Patent ID: 11934906
Assignee: BANKS AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A hybrid transaction card reader system comprising:
a hybrid transaction card reader comprising magnetic strip reader, a chip reader and a slot to receive a card supporting at least one of an integrated circuit chip or a magnetic strip; and
a protection device for protecting the chip reader, the protection device comprising:
an upper protective printed circuit;
a lower protective printed circuit; and
a lateral protective printed circuit, which comprises a superposition of unitary printed circuits, a plane of the superposition of the unitary printed circuits being parallel to a plane of the upper protective printed circuit and to a plane of the lower protective printed circuit, wherein the chip reader is located in a space between the upper, lower and lateral protective printed circuits.