Payment terminal system and method of use
First Claim
1. A payment terminal operable in an unsecured mode and a secured mode, the payment terminal comprising:
- a secure processor;
a first display connected to the secure processor;
a first user input device associated with the first display and connected to the secure processor;
a payment instrument reader connected to the secure processor;
a main processor, separate from and connected to the secure processor, wherein the main processor;
receives unencrypted inputs in the unsecured mode; and
receives encrypted inputs in the secured mode; and
a housing enclosing the secure processor and the main processor.
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Abstract
A payment terminal, including: a display, an input device configured to generate input signals indicative of a user input, a payment instrument reader configured to receive payment instrument data from a financial payment instrument, a secure processor connected to the payment instrument reader, a main processor connected to the display, the main processor separate and distinct from the secure processor, a secure input processor connected to the input device and the secure processor, wherein the secure processor is operable between an unsecured mode, wherein the secure processor sends input coordinates based on the input signals received from the secure input processor to the main processor; and a secured mode, wherein the secure input processor ceases input coordinate forwarding to the main processor.
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21 Claims
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1. A payment terminal operable in an unsecured mode and a secured mode, the payment terminal comprising:
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a secure processor; a first display connected to the secure processor; a first user input device associated with the first display and connected to the secure processor; a payment instrument reader connected to the secure processor; a main processor, separate from and connected to the secure processor, wherein the main processor; receives unencrypted inputs in the unsecured mode; and receives encrypted inputs in the secured mode; and a housing enclosing the secure processor and the main processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A payment terminal, comprising:
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a secure processor configured to operate in; a secured mode, in response to a secured event; and an unsecured mode, in response to an unsecured event; a first display connected to the secure processor; a first user input device associated with the first display and connected to the secure processor; a payment instrument reader connected to the secure processor; a main processor, separate from the secure processor, wherein the main processor is operably connected to the secure processor; and a housing enclosing the secure processor and the main processor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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