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US 2002/0170964 A1Published application
Credit card and bar code reader module
AssigneesComstar Interactive Corp., Paul Sabella
InventorPaul Sabella
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Abstract
A caddy receivably retains a two-way messaging pager. The caddy has a connector for power and data transfer between the pager and caddy. The caddy is equipped with a magnetic strip card reader. This enables remote transactions using a magnetic strip card such as a credit card or debit card. The caddy has serial bus ports for attaching the caddy to peripheral devices such as printers and taxi fare meters.
Claims6
A pager caddy, comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a cradle to receivably retain a pager,
- a magnetic strip reader, located in the housing, and
- a connector for engaging a pager to supply power from the pager to said magnetic strip reader.
A pager caddy, comprising:
- a housing receivably retaining a pager,
- a magnetic strip reader, located in the housing,
- a first connector for supplying power and data transfer, and
- a second connector for connecting the magnetic strip reader to the pager, the second connector attached to the first connector by a first cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.