US 12,229,748 B1
Transaction object reader with shielding
Mani Razaghi, San Francisco, CA (US); Joseph Laucks, San Francisco, CA (US); and Jeremy Martin, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US)
Filed by Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/410,447.
Application 18/410,447 is a continuation of application No. 18/110,236, filed on Feb. 15, 2023, granted, now 11,922,397.
Application 18/110,236 is a continuation of application No. 17/360,473, filed on Jun. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,610,194, issued on Mar. 21, 2023.
Application 17/360,473 is a continuation of application No. 16/564,553, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,100,298, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Application 16/564,553 is a continuation of application No. 15/836,691, filed on Dec. 8, 2017, granted, now 10,410,021, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/08 (2006.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06K 13/067 (2006.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01) [G06K 7/083 (2013.01); G06K 7/087 (2013.01); G06K 7/089 (2013.01); G06K 13/067 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transaction object reader device, the transaction object reader device comprising:
a transaction object reader interface that is at least partially within a housing, wherein the transaction object reader interface reads transaction information from a transaction object to produce a transaction information signal;
signal interface circuitry that is within the housing and that is coupled to the transaction object reader interface, wherein the signal interface circuitry processes the transaction information signal to generate a processed transaction information signal;
a connector, wherein a breakout interface of the connector is within the housing and is coupled to the signal interface circuitry to receive the processed transaction information signal from the signal interface circuitry, wherein an output interface of the connector is disposed along an exterior of the housing to output the processed transaction information signal; and
a shielding that is within the housing and that is coupled to the connector, wherein the shielding covers at least a portion of the breakout interface of the connector, wherein a shape of the shielding aligns to a portion of the housing to prevent the connector from being pulled out of the housing in response to application of a pulling force to the connector.