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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2011
Mustafa Top, Foster City, CA (US);
Stanley Weitz, Glenside, PA (US);
Mustafa Top, Foster City, CA (US);
Stanley Weitz, Glenside, PA (US);
Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for performing test procedures for measuring and defining the sensitivity of payment terminals to ESD (electrostatic discharge) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a plurality of test equipment in a controlled environment are used to measure the peak discharge current (Ip) when a payment device is inserted into a payment terminal during several simulated conditions. Energy levels of the discharge currents are calculated using an energy calculation program. One or more reference current and energy levels are determined.