Patent ID: 8792939
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: G06Q,H02J,H04B,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising a mobile communication device and a secure element physically coupled to the mobile communication device, wherein: the mobile communication device comprises a first wireless transceiver, first processor, and first memory, first speaker, first microphone, first audio to digital converter, and first audio port; the secure element comprises a second, wireless transceiver, second processor, second memory, second speaker, second microphone, audio to digital converter, second digital to audio converter, and audio cable with a 3.5 mm plug that fits in the audio port of the mobile communication device; a first communication channel in which the secure element receives data via the second wireless transceiver from a POS or POE using a first protocol; a second communication channel in which the secure element transmits data non-wirelessly via the audio cable connected to the mobile device using a second channel and protocol different than the first channel and protocol; a third communication channel in which the mobile device transmits data via the first wireless transceiver to a management server using a third channel and third protocol different than the first and second channel and protocol.