System and method for wireless transactions
First Claim
1. A wireless communication apparatus for transmitting information to and receiving information from a remote computer over a communication network, said wireless communication apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication device having an antenna, a device processor, an outer device casing, a communication port, and an output device; and
an attachment having an attachment processor, a first input device, a connector, and an outer attachment casing, said attachment being removably coupled to said wireless communication device, whereinsaid connector mates with said communication port when said attachment is coupled to said wireless communication device,said attachment processor is configured to communicate signals to said antenna, and a first application being executed by said device processor of the wireless communication device is suspended while a second application is executed by said attachment processor.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an attachment that may be coupled to a wireless communication device, such as a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like to perform commercial or other information transactions, as well as to an apparatus, system and method for conducting such transactions. The wireless communication device generally includes an antenna that may be directly accessed by a processor in the attachment for transmission of data to a remote computer over a communication network. The attachment may also include an input device, such as a magnetic stripe reader, smartcard reader, barcode scanner, optical scanner, fingerprint scanner, proximity detector, or the like. When input is received at the input device, the input information may be sent to the attachment processor for processing and transmission to the remote computer via the antenna. The remote computer may process the received attachment-processed data and generate a response to send to the device processor.
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18 Claims
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1. A wireless communication apparatus for transmitting information to and receiving information from a remote computer over a communication network, said wireless communication apparatus comprising:
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a wireless communication device having an antenna, a device processor, an outer device casing, a communication port, and an output device; and an attachment having an attachment processor, a first input device, a connector, and an outer attachment casing, said attachment being removably coupled to said wireless communication device, wherein said connector mates with said communication port when said attachment is coupled to said wireless communication device, said attachment processor is configured to communicate signals to said antenna, and a first application being executed by said device processor of the wireless communication device is suspended while a second application is executed by said attachment processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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