Point of sale system
First Claim
1. A point of sale system for facilitating interactions between a customer and a merchant in a payment transaction, and for communicating with a payment server to complete the transaction, the point of sale system comprising:
- a central processor configured to execute an operating system that is configured to manage operating functions of the point of sale system, and further to execute a transaction engine configured to manage payment transaction specific functions of the point of sale system;
a payment object processor communicatively coupled to the central processor, wherein the payment object processor is configured to be controlled at least in part by the transaction engine via a driver of the operating system;
a payment object reader interface communicatively coupled to the payment object processor, wherein the payment object reader interface is configured to be controlled at least in part by the transaction engine via a driver of the operating system and via the payment object processor;
a touch screen communicatively coupled to the central processor, wherein the touch screen is configured to be controlled at least in part by the transaction engine via a driver of the operating system; and
a communication device communicatively coupled to the central processor and to the payment server, wherein the communication device is configured to be controlled at least in part by the transaction engine via a driver of the operating system,whereby the central processor controls the touch screen to display payment transaction information on the touch screen, the payment object processor controls the payment object reader to receive payment object information and transmit the payment object information to the central processor via the payment object processor, and the central processor controls the communication device to transmit the payment object information and payment transaction information to the payment server.
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Abstract
The present technology includes a point of sale system for facilitating interactions between a customer and a merchant in a payment transaction, and for communicating with a payment server to complete the transaction. The point of sale system includes a central processor, a payment object processor, a payment object reader interface, and a touch screen. The central processor is configured to execute an operating system and to execute a transaction engine configured to manage payment transaction specific functions of the point of sale system such as to control the touch screen to display payment transaction information on the touch screen, and to control the payment object processor to control the payment object reader to receive payment object information.
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19 Claims
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1. A point of sale system for facilitating interactions between a customer and a merchant in a payment transaction, and for communicating with a payment server to complete the transaction, the point of sale system comprising:
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a central processor configured to execute an operating system that is configured to manage operating functions of the point of sale system, and further to execute a transaction engine configured to manage payment transaction specific functions of the point of sale system; a payment object processor communicatively coupled to the central processor, wherein the payment object processor is configured to be controlled at least in part by the transaction engine via a driver of the operating system; a payment object reader interface communicatively coupled to the payment object processor, wherein the payment object reader interface is configured to be controlled at least in part by the transaction engine via a driver of the operating system and via the payment object processor; a touch screen communicatively coupled to the central processor, wherein the touch screen is configured to be controlled at least in part by the transaction engine via a driver of the operating system; and a communication device communicatively coupled to the central processor and to the payment server, wherein the communication device is configured to be controlled at least in part by the transaction engine via a driver of the operating system, whereby the central processor controls the touch screen to display payment transaction information on the touch screen, the payment object processor controls the payment object reader to receive payment object information and transmit the payment object information to the central processor via the payment object processor, and the central processor controls the communication device to transmit the payment object information and payment transaction information to the payment server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method executed by a point of sale system device for conducting a payment transaction, the method comprising:
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executing, by the central processor, an operating system configured to manage operating functions of the point of sale system, and a transaction engine configured to manage payment transaction specific functions of the point of sale system; presenting, by the transaction engine, payment transaction information on a touch screen, the payment transaction information inviting a payment object to be applied to the payment transaction; reading payment object information from a payment object by a payment object reader; transmitting, by the payment object processor, the payment object information to the central processor; receiving by the central processor, the payment object information from the payment object reader from a payment object processor; and instructing, by the central processor, a communication device under the control of the operating system to transmit the payment object information and payment transaction information to a payment server. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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