Method and system for blocking confidential information at a point-of-sale reader from eavesdropping
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1. A point-of-sale terminal, comprising:
- a contactless communication transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal configured to receive an emission containing confidential information from a portable electronic device; and
an enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal having an aperture to promote at least partial insertion of the portable electronic device, wherein the enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal is constructed to promote substantially confining the emission within the enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal to reduce eavesdropping on the confidential information, while promoting the contactless communication transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal receiving the emission, and wherein the emission from the portable electronic device is transmitted to the contactless communication transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal within the enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal.
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Abstract
A point-of-sale terminal comprises a contactless communication transceiver configured to receive an emission containing confidential information from a portable electronic device, and an enclosure having an aperture to promote at least partial insertion of the portable electronic device. The enclosure is constructed to promote substantially confining the emission within the enclosure to reduce eavesdropping on the confidential information while promoting the transceiver receiving the emission.
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1. A point-of-sale terminal, comprising:
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a contactless communication transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal configured to receive an emission containing confidential information from a portable electronic device; and an enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal having an aperture to promote at least partial insertion of the portable electronic device, wherein the enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal is constructed to promote substantially confining the emission within the enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal to reduce eavesdropping on the confidential information, while promoting the contactless communication transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal receiving the emission, and wherein the emission from the portable electronic device is transmitted to the contactless communication transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal within the enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18)
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9. A point-of-sale terminal, comprising:
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a near field communication (NFC) transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal containing financial information from a portable electronic device to complete a payment transaction; and an enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal comprising at least one RF absorber panel positioned to substantially reduce propagation of the RF signal containing financial information beyond the RF absorber panel to reduce eavesdropping on the RF signal containing the financial information, wherein the RF signal from the portable electronic device is transmitted to the NFC transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal within the enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20)
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