RF transactions using a wireless reader grid
First Claim
1. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader grid comprising:
- a secondary RFID reader configured to communicate with a first Radio Frequency (RF) payment fob associated with a first fob user, wherein said secondary RFID reader is configured to receive a first transaction request from said first RF payment fob; and
a host RFID reader configured to communicate with said secondary RFID reader via a wireless signal, wherein said host RFID reader is configured to receive said first transaction request from said secondary RFID reader and transmit a transaction request response to said secondary RFID reader, and wherein said host RFID reader is further configured to receive a second transaction request directly from a second RF payment fob associated with a second fob user, while said host RFID reader communicates with said secondary RFID reader.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a radio frequency (RF) reader grid and method for facilitating transactions. The RF reader grid includes a transponder, a RFID reader, and a host RFID reader in communication with a merchant system. The secondary and host RFID readers communicate with one another via wireless, RF frequencies. The present invention also discloses a wireless grid that comprises non-radio frequency readers, such as magnetic stripe readers. In addition, a method for using a secondary RFID reader to perform a transaction is disclosed. The method includes the steps of initializing the secondary RFID reader, communication transaction information using the secondary RFID reader and processing the transaction information using a host RFID reader.
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26 Claims
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1. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader grid comprising:
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a secondary RFID reader configured to communicate with a first Radio Frequency (RF) payment fob associated with a first fob user, wherein said secondary RFID reader is configured to receive a first transaction request from said first RF payment fob; and a host RFID reader configured to communicate with said secondary RFID reader via a wireless signal, wherein said host RFID reader is configured to receive said first transaction request from said secondary RFID reader and transmit a transaction request response to said secondary RFID reader, and wherein said host RFID reader is further configured to receive a second transaction request directly from a second RF payment fob associated with a second fob user, while said host RFID reader communicates with said secondary RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a first Radio Frequency (RF) payment fob associated with a first fob user, a first transaction request at a secondary Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader of an RFID reader grid; communicating said first transaction request to a host RFID reader of said RFID reader grid via a wireless signal, wherein said host RFID reader transmits a transaction request response to said secondary RFID reader; and during said communicating said first transaction request to said host RFID reader, receiving, at said host RFID reader, a second transaction request directly from a second RF payment fob associated with a second fob user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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13. A tangible computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, if executed by a system, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, from a first Radio Frequency (RF) payment fob associated with a first fob user, a first transaction request at a secondary Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader of an RFID reader grid; communicating said first transaction request to a host RFID reader of said RFID reader grid via a wireless signal, wherein said host RFID reader transmits a transaction request response to said secondary RFID reader; and during said communicating said first transaction request to said host RFID reader, receiving, at said host RFID reader, a second transaction request directly from a second RF payment fob associated with a second fob user.
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