| 摘要 |
A handheld mobile credit card reader includes a housing 1 having a clamping space for holding a mobile electronic device and a card reader module (2, Fig 2) mounted in a compartment (100, Fig 2) in the housing 1. The card reader is aligned with a card-sliding slot 11 allowing a person to swipe a credit card. A signal transmission device 3 connects the attached mobile device with the card reader unit (2) so that received card data is transferred to the attached mobile device. The attached mobile device can then transmit the card data to a remote credit card transaction processing centre wirelessly to make a payment. The clamping space is defined between a side of the compartment and a clamping arm 131 which is movable subject to the width of the mobile device so the card reader can be used with a range of different devices. The card reader 2 may read the data from a magnetic strip on the card and the signal transmission device 3 may be a USB, mini-USB, eSATA or SATA connector. The mobile device may be a handheld computer, PDA or cellular telephone.
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