Patent ID: 8583493
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: G06Q,G07F,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A point-of-sale (POS) payment terminal, comprising: a memory, an interface, and a microcontroller connected with the memory and the interface; a unit that contains a POS payment terminal application; and a configuration data unit for configuration of a POS payment terminal that contains configuration data corresponding to the payment terminal application, the configuration data being stored in a secured part of the memory, wherein the POS payment terminal, the payment terminal application and the corresponding configuration data are located on a removable memory card that is configured to be inserted into a hardware slot of a mobile communication device, wherein the removable memory card includes a first secured memory that contains the configuration data unit and a second secured memory that contains a user's payment card unit, and wherein the payment card unit is located separately from the configuration data, the first and second secure memories are linked to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller is linked to the interface for connection to circuits of the mobile communication device.