Magnetic stripe reader with card swipe information feedback
View Patent ↗A magnetic card reader module includes a magnetic sensor and an adjacent groove, a micro controller and an application. The magnetic sensor is configured to pick-up an analog magnetic signal generated by swiping a magnetic stripe through the groove. The magnetic stripe is attached to a card and comprises tracks with magnetically encoded data. The microcontroller is configured to convert the analog magnetic signal into a digital signal. The application is configured to analyze the digital signal, and to perform soft-decision decode of the digital signal and to generate an output comprising the magnetically encoded data and side information providing card swipe information feedback.
1. A magnetic card reader module comprising:
a magnetic sensor and an adjacent groove, wherein the magnetic sensor picks up an analog magnetic signal generated by swiping a magnetic stripe through the groove, and wherein the magnetic stripe is attached to a card and comprises tracks with magnetically encoded data;
a microcontroller to convert the analog magnetic signal into a digital signal; and
an application to
analyze the digital signal,
decode the digital signal, and
generate an output comprising the magnetically encoded data and card swipe information feedback.
2. A method for reading data encoded in a magnetic stripe comprising:
providing a magnetic card reader comprising a magnetic sensor and an adjacent groove,
picking up, by the magnetic sensor, an analog magnetic signal generated by swiping a magnetic stripe through the groove, wherein the magnetic stripe is attached to a card and comprises tracks with magnetically encoded data;
converting, using a microcontroller, the analog magnetic signal into a digital signal;
analyzing, using the microcontroller, the digital signal;
decoding, using the microcontroller, the digital signal;
generating, using the microcontroller, an output comprising the magnetically encoded data and card swipe information feedback.
3. A method for reading data encoded in a magnetic stripe comprising:
providing a magnetic card reader comprising a magnetic sensor and an adjacent groove,
picking up, by the magnetic sensor, an analog magnetic signal generated by swiping a magnetic stripe through the groove, wherein the magnetic stripe is attached to a card and comprises tracks with magnetically encoded data;
converting, using a microcontroller, the analog magnetic signal into a digital signal;
analyzing, using an application, the digital signal;
decoding, using the application, the digital signal;
generating, using the application, an output comprising the magnetically encoded data and card swipe information feedback.