Provisioning an add-on apparatus with smartcard circuity for enabling transactions
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile device, a communication over a network; and
in response to the communication, programming an electronic transaction card with smartcard circuitry in an add-on slot of the mobile device to perform transactions.
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Abstract
An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale interfaces, or any combination thereof.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device, a communication over a network; and in response to the communication, programming an electronic transaction card with smartcard circuitry in an add-on slot of the mobile device to perform transactions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device, a communication over a network; and in response to the communication, programming an apparatus with smartcard circuitry in an add-on slot of the mobile device to perform transactions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile phone, a communication over a network; and in response to the communication, programming an electronic transaction card with smartcard circuitry in an add-on slot of the mobile phone to perform transactions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving, at an intelligent electronic device, a communication over a network; and in response to the communication, programming an electronic transaction card with smartcard circuitry in an add-on slot of the intelligent electronic device to perform transactions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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