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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Nagesh Challa, Saratoga, CA (US);
Venkata T. Gobburu, San Jose, CA (US);
Michel E. Gannage, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nagesh Challa, Saratoga, CA (US);
Venkata T. Gobburu, San Jose, CA (US);
Michel E. Gannage, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
MoBeam Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An accessory for a personal electronic device detects data encoded into light, sound, vibration energy, radio frequency energy, or a combination thereof, and provides the encoded data either to a bar code scanner using light, or to an NFC terminal using NFC protocols. The accessory may be stand-alone, or attachable to the personal electronic device from a suitable housing or integrated into a housing component of the personal electronic device.