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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Tabletop Media Llc, Dallas, TX (US);
Viren R. Balar, Murphy, TX (US);
Austen Mulinder, Dallas, TX (US);
Christopher M. Wellheuser, Plano, TX (US);
Vernon Y. Franklin, Midlothian, TX (US);
David C. Perez, Mesquite, TX (US);
Jeffrey E. Taylor, Lucas, TX (US);
Tabletop Media LLC, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An advanced removable battery module for use in a portable user interface terminal. The battery module comprises a power circuitry module comprising at least one rechargeable battery cell and charging circuitry configured to charge the at least one rechargeable battery cell. The battery module also comprises a communication and encryption circuitry module. The communication and encryption circuitry module comprises a first wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a second module of the user terminal, a second wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a remote terminal separate from the user terminal, and at least one payment transaction interface configured to receive payment information from a user of the user terminal.