Patent ID: 8248245
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A point of sale (POS) terminal comprising: a contactless transaction/identification card reader, at least part of said contactless transaction/identification card reader being operative to enable operation of said card reader in a transaction mode for contactless card reading and in a propinquity sensing mode for sensing propinquity with an external propinquity indication element; and a propinquity verifier operative in said propinquity sensing mode for verifying that said POS terminal has at least predetermined propinquity to said external propinquity indication element, said contactless transaction/identification card reader comprising a propinquity sensing module and an antenna, said propinquity sensing module being operative to control at least one of transmitted signal strength and received signal sensitivity, whereby said contactless transaction/identification card reader is enabled;