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US 6,543,689 B2Granted
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.
Claims7
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 and data transfer 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.
1 more element
A communication device, comprising:
- a pager,
- a housing, said housing having a cradle to receivably retain a pager,
- a magnetic strip reader, located in the housing, said pager and caddy connected to have power and data transfer between said pager and magnetic strip reader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.