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Systems and methods for financial transaction through card reader in communication with third party financial institution with encrypted information

  • US 9,443,237 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2015
  • Issued: 09/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A payment system, comprising:

  • a card reader configured to be coupled to a mobile device, the card reader including;

    a housing;

    a read head positioned in the housing, the housing including a slot to allow reading of a financial transaction card and producing a signal indicative of data from the financial transaction card;

    an encryption system configured to encrypt at least a portion of information associated with the signal;

    an ID circuit configured to provide a unique ID to the mobile device;

    a control unit configured to transmit a control signal to a pathway subsystem circuit to selectively couple one of the encryption system and the ID circuit with a communication port of the mobile device; and

    a transaction engine of the mobile device, that in operation;

    communicates at least a portion of information derived from the encrypted information to a third party payment system associated with a buyer'"'"'s financial account,initiates, in response to the third party payment system at least partially authorizing a financial transaction, a transfer of funds from the buyer'"'"'s financial account associated with the financial transaction card to an account of a merchant associated with the card reader, andprovides for communication of at least a portion of transaction information to the buyer.

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