Plug in credit card reader module for wireless cellular phone verifications
First Claim
1. I claim, a plug-in attachment module for any manufactured cellular telephone as an after market device, which attaches to the unmodified off the shelf, hand-held cellular telephone, by connecting through the standard external data port, either via an RS-232 configuration, a USB configuration or a three-wire serial configuration, and said module to be comprised of and contain:
- 1. A credit card magnetic stripe reader head;
2. A Smartcard insertion slot;
3. A-barcode reader device;
4. A fingerprint reader device;
5. An I/R(infra-red) wireless printer of P/C interface (standard protocols);
6. A T-DES or AES type approved encryption module consisting of an ASIC part configured to receive input data unencrypted and output data in an NSA certified encryption standard, with internal pseudo random key generation encapsulated in a hardened epoxy resin.
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Abstract
A method for converting a standard, consumer, hand held, cellular telephone into a hand held, point of sale, (POS) credit card terminal, utilizing an attachment module which plugs into the data port on the bottom or external RS-232 port of the cellular phone is described herein. The Module is comprised of: a reinforced plastic enclosure molded to the contour of the cellular phone; an internal printed circuit board containing a micro-processor unit, a memory chip, an I/R interface chip, I/R diodes; a credit card reader head that has been modified to reduce the size of the reader head thickness; a smart card reader assembly; a barcode reader and; an electronic fingerprint reader interface.
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2 Claims
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1. I claim, a plug-in attachment module for any manufactured cellular telephone as an after market device, which attaches to the unmodified off the shelf, hand-held cellular telephone, by connecting through the standard external data port, either via an RS-232 configuration, a USB configuration or a three-wire serial configuration, and said module to be comprised of and contain:
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1. A credit card magnetic stripe reader head;
2. A Smartcard insertion slot;
3. A-barcode reader device;
4. A fingerprint reader device;
5. An I/R(infra-red) wireless printer of P/C interface (standard protocols);
6. A T-DES or AES type approved encryption module consisting of an ASIC part configured to receive input data unencrypted and output data in an NSA certified encryption standard, with internal pseudo random key generation encapsulated in a hardened epoxy resin. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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