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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
Method and system for blocking confidential information at a point-of-sale reader from eavesdropping
Allison Dimartino, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ryan Dreiling, Gardner, KS (US);
Elizabeth Roche, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Kevin Zhu, Overland Park, KS (US);
Allison DiMartino, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ryan Dreiling, Gardner, KS (US);
Elizabeth Roche, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Kevin Zhu, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A point-of-sale terminal comprises a contactless communication transceiver configured to receive an emission containing confidential information from a portable electronic device, and an enclosure having an aperture to promote at least partial insertion of the portable electronic device. The enclosure is constructed to promote substantially confining the emission within the enclosure to reduce eavesdropping on the confidential information while promoting the transceiver receiving the emission.