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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2024
Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yuexi Chen, Foster City, CA (US);
Mustafa Top, San Ramon, CA (US);
Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed and includes communicating, by a bridge apparatus comprising a controller via a contact interface in the bridge apparatus, with a portable device. The method also includes transmitting, by a first antenna of the bridge apparatus, a wireless signal comprising a contact protocol indicator to a second antenna of a user device. The method also includes receiving, by the bridge apparatus via the first antenna, a contact command in a contactless protocol. The method also includes converting, by the controller in the bridge apparatus, the contact command to a contact protocol. The method also includes providing, by the controller in the bridge apparatus, the contact command in the contact protocol to the portable device via the contact interface.
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