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Oct 9, 2014
Apple Outlines Apple Pay, NFC Operation in Comprehensive Patent Filing
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published Apple's application for "Methods for Adjusting Near Field Communications Circuitry during Mobile Payment Transactions." The document provides both a broad overview of what appears to be Apple Pay — as described by Apple at announcement and subsequent marketing materials — as well as a more detailed look at exemplary NFC hardware architecture and operation.