Patent ID: 8355670
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: H04B,H04M

Abstract:
1. A near field communication (NFC) adapter for a mobile device, the adapter comprising: a tray for a smart card, the tray having an upper interface adapted to be in electrical communication with the smart card, and a lower interface in electrical communication with the upper interface and adapted to be in electrical communication with a smart card interface on the mobile device; an exterior panel fixedly coupled to the tray, the exterior panel having an outside interface on an outer surface, the outside interface being in electrical communication with the upper and lower interfaces via a plurality of contact leads; and a mobile device skin adapted to removably cover a portion of the mobile device, the mobile device skin including an NFC circuit in electrical communication with electrical contacts on an inner surface of the mobile device skin, wherein the electrical contacts of the mobile device skin are in electrical communication with the outside interface of the mobile device when the mobile device skin is covering the portion of the mobile device.