Device with current carrying conductor to produce time-varying magnetic field
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1. A device comprising:
- a cellular telephone;
a memory to hold a transaction number;
a battery; and
a conductor capable of producing a time-varying magnetic field that emulates a swipe of a magnetic card, wherein the time-varying magnetic field represents the transaction number and the transaction number is used repeatedly for each emission of the time-varying magnetic field to emulate the swipe of the magnetic card.
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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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18 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a cellular telephone; a memory to hold a transaction number; a battery; and a conductor capable of producing a time-varying magnetic field that emulates a swipe of a magnetic card, wherein the time-varying magnetic field represents the transaction number and the transaction number is used repeatedly for each emission of the time-varying magnetic field to emulate the swipe of the magnetic card. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A device comprising:
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a cellular telephone; a memory to hold a transaction number; a battery; and a conductor that when excited by a reversing polarity current produces a time-varying magnetic field that emulates a swipe of a magnetic card, wherein the time-varying magnetic field represents the transaction number and the transaction number is used repeatedly for each emission of the time-varying magnetic field to emulate the swipe of the magnetic card. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A device comprising:
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a cellular telephone; a memory to hold a transaction number; a battery; and a conductor that when excited by a reversing polarity current that varies in amplitude produces a time-varying magnetic field that emulates a swipe of a magnetic card, wherein the time-varying magnetic field represents the transaction number and the transaction number is used repeatedly for each emission of the time-varying magnetic field to emulate the swipe of the magnetic card. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A device comprising:
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a cellular telephone; a battery; a memory to hold a transaction number; a conductor capable of producing a time-varying magnetic field that emulates a swipe of a magnetic card, wherein the time-varying magnetic field represents the transaction number and the transaction number is used repeatedly for each emission of the time-varying magnetic field to emulate the swipe of the magnetic card; and a current driver to allow control of the time-varying magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A device comprising:
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a cellular telephone; a battery; a memory to hold a transaction number; a conductor that when excited by a reversing polarity current produces a time-varying magnetic field that emulates a swipe of a magnetic card, wherein the time-varying magnetic field represents the transaction number and the transaction number is used repeatedly for each emission of the time-varying magnetic field to emulate the swipe of the magnetic card; and a current driver to allow control of the time-varying magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A device comprising:
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a cellular telephone; a battery; a memory to hold a transaction number; a conductor that when excited by a reversing polarity current that varies in amplitude produces a time-varying magnetic field that emulates a swipe of a magnetic card, wherein the time-varying magnetic field represents the transaction number and the transaction number is used repeatedly for each emission of the time-varying magnetic field to emulate the swipe of the magnetic card; and a current driver to allow control of the time-varying magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A device comprising:
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a cellular telephone; a memory to hold a transaction number; a wire capable of producing a time-varying magnetic field that emulates a swipe of a magnetic card when excited by a current, wherein the time-varying magnetic field represents the transaction number and the transaction number is used repeatedly for each emission of the time-varying magnetic field to emulate the swipe of the magnetic card; and a current driver to allow control of the time-varying magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A device comprising:
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a cellular telephone; a memory to hold a transaction number; a wire capable of producing a time-varying magnetic field that emulates a swipe of a magnetic card when excited by a reversing polarity current, wherein the time-varying magnetic field represents the transaction number and the transaction number is used repeatedly for each emission of the time-varying magnetic field to emulate the swipe of the magnetic card; and a current driver to allow control of the time-varying magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A device comprising:
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a cellular telephone; a memory to hold a transaction number; a wire capable of producing a time-varying magnetic field that emulates a swipe of a magnetic card when excited by a reversing polarity current that varies in amplitude, wherein the time-varying magnetic field represents the transaction number and the transaction number is used repeatedly for each emission of the time-varying magnetic field to emulate the swipe of the magnetic card; and a current driver to allow control of the time-varying magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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