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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2017
Square, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew H. Maibach, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael C. Lamfalusi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Cory Douthat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mani Razaghi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sean Hafemann, Lafayette, CA (US);
Square, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A payment object reader or POS device tracks performance of a wireless transceiver. In response to detection of a dip in performance of the wireless transceiver, the payment object reader or POS device retunes the wireless transceiver, enables a first subsystem of the payment object reader or POS device from a disabled state, transmits a notification indicating a defect, or identifies a tamper attempt. Sensor measurements and other actions within the payment object reader or POS device can be correlated with wireless transceiver underperformance and used to predict actions to take.