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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2015
Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yuexi Chen, Foster City, CA (US);
Mustafa Top, San Ramon, CA (US);
Philippe Martin, Foster City, CA (US);
VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A bridge device acts as a link between generic wireless protocols of mobile devices and available communication components of access devices. The bridge device can be an attachment to existing access devices and enables a transaction using any available communication components on an access device and a bridge device mobile application on a mobile device. The bridge device notifies the mobile device which communication components are available for the transaction. The mobile device then sends a selection of a communication component to the bridge device. To conduct the transaction, the bridge device converts data received from the mobile device and sends it to the access device using a protocol compatible with the selected communication component. The bridge device also converts data received from the access device and sends it to the mobile device using a generic wireless protocol supported by the mobile device.