Switching between internal and external antennas
First Claim
1. A transaction card, comprising:
- a substantially-rectangular housing enclosing at least a portion of a first antenna and at least a portion of a connector and forming an opening for receiving a transaction device, including a second antenna, configured to wirelessly execute transactions within a first range;
the connector connected to the first antenna and configured to physically connect the transaction device to the first antenna when inserted into the opening formed by the housing, wherein the transaction device wirelessly communicates directly using the first antenna through the connector;
the first antenna configured to enable the transaction card to wirelessly execute, when inserted into the transaction card, transactions within a second range larger than the first range;
a magnetic stripe adjacent a surface of the housing and encoding information for executing contact transactions with transaction terminals; and
wherein the transaction device comprises one or more processors operable to;
connect to an expansion slot of a mobile host device;
communicate with a user through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the mobile host device and with a service provider through wireless technology of the mobile host device;
store user credentials used to execute transactions with terminals;
execute a transaction application using the user credentials;
wirelessly receive a transaction request from a terminal; and
wirelessly transmit at least one transaction response to the terminal based on results of the executed transaction application.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for switching between internal and external antennas. In some implementations, a system includes an antenna, a connector, and a housing. The antenna is configured to communicate wirelessly transactions with transaction terminals. The connector is connected to the antenna and configured to connect a transaction card to the antenna in response to at least insertion in the housing. The housing enclosing at least a portion of the antenna and at least a portion of the connector and including one or more elements that form an opening for receiving the transaction card. In addition, the housing is substantially rectangular and includes a first portion with a first thickness and a second portion with a second thickness different from the first thickness and at least the thickness of the transaction card.
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15 Claims
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1. A transaction card, comprising:
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a substantially-rectangular housing enclosing at least a portion of a first antenna and at least a portion of a connector and forming an opening for receiving a transaction device, including a second antenna, configured to wirelessly execute transactions within a first range; the connector connected to the first antenna and configured to physically connect the transaction device to the first antenna when inserted into the opening formed by the housing, wherein the transaction device wirelessly communicates directly using the first antenna through the connector; the first antenna configured to enable the transaction card to wirelessly execute, when inserted into the transaction card, transactions within a second range larger than the first range; a magnetic stripe adjacent a surface of the housing and encoding information for executing contact transactions with transaction terminals; and wherein the transaction device comprises one or more processors operable to; connect to an expansion slot of a mobile host device; communicate with a user through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the mobile host device and with a service provider through wireless technology of the mobile host device; store user credentials used to execute transactions with terminals; execute a transaction application using the user credentials; wirelessly receive a transaction request from a terminal; and wirelessly transmit at least one transaction response to the terminal based on results of the executed transaction application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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