IP Library Granted Patent US 10,375,217
Granted Patent B2
US 10,375,217 · App. 15/721,923 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Plastic metal hybrid house of a sale-integrated transaction mobile device

Inventors: Faisal Saeed (Santa Clara, CA); Zia Hasnain (Santa Clara, CA); Asif Rao (Santa Clara, CA); Abhinav Subramani (San Jose, CA); Jaykishan Dakshesh Choksi (San Jose, CA)
H04M1/0202G06Q20/204G06Q20/322G06Q20/3224G06Q20/3278H04B5/0062H04M2250/14
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,375,217
App. No.
15/721,923
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, a sale-integrated transaction mobile device includes the set of components of a mobile device system. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device includes a set of components of a payment device system that is a separate module such as a payment module. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device includes a plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device includes a metal housing bottom portion of the mobile device. The plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system is connected with the bottom metal housing portion to house the components of the mobile device system.

Claims (34)

1. A sale-integrated transaction mobile device comprising:

a set of components of a mobile device system;

a set of components of a payment device system that is a separate module from the set of components of the mobile device system, wherein the set of components of the mobile device system comprises a mobile-device processor, a secure payment processor, a memory, an EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) card reader system, a Magnetic stripe reader (MSR);

a plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system;

a metal housing bottom portion of the mobile device system; and

wherein the plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system is connected with the bottom metal housing portion to house the components of the mobile device system.

2. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the set of components of the mobile device system comprises a glass film film (GFF) touch sensor, and wherein the plastic housing upper portion comprises an aperture configured to provide a user touch access to the GFF touch sensor.

3. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the MSR card slot is equal in length to a side of the connected plastic housing portion and the metal housing portion.

4. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 3 , wherein the MSR slot is on the topside of the sale-integrated transaction mobile device and splits the top part of the metal housing portion into two halves, and wherein one of the two halves of the top part of the metal housing portion comprises a portion of an antenna system of the sale-integrated transaction mobile device.

5. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the payment module portion of the mobile device system is connected with the metal housing portion provides an EMV card slot and MSR Slot.

6. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the metal housing portion part of the EMV slot function as an antenna for the sale-integrated transaction mobile device.

7. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 6 , wherein a set of dimensions of the EMV slot are configured to fit insertion of an international standard sized credit card.

8. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the metal housing portion comprises four antenna breaks in the metal housing portion.

9. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 8 , wherein the four antenna breaks in the metal housing portion separate the metal housing portion into three sections.

10. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 9 , wherein the set of components of the mobile device system comprises an NFC (Near field communication) reader system.

11. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 9 , wherein a separate secure payment module is integrated into a smartphone for factor design with features in the metal housing portion that are configured to:

line up the MSR slot in the payment module with the MSR slot in the metal hosing such that only one credit card can be inserted into the MSR slot;

line up the EMV slot in the payment module with the EMV slot in the metal housing such that only one credit card may be inserted into the slot; and

integrate a display screen of the payment module with the metal housing to provide a seamless second secure display which appears like a part of overall device.

12. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 11 , wherein the large slots are incorporated in the metal housing to form the MSR slot and the EMV slot in order to ensure strength, manufacturability and reliability of the slots intricate design features are made in the metal and plastic portions of the metal housing.

13. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 12 , wherein the antenna is configured on the top side of the metal housing with an MSR slot.

14. A sale-integrated transaction mobile device comprising:

a set of components of a mobile device system;

a set of components of a payment device system that is a separate module from the set of components of the mobile device system, wherein the set of components of the mobile device system comprises a mobile-device processor, a secure payment processor, a memory, an EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) card reader system, a Magnetic stripe reader (MSR);

a plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system;

a metal housing bottom portion of the mobile device system, wherein the metal housing portion comprises four antenna breaks in the metal housing portion; and

wherein the plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system is connected with the bottom metal housing portion to house the components of the mobile device system.

15. A sale-integrated transaction mobile device comprising:

a set of components of a mobile device system;

a set of components of a payment device system that is a separate module from the set of components of the mobile device system;

a plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system;

a metal housing bottom portion of the mobile device system, wherein the metal housing portion comprises four antenna breaks in the metal housing portion, and wherein the four antenna breaks in the metal housing portion separate the metal housing portion into three sections; and

wherein the plastic housing upper portion of the mobile device system is connected with the bottom metal housing portion to house the components of the mobile device system.

16. The sale-integrated transaction mobile device of claim 15 , wherein the set of components of the mobile device system comprises a mobile-device processor, a secure payment processor, a memory, an EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) card reader system, a Magnetic stripe reader (MSR).

Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 14850943 · Sep 10, 2015
Provisional Application 62438468 · Dec 23, 2016
Related Publication 20180278730A1 · Sep 27, 2018
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