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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2007
Timothy Martin Weston, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Timothy Martin Weston, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Dresser, Inc., Addison, TX (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides for a method and system for operating a hybrid card reader that is operable to read magnetic stripe cards and that, upon the receipt of one or more signals, becomes operable to read integrated circuit cards. The hybrid card reader receives one or more signals from one or more remote devices. Such signals may be transmitted wirelessly or over one or more communication lines. When the one or more signals reach the hybrid card reader, they are used to enable a latching mechanism and an integrated circuit card reading function. This permits an integrated circuit card that is inserted into the hybrid card reader to be latched into place so that the data on the card can be read by the integrated circuit card reading function.