Point-of-service (POS) and POS application compatability
First Claim
1. A networked device system for providing compatible point-of-service (POS) applications on remote client devices, comprising:
- a host server comprising a POS application and a set of device drivers;
a communication network for transferring digital data; and
a networked client communicating with the host server via the communication network, wherein the networked client device comprises a plurality of connected devices and a device communications management module that processes output received at the networked client from the POS application to determine a target one of the connected devices and that transfers POS device input received from one or more of the connected devices over the communication network to the POS application.
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Abstract
A system for using compatible point-of-service (POS) applications to access and control devices of a POS unit. A server runs a POS application and a set of peripheral drivers (or device controls). A networked POS unit communicates with the host server via a communication network, and the networked POS unit includes peripherals connected locally to its I/O ports. The POS unit further includes a device communications management module processing output received from the host server that is generated by the POS application and is targeted at one of the connected peripheral ports. The device communications management module transfers POS device input from the peripherals over the communication network to the host server for processing by the POS application. The POS application interfaces with the peripheral drivers, and the output is provided by one of the peripheral drivers that corresponds to the target peripheral of the networked POS unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A networked device system for providing compatible point-of-service (POS) applications on remote client devices, comprising:
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a host server comprising a POS application and a set of device drivers; a communication network for transferring digital data; and a networked client communicating with the host server via the communication network, wherein the networked client device comprises a plurality of connected devices and a device communications management module that processes output received at the networked client from the POS application to determine a target one of the connected devices and that transfers POS device input received from one or more of the connected devices over the communication network to the POS application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing point-of-service (POS) applications on networked POS units, comprising:
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providing a server that is linked to a digital communications network; operating the server to determine a set of client POS units and the set of peripherals associated with each of the client POS units; on the server, running an instance of a POS application corresponding to each of the client POS units; and calling a device control on the server with one of the POS applications to drive an output of the one POS application to one of the peripherals on the corresponding client POS unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A networked device system, comprising:
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a server comprising a software application and a set of drivers; and a networked client communicating with the server via a communication network, wherein the networked client comprises connected devices and a device communications management module processing received output from the server to determine a target one of the connected devices and reading and transferring input from one of the connected devices over the communication network to the server for processing by the software application. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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