Methods of inductive communication in a cellular telephone
AssigneeMynette Technologies, Inc.
InventorSteven Michael Colby
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Abstract
Various switchable devices including inductive antennas are disclosed. These switchable devices may include one or more RFID tags and one or more switches. Some of these one or more switches are optionally wireless and/or manual. In various embodiments, the switchable devices include are included within cellular phones, security devices, identity devices, financial devices, remote controls, and the like. The switchable devices are optionally configured to perform financial transactions.
Claims30
A method of performing a financial transaction, the method comprising:
- placing a cellular telephone within reading range of a wireless point of sale device, the cellular telephone being configured to communicate wirelessly using an inductive coupling, wherein the inductive coupling is responsive to a circuit including an electronic switch configured to change between states of the circuit and configured to communicate via the inductive coupling responsive to the state of the circuit;
- activating the electronic switch within the cellular telephone to change the state of the circuit;
- and
- communicating financial account information from the cellular telephone to the point of sale device responsive to the state of the circuit to facilitate the financial transaction, the communication of the financial account information using the inductive coupling.
A method of performing a financial transaction, the method comprising:
- placing a cellular telephone within reading range of a wireless point of sale device, the cellular telephone being configured to communicate wirelessly using an inductive coupling, wherein the inductive coupling is responsive to a circuit including an electronic switch configured to change between states of the circuit and configured to communicate via the inductive coupling responsive to the state of the circuit;
- activating the electronic switch within the cellular telephone to change the state of the circuit;
- and
- communicating financial account information from the cellular telephone to the point of sale device responsive to the state of the circuit to facilitate the financial transaction, the communication of the financial account information using the inductive coupling, wherein the cellular telephone is configured for a user to enter a personal identification number (PIN), communication of the financial account information via the inductive coupling being responsive to the personal identification number.
A method of performing a financial transaction, the method comprising:
- placing a cellular telephone within reading range of a wireless point of sale device, the cellular telephone being configured to communicate wirelessly using an inductive coupling, wherein the inductive coupling is responsive to a circuit including an electronic switch configured to change between states of the circuit and configured to communicate via the inductive coupling responsive to the state of the circuit;
- activating the electronic switch within the cellular telephone to change the state of the circuit;
- and
- communicating financial account information from the cellular telephone to the point of sale device responsive to the state of the circuit to facilitate the financial transaction, the communication of the financial account information using the inductive coupling wherein the cellular telephone includes a user interface configured to enter a financial account number and includes memory configured to store the financial account number for use in the financial transaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.