# US 10,375,217 B2 · Plastic metal hybrid house of a sale-integrated transaction mobile device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,375,217 B2 - Document ID: US10375217B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/721,923 - Filed: 2017-10-01 - Published: 2018-09-27 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-10 - Applicants: Faisal Saeed; Zia Hasnain; Asif Rao; Abhinav Subramani; Jaykishan Dakshesh Choksi - Inventors: Faisal Saeed; Zia Hasnain; Asif Rao; Abhinav Subramani; Jaykishan Dakshesh Choksi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10375217B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/0202: {Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets (constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03)} - G06Q 20/204: {comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit} - G06Q 20/322: {Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]} - G06Q 20/3224: {Transactions dependent on location of M-devices} - G06Q 20/3278: {RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices} - G07F 7/0886: {the card reader being portable for interacting with a POS or ECR in realizing a payment transaction} - H04B 5/77: for interrogation - H04M 2250/14: including a card reading device - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract In one aspect, a sale-integrated transaction mobile device includes the set of components of a mobile device system. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device includes a set of components of a payment device system that is a separate module such as a payment module. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device includes a plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device includes a metal housing bottom portion of the mobile device. The plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system is connected with the bottom metal housing portion to house the components of the mobile device system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sale-integrated transaction mobile device comprising: a set of components of a mobile device system; a set of components of a payment device system that is a separate module from the set of components of the mobile device system, wherein the set of components of the mobile device system comprises a mobile-device processor, a secure payment processor, a memory, an EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) card reader system, a Magnetic stripe reader (MSR); a plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system; a metal housing bottom portion of the mobile device system; and wherein the plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system is connected with the bottom metal housing portion to house the components of the mobile device system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 1, wherein the set of components of the mobile device system comprises a glass film film (GFF) touch sensor, and wherein the plastic housing upper portion comprises an aperture configured to provide a user touch access to the GFF touch sensor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 1, wherein the MSR card slot is equal in length to a side of the connected plastic housing portion and the metal housing portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 3, wherein the MSR slot is on the topside of the sale-integrated transaction mobile device and splits the top part of the metal housing portion into two halves, and wherein one of the two halves of the top part of the metal housing portion comprises a portion of an antenna system of the sale-integrated transaction mobile device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 1, wherein the payment module portion of the mobile device system is connected with the metal housing portion provides an EMV card slot and MSR Slot. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 1, wherein the metal housing portion part of the EMV slot function as an antenna for the sale-integrated transaction mobile device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 6, wherein a set of dimensions of the EMV slot are configured to fit insertion of an international standard sized credit card. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 1, wherein the metal housing portion comprises four antenna breaks in the metal housing portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 8, wherein the four antenna breaks in the metal housing portion separate the metal housing portion into three sections. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 9, wherein the set of components of the mobile device system comprises an NFC (Near field communication) reader system. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 9, wherein a separate secure payment module is integrated into a smartphone for factor design with features in the metal housing portion that are configured to: line up the MSR slot in the payment module with the MSR slot in the metal hosing such that only one credit card can be inserted into the MSR slot; line up the EMV slot in the payment module with the EMV slot in the metal housing such that only one credit card may be inserted into the slot; and integrate a display screen of the payment module with the metal housing to provide a seamless second secure display which appears like a part of overall device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 11, wherein the large slots are incorporated in the metal housing to form the MSR slot and the EMV slot in order to ensure strength, manufacturability and reliability of the slots intricate design features are made in the metal and plastic portions of the metal housing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 12, wherein the antenna is configured on the top side of the metal housing with an MSR slot. ### Claim 14 A sale-integrated transaction mobile device comprising: a set of components of a mobile device system; a set of components of a payment device system that is a separate module from the set of components of the mobile device system, wherein the set of components of the mobile device system comprises a mobile-device processor, a secure payment processor, a memory, an EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) card reader system, a Magnetic stripe reader (MSR); a plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system; a metal housing bottom portion of the mobile device system, wherein the metal housing portion comprises four antenna breaks in the metal housing portion; and wherein the plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system is connected with the bottom metal housing portion to house the components of the mobile device system. ### Claim 15 A sale-integrated transaction mobile device comprising: a set of components of a mobile device system; a set of components of a payment device system that is a separate module from the set of components of the mobile device system; a plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system; a metal housing bottom portion of the mobile device system, wherein the metal housing portion comprises four antenna breaks in the metal housing portion, and wherein the four antenna breaks in the metal housing portion separate the metal housing portion into three sections; and wherein the plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system is connected with the bottom metal housing portion to house the components of the mobile device system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 15, wherein the set of components of the mobile device system comprises a mobile-device processor, a secure payment processor, a memory, an EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) card reader system, a Magnetic stripe reader (MSR).