9results about "Sensing by galvanic contacts" patented technology

To provide a system and a method for secure payment processing systems that interface flexibly and intuitively with a variety of mobile computing devices.SOLUTION: A POS device includes a nest portion and a cradle portion. The nest portion includes one or more payment cards or near field communication (NFC) readers. The cradle portion couples to interchangeable frames of different sizes that serve to secure a mobile computing device to the cradle portion of the POS device in turn. The mobile computing device is connected to the rest of the POS device via a connector. Payment card information read by the reader is transported to the mobile computing device via the connector for processing. The POS device may also include tamper detection circuitry.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1A

To suppress contacts and electrodes from being worn due to sliding.SOLUTION: A connector for electrical connection between a module substrate with electrodes and a main substrate, comprises: a housing 80 mounted on the main substrate 200; contacts 90 each of which has a contact part 92 and a connection part 91 connected with the main substrate 200, being held by the housing 80; a frame 60 that has a flat plate part 61 fixed to the main substrate 200 and a pair of side plate parts 62, the pair of side plate parts 62 being formed with one of a cam groove and a projection; a slider 70 at whose pair of opposed side portions the other of the cam groove and the projection is formed, the projection being inserted into the cam groove so as to be attached between the pair of side plate parts 62; and a plate 120 accommodated between the pair of side plate parts 62, configuring an insertion space 101 together with the housing 80. The slider 70 presses the module substrate 300 against the contact part 92 via the plate 120 by sliding in the same direction as an insertion direction of the module substrate 300 into the insertion space 101.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

An electronic terminal (10) comprising a touchscreen display (11), a smart card reader (12), a protective housing in which the smart card reader is able to occupy a first smart card reader position, and a safety mechanism configured to detect movement of the smart card reader (12) to a second smart card reader position distinct from the first smart card reader position. The safety mechanism comprises: a first safety element (15) provided on the smart card reader (12) and including a conductive portion (15.1), and a second safety element (16) provided on the touchscreen display (11). Figure 2b

Various aspects of the disclosure generally relate to security for a credit card processing reader. Part of security for a reader is protecting sensitive components, for example components that access information from a credit card during a transaction. An alternative security configuration may include integrated circuits replacing portions of electrically active mesh. This may reduce the size and cost of a reader while maintaining its security with respect to published guidelines.

A point of sale (POS) device includes a nest portion and a cradle portion. The nest portion includes one or more payment card or near field communication (NFC) readers. The cradle portion couples to differently-sized interchangeable frames, which in turn help secure a mobile computing device to the cradle portion of the POS device. The mobile computing device is connected via a connector to the rest of the POS device. Payment card information read by the readers is conveyed to the mobile computing device over the connector for processing. The POS device may also include tamper detection circuitry.

An electronic terminal (10) comprising a touch display device (11), a smart card reader (12), a protective housing within which the smart card reader is adapted to occupy a first smart card reader position, a security mechanism configured to detect a displacement of the smart card reader (12) toward a second smart card reader position distinct from the first smart card reader position, the security mechanism comprising: a first security element (15) provided on the smart card reader (12) and comprising a conductive portion (151), a second security element (16) provided on the touch display device (11).

A point of sale (POS) device includes a nest portion and a cradle portion. The nest portion includes one or more payment card or near field communication (NFC) readers. The cradle portion couples to differently-sized interchangeable frames, which in turn help secure a mobile computing device to the cradle portion of the POS device. The mobile computing device is connected via a connector to the rest of the POS device. Payment card information read by the readers is conveyed to the mobile computing device over the connector for processing. The POS device may also include tamper detection circuitry.

In a card reader, in a card moving step performed when activation of an IC chip fails in a first activation attempt step, a card is transported and stopped within a range where IC contact springs in contact with external connection terminals do not come off the external connection terminals, with an IC contact block positioned in a contactable position where the IC contact springs are allowed to contact the external connection terminals of the card. In such a card reader, in a second activation attempt step after the card moving step, the card is stopped within a range where the card is moved in the card moving step, then to attempt to activate the IC chip.

A dual antiphase read-head arranged card reader is provided. The card reader includes a first read-head arrangement and a second read-head arrangement. Electromagnetic noise is applied to both the first and second arrangements. Waves associated with the electromagnetic noise on the second arrangement is transformed and applied to the first arrangement canceling the noise on a first read head of the first arrangement. The first read head reads magnetically encoded information on a magnetic strip of a card inserted into a card slot of the card reader free of noise. However, the noise remains present such that any skimmer read head of a skimmer inserted into the card slot is unable to read the magnetically encoded information off the magnetic strip of the card.