Dual purpose card reader
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United States of America Patent
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Sep 27, 2011
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Jan 17, 2008
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Apr 17, 2007
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Apr 17, 2006
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a compact, portable POS terminal through the co-location of a magnetic card slot and a smart card entry slot. In one embodiment, the smart card slot is positioned within a portion of the magnetic card slot. The POS terminal also accommodates contactless instrument readers and optionally includes features for electronic signature capture, user display interaction, multi-tasking capabilities, check reading and age and identity verification.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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HYPERCOM CORPORATION | 2851 WEST KATHLEEN ROAD PHOENIX AS 85053 |
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- 2007 Application Filing Year
- G06K Class
- 6481 Applications Filed
- 4508 Patents Issued To-Date
- 69.56 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Henry, Chris | Phoenix, US | 23 | 384 |
# of filed Patents : 23 Total Citations : 384 |
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- 4 Citation Count
- G06K Class
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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