METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICE

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20100328029A1
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12494613

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In some embodiments, apparatus includes: a communication device to receive a plurality of removable information devices and transmit information to a proximity coupling system, the communication device including: a body; a plurality of electrical interfaces supported by the body, each of the plurality of electrical interfaces to electrically connect to a contact interface of an associated one of the plurality of removable information devices; a controller supported by the body to (i) determine which one of the plurality of removable information devices is selected by a user and (ii) receive information from the selected one of the plurality of removable information devices through a one of the plurality of electrical interfaces that is associated with the selected one of the plurality of removable information devices; and a wireless communication interface supported by the body to transmit information to the proximity coupling system, wherein the transmitted information is based at least in part information on the information received from the selected one of the plurality of removable information devices.

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MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC2000 PURCHASE STREET PURCHASE NY 10577

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Kolek, Martin Edward Kent, GB 1 13

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