Method and apparatus for completing credit card transactions from an MST and NFC capable module affixed to a smart phone, a mobile wallet, a personal digital assistant or the cases for same
A workaround for smartphone manufacturers locking out certain uses of NFC technology is presented as a system for the completion of wireless credit card transactions using an auxiliary electronics module affixed to a personal digital assistant or smart phone wherein the electronics module is enabled with 2 types of wireless credit card transaction technologies. One of the technologies is NFC and the other is MST. The auxiliary electronics module is enabled to perform an NFC or an MST transactions based on the phones locked status and or the POS capability. The affixed electronics module communicating with the device to which it is affixed with BLE wireless technology.
1. A wireless electronics module comprising;
a near-field communication (NFC) transceiving capability;
a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transceiving capability;
a magnetic secure transmission (MST) capability;
a battery capable of inductive charging;
a host microcontroller unit (MCU);
a fully compliant secure element module capable of handling multiple credit card financial datasets;
a coil providing NFC wireless transceiving capability;
a coil providing MST financial transaction capability;
a coil providing BLE wireless transceiving capability;
a coil providing inductive charging capability wherein said module may be built into a smartphone case adapted to accept a smartcard with a battery for inductive charging, the smartcard being inserted into a case or in proximity of said case to be charged inductively from energy gleaned from the environment.
2. The wireless electronics module of claim 1 wherein the energy to charge said smartcard is gleaned from the use of the smartphone resident in smartphone case.