Patent ID: 9256768
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A credit card reader apparatus comprising: a housing having an internal cavity and an opening at a first end thereof for receiving a credit card within said cavity; a magnetic credit card reader seated within the cavity within said housing for reading magnetic data stored on a credit card; a processor connected to the magnetic credit card reader; a read/write memory component connected to the processor, said processor being configured and arranged to receive credit card data from the magnetic credit card reader and to write the credit card data to a storage location in said read/write memory component; a radio frequency identification (RFID) device connected to the processor, said processor being configured and arranged to read said credit card data from said storage location and to provide said credit card data to said RFID device whereby said credit card data can be broadcast to an RFID reader; a control interface connected to the processor, said processor and said control interface being configured and arranged to selectively control reading data from said credit card, selectively storing said credit card data in said read/write memory component and selectively control broadcast of said credit card data through said RFID device; a display connected to the processor; a power source; an input/output plug connected to said processor, said input/output plug being configured to engage a socket on a mobile electronic device and to transmit data to and receive data from the mobile electronic device; and a memory card reader device connected to said processor, said processor being configured to selectively write and read credit card data and credit transaction data to and from said memory card reader device.