Transaction object reader with interposer

    公开(公告)号:US11922397B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US18110236

    申请日:2023-02-15

    申请人: Block, Inc.

    摘要: A card reader includes a digital connector such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug or an Apple® Lightning® plug. The digital connector includes a corresponding connector interface, which provides voltage to at least a card reader interface and an integrated circuit (IC) of the card reader. The card reader interface outputs an analog transaction information signal upon reading the card. The IC generates a digital version of the analog transaction information signal, encrypts the digital version, converts that into an analog audio signal. The audio signal can then be sent to the connector interface, which converts it into a digital signal such as a USB or Apple® Lightning® signal that is sent by the digital connector to a mobile device. Alternately, the audio signal can be sent to a microcontroller that converts the audio signal to a digital format such as USB, and then to the digital connector.

    ENHANCED CHARGING IN CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20240031784A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18350288

    申请日:2023-07-11

    IPC分类号: H04W4/24 H04M15/00

    CPC分类号: H04W4/24 H04M15/58

    摘要: According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus comprising means for receiving, from a service network function, a request related to charging for a user equipment, means for determining whether to defer a consensus-based charging operation associated with the user equipment, means for transmitting to the service network function, when it is determined that the consensus-based charging operation is to be deferred, an indication indicating that the request is granted and means for refraining from transmitting any indication about the consensus-based charging associated with the user equipment until it is determined that the consensus-based charging operation associated with the user equipment is not to be deferred.