Reference equipment for testing contactless payment devices
First Claim
1. A reference card for testing card readers that are used to read a set of several different types of payment cards that are depoyed in an electronic payment system, the set of different types of payment cards exhibiting a corresponding set of diverse behaviours, the reference card comprising:
- a calibration coil which is configured to analyze the full frequency content of signals transmitted by a card reader under test; and
an electronic circuit whose external behavior is configured to be representative of the diverse behaviors of the several different types of payment cards that are used in the electronic payment system, wherein the electronic circuit is configured to exhibit the representative external behavior to a card reader under test, wherein the representative behavior of the electronic circuit is so that positive testing of the card reader under test ensures that the card reader reads any several different types of payment cards, andwherein the reference card is of a type external to the set of several different types of payment cards that are depoyed in the electronic payment system.
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Abstract
Reference equipment including a reference card and a reference reader is provided for testing electronic payment devices such as cards and card readers. The reference equipment is designed to simulate the external behavior of a variety of payment devices that are currently or expected to be deployed in electronic payment systems. Further, the reference equipment is configured to subject devices under test to extreme behaviors which are expected in field use or which are representative of a large class of payment devices. The external behaviors may relate to functional parameters, for example, power consumption, resonance frequency, Q-factor, modulation depth, noise, and timing. Exemplary reference devices are configured to exhibit representative external behavior, which is an empirically determined average behavior of the product devices in the field. Use of the reference equipment for product specification compliance testing will enhance the interoperability of product payment devices.
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7 Claims
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1. A reference card for testing card readers that are used to read a set of several different types of payment cards that are depoyed in an electronic payment system, the set of different types of payment cards exhibiting a corresponding set of diverse behaviours, the reference card comprising:
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a calibration coil which is configured to analyze the full frequency content of signals transmitted by a card reader under test; and an electronic circuit whose external behavior is configured to be representative of the diverse behaviors of the several different types of payment cards that are used in the electronic payment system, wherein the electronic circuit is configured to exhibit the representative external behavior to a card reader under test, wherein the representative behavior of the electronic circuit is so that positive testing of the card reader under test ensures that the card reader reads any several different types of payment cards, and wherein the reference card is of a type external to the set of several different types of payment cards that are depoyed in the electronic payment system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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