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US-9224142-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
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US9016572B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9016572-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113010976-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2011 |
| Priority date | Oct 13, 2010 |
| Publication date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
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A card reader device is provided with a housing having a slot for swiping a magnetic stripe of a card to complete a financial transaction between a buyer and seller. A read head is in the housing reads data stored on the magnetic stripe and produces a signal indicative of data stored on the magnetic stripe. An output jack is adapted to be inserted into a microphone input associated with a mobile device for provides the signal indicative of data stored on the magnetic stripe to the mobile device. A sourcing power device couples to an audio jack of the mobile device and sources power from the mobile device through the audio jack.
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What is claimed is: 1. A card reader device, comprising: a housing having a slot for swiping a magnetic stripe of a card to complete a financial transaction between a buyer and seller; a read head in the housing for reading data stored on the magnetic stripe and for producing a signal indicative of data stored on the magnetic stripe; an output jack adapted to be coupled to and de-coupled from an audio jack of a mobile device, the output jack configured for providing the signal…
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- What does patent US9016572B2 cover?
- A card reader device is provided with a housing having a slot for swiping a magnetic stripe of a card to complete a financial transaction between a buyer and seller. A read head is in the housing reads data stored on the magnetic stripe and produces a signal indicative of data stored on the magnetic stripe. An output jack is adapted to be inserted into a microphone input associated with a mobil…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Babu Amish Rajesh, Mckelvey Jim, Wen Sam, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07F7/0886. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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