System and method for wireless transactions

A wireless communication apparatus for transmitting information to and receiving information from a remote computer over a communication network, said wireless communication apparatus comprising:

• a wireless communication device having an antenna, a device processor, an outer device casing, a communication port, and an output device;
• and
• an attachment having an attachment processor, a first input device, a connector, and an outer attachment casing, said attachment being removably coupled to said wireless communication device, wherein
• said connector mates with said communication port when said attachment is coupled to said wireless communication device, said attachment processor is configured to communicate signals to said antenna without said signals being received by said device processor when said attachment is coupled to said wireless communication device, said device processor, said antenna, and at least one of said communication port and said attachment processor are connected by an logical bus and have unique bus addresses, and a message received by said antenna includes information identifying the bus address of the intended recipient of said message.

An attachment for a wireless communication device, said wireless communication device having an antenna, and outer casing, a communication port and a device processor, said attachment comprising:

• an outer casing adapted to couple to said outer casing of said wireless communication device;
• an attachment processor;
• a first input device;
• and
• a connector adapted to mate with said communication port of said wireless communication device, such that electrical signals may be communicated between said antenna and said attachment processor utilizing a transceiver of the wireless communication device when said connector and said communication port are mated together, said device processor, said antenna, and at least one of said communication port and said attachment processor are connected by an logical bus and have unique bus addresses, and a message received by said antenna includes information identifying the bus address of the intended recipient of said message.

A wireless communication apparatus for transmitting information to and receiving information from a remote computer over a communication network, said wireless communication apparatus comprising:

• a wireless communication device having an antenna, a device processor, an outer device casing, a communication port, a transceiver, and an output device;
• and
• an attachment having an attachment processor, a first input device, a connector, and an outer attachment casing, said attachment being removably coupled to said wireless communication device, wherein
• said connector mates with said communication port when said attachment is coupled to said wireless communication device, said attachment processor is configured to receive information from the first input device and transmit the information to the remote computer using the transceiver of said wireless communication device when said attachment is coupled to said wireless communication device, said device processor, said antenna, and at least one of said communication port and said attachment processor are connected by an logical bus and have unique bus addresses, and a message received by said antenna includes information identifying the bus address of the intended recipient of said message.

An attachment for a wireless communication device, said attachment comprising:

• an outer casing adapted to couple to an outer casing of said wireless communication device;
• an attachment processor;
• a first input device;
• and
• a communication port to transfer electrical signals between an antenna of the wireless communication device and said attachment processor utilizing a transceiver of the wireless communication device, a wireless communication device processor, said antenna, and at least one of said communication port and said attachment processor are connected by an logical bus and have unique bus addresses, and a message received by said antenna includes information identifying the bus address of the intended recipient of said message.