A system having a UHF RFID transceiver is adapted to communicate exclusively with a single electro-magnetically coupled transponder located in a predetermined confined transponder operating region. The system includes a near field coupling device comprising a plurality of lines connected in parallel with an unmatched load. The near field coupling device may be formed, for example on a printed circuit board with a plurality of electrically interconnected traces and a ground plane. The system establishes, at predetermined transceiver power levels, a mutual electro-magnetic coupling which is selective exclusively for a single transponder located in a defined transponder operating region. Also included are methods for selective communication with the transponder in an apparatus such as a printer-encoder.

A portable object includes an antenna and a processor coupled to the antenna. The processor is configured to communicate with an item of equipment according to a contactless communication protocol that contains an anticollision procedure. The processor is also configured to execute a plurality of software modules. The software modules include application modules and a triggering module, which is configured to cause a triggering of the anticollision procedure between the single portable object and the item of equipment. The processor is configured to cause a signal, which is generated by executing the triggering module, to be transmitted from the antenna to the time of equipment.

The present disclosure includes a device for recycling a payment card, which can include a payment card receiver for receiving a payment card that has a substrate and an information-saving component, an image capture device configured to identify a location of the information-saving component on the substrate, a separating device configured to remove the information-saving component from the substrate, and a storage portion configured receive the substrate and the information-saving component.

This disclosure relates to systems and methods for processing electronic payments for customer purchases. In some implementations, a mobile computing device receives a payment request identifying a sales transaction between a merchant and a customer. The payment request indicates a purchase amount owed by the customer to the merchant, and carries a set of instructions. The mobile computing device activates a card reader based at least in part on the set of instructions, receives customer authorization for electronic payment of the purchase amount, instructs the card reader to process a credit card for the purchase amount based on receiving the customer authorization, and receives confirmation of payment of the purchase amount from the card reader.

Disclosed herein is a combined reading apparatus for identifying a product. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a combined reading apparatus may include: a plate panel configured to recognize Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag information, configured such that an antenna adapted to transmit and receive a Radio Frequency (RF) signal to and from an RFID tag is included therein, and formed in a plate shape having predetermined lengths in a horizontal direction and a height direction; a connection bar coupled to one side of the plate panel, configured to support the plate panel, and configured to extend from the plate panel in the horizontal direction; a grip formed in a bar shape so as to be held by a hand, spaced apart from the plate panel, and coupled to the connection bar; and a control unit configured to control the RF transmission and reception of the antenna.

A removable card-enabled BPID Security Device integrates a removable card reader with a biometric authentication component to provide secured access to electronic systems. The device allows for an individual to insert a removable card into an aperture in the physical enclosure of the BPID Security Device, allowing the removable card and the BPID Security Device to electronically communicate with each other. The BPID Security Device is based on a custom application specific integrated circuit that incorporates removable card terminals, such that the BPID Security Device can communicate directly with an inserted removable card. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the BPID Security Device is based on a commercial off-the-shelf microprocessor, and may communicate with a commercial off-the-shelf microprocessor removable card receiver using a serial, USB, or other type of communication protocol. The device allows for enrolling a user's credentials onto the BPID Security Device and for authenticating an individual using the BPID Security Device.

A method and a device for reading RFID/UHF label based on an audio interface are disclosed. According to the method, a built-in software module in an electronic device converts a first digital signal into an analog signal capable of being transmitted via the audio interface; the analog signal received by the audio interface is converted into a second digital signal via an audio communication circuit; then the RFID/UHF controller for digital signal control reads information from the RFID/UHF label; the RFID/UHF controller modulates and sends signals of a plurality of different frequency points, and the signal of every frequency point forms a signal channel. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can keep long-distance communication between the electronic device and a plurality of labels.

A method and a device for reading RFID/UHF label based on an audio interface are disclosed. According to the method, a built-in software module in an electronic device converts a first digital signal into an analog signal capable of being transmitted via the audio interface; the analog signal received by the audio interface is converted into a second digital signal via an audio communication circuit; then the RFID/UHF controller for digital signal control reads information from the RFID/UHF label; the RFID/UHF controller modulates and sends signals of a plurality of different frequency points, and the signal of every frequency point forms a signal channel. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can keep long-distance communication between the electronic device and a plurality of labels.

Disclosed are an electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the same. With this, an integrated circuit (IC) chip provided in a card is recognized by identifying whether or not a signal is received from the card, optical character recognition is performed with regard to an image corresponding to the card, at least one of unevenness present on the card and material characteristics of the card is detected by performing image processing with regard to the image when the IC chip is not recognized, the card is identified as a real card in a case where the IC chip is recognized, and the card is identified as the real card when the unevenness is present on the card or the material characteristics are about the real card and the card is identified as a copy card when the unevenness is not present on the card and the material characteristics are not about the real card in a case where the IC chip is not recognized, under a condition that the card is provided to make payment based on the optical character recognition.

Disclosed are an electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the same. With this, an integrated circuit (IC) chip provided in a card is recognized by identifying whether or not a signal is received from the card, optical character recognition is performed with regard to an image corresponding to the card, at least one of unevenness present on the card and material characteristics of the card is detected by performing image processing with regard to the image when the IC chip is not recognized, the card is identified as a real card in a case where the IC chip is recognized, and the card is identified as the real card when the unevenness is present on the card or the material characteristics are about the real card and the card is identified as a copy card when the unevenness is not present on the card and the material characteristics are not about the real card in a case where the IC chip is not recognized, under a condition that the card is provided to make payment based on the optical character recognition.