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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2012
Jean-roch Poligny, Bourg-les-valence, FR;
Vincent Gomes, Valence, FR;
Sébastien James, Valence, FR;
Jessica Royer, Valence, FR;
Jean-christophe Pommaret, Tain-L'Hermitage, FR;
Jérôme Grandemenge, Colombes, FR;
Jean-Roch Poligny, Bourg-les-valence, FR;
Vincent Gomes, Valence, FR;
Sébastien James, Valence, FR;
Jessica Royer, Valence, FR;
Jean-Christophe Pommaret, Tain-L'Hermitage, FR;
Jérôme Grandemenge, Colombes, FR;
Ingenico Group, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method is provided for multiplexing messages exchanged between a payment terminal and a communication terminal via a connection between the payment terminal and the communication terminal using the iPod Accessory Protocol, iAP. The method includes: an initialization step of initializing an external communication interface with the communication terminal, a first transmission step of transmitting, to the communication terminal, a request for creation of remote virtual channels via the external communication interface; a creation step of creating, within the payment terminal, local virtual channels corresponding to the remote virtual channels; and a second transmission step of transmitting data frames associated with the local virtual channels via the external communication interface.