Patent ID: 9595033
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G07F

Claim:
1. A method of transmitting information to a mobile device, comprising: reading data from a financial transaction device using a financial transaction device reader, the financial transaction device reader having a pathway subsystem, a communication subsystem, a power subsystem, an output port and device electronics including a microcontroller, code and memory, wherein the code is configured to be executed by the microcontroller and the memory is configured to store the code, wherein the memory is configured to store a unique identifier of the financial transaction device reader, and wherein the output port is coupled to the pathway subsystem, the communication subsystem and the power subsystem; encoding the data read from the financial transaction device, by the microcontroller within the financial transaction device reader, to produce an encoded stream; running periodic checksums on the code in the memory, by the microcontroller within the financial transaction device reader, to ensure that the code has not been modified; and delivering the encoded stream, by the microcontroller within the financial transaction device reader and via the output port to the mobile device, an output signal including the unique identifier of the financial transaction device reader.