mobile device having a mobile-device camera for capturing visual information and a mobile-device display for displaying visual information; a mobile-device adapter configured to temporarily position the mobile device and to exchange visual information with the mobile device, the mobile-device adapter comprising (i) an adapter camera for receiving visual information from the mobile-device display and (ii) an adapter display for transmitting visual information to the mobile-device camera; and a point-of-sale terminal for processing and recording the visual information from the mobile-device adapter, the point-of-sale terminal connected to the mobile-device adapter via a communication link. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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