Patent ID: 8424757

Claim:
A contactless transaction adaptor for use with a mobile communicator, the adaptor comprising: a thin SIM card signal interceptor portion arranged for insertion intermediate an existing SIM card, having SIM card-based contacts, and mobile communicator based SIM card contacts located in a SIM card recess formed in said mobile communicator, said thin SIM card signal interceptor portion having first contacts for communication with said mobile communicator-based SIM card contacts in said SIM card recess and second contacts for communication with said SIM card-based contacts on said existing SIM card; a contactless communication circuit bearing portion arranged for insertion in said mobile communicator outside of said SIM card recess and adjacent a housing of said mobile communicator; a contactless antenna mounted on said contactless communication circuit bearing portion; a contactless communication circuit mounted onto said contactless communication circuit bearing portion; a flexible connector portion interconnecting said thin SIM card signal interceptor portion and said contactless communication circuit bearing portion; a first electrical path extending along said flexible connector portion between said first and second contacts of said thin SIM card signal interceptor portion and said contactless communication circuit; and a second electrical path extending along said contactless communication circuit bearing portion between said contactless antenna and said contactless communication circuit.