Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for providing contactless payment with a near field communications attachment
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Application No.: US14874977Application Date: 2015-10-05
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Publication No.: US09378495B1Publication Date: 2016-06-28
- Inventor: Thomas S. Poole , Paul Young Moreton
- Applicant: Capital One Financial Corporation
- Applicant Address: US VA McLean
- Assignee: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US VA McLean
- Agency: Hunton & Williams LLP
- Main IPC: H04B5/00
- IPC: H04B5/00 ; G06Q20/32

Abstract:
A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include an attachment with a near field communication antenna, a secure element, a plug capable of connecting the attachment to an audio jack on a mobile device. Further, a system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving a payment initiation instruction from a customer, using a near field communication antenna, sending payment information to a point of sale device, using one or more computer processors, encoding data related to the payment as audio data, and transmitting the data related to the payment through an audio jack.
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