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US 5,850,077 AGranted
Portable card authorizer
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorBruce Tognazzini
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Abstract
A system for authorizing card purchases includes a portable unit having a card reader for reading a card authorization code and a first wireless transceiver for transmitting the card authorization code to a base unit. The base unit has a second wireless transceiver. Responsive to receipt of the transmitted card authorization code, the base unit causes the second wireless transceiver to transmit a credit approval or denial.
Claims1
A portable unit for authorizing card purchases, comprising:
- a card reader;
- a wireless transceiver configured to transmit a card authorization request and receiving a card transaction approval;
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- an alert mechanism for informing a service person that a card transaction has been completed in which said alert mechanism is activated when a signature to a document is applied.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.