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Patent No.:

US 10461396 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2016

System and method for low-power close-proximity communications and energy transfer using a miniature multi-purpose antenna

Applicant:

Fit Pay, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Tunnell, Palm Bay, FL (US);

Jacob Zurasky, Orlando, FL (US);

Brian Keen, Palm Bay, FL (US);

John Camuso, Palm Bay, FL (US);

Trevor Parker, Melbourne, FL (US);

Assignee:

Fit Pay, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Samuel M. Korte

Max M. Ali

Primary Examiner:

Nam V Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H01Q 5/10 (2015.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01Q 7/08 (2006.01); H01Q 15/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/2216 (2013.01); G06Q 20/325 (2013.01); G06Q 20/327 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G06Q 20/382 (2013.01); G06Q 20/385 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H01Q 5/10 (2015.01); H01Q 7/08 (2013.01); H01Q 9/04 (2013.01); H01Q 15/0053 (2013.01); H04B 5/0031 (2013.01); H04B 5/0037 (2013.01); H04B 5/0056 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 52/0254 (2013.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/166 (2018.01); Y02D 70/26 (2018.01); Y02D 70/42 (2018.01);
Abstract

A system for providing information to a magnetic card reader. The system comprises an antenna (in one embodiment comprising a multi-purpose antenna or an antenna module) and a microprocessor for applying a differential signal to the antenna. The differential signal represents data stored in a memory segment of the microprocessor or in a memory connected to the microprocessor. The antenna transmits an alternating magnetic field representing the information the alternating magnetic field is responsive to the differential signal and received by the magnetic card reader.

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