Patent ID: 8719102
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A point-of-sale terminal, comprising: a contactless communication transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal configured to receive an emission containing confidential information from a portable electronic device; and an enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal having an aperture to promote at least partial insertion of the portable electronic device, wherein the enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal is constructed to promote substantially confining the emission within the enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal to reduce eavesdropping on the confidential information, while promoting the contactless communication transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal receiving the emission, and wherein the emission from the portable electronic device is transmitted to the contactless communication transceiver at the point-of-sale terminal within the enclosure at the point-of-sale terminal.