ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR MAKING ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TERMINALS AVAILABLE

• US 20080046381A1
• Filed: 08/16/2007
• Published: 02/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ingenico (Ingenico Group SA)
• Original Assignee: Ingenico (Ingenico Group SA)
• Inventors: Naccache, David
• Application Number:
  US11/839,680
• Publication Number:
  US 20080046381A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/73
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1085 involving automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/32 using wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic payment terminal, comprising: receiving means for receiving location data; a central processing unit planned for storing location data which may be received by the receiving means; and a program, stored in the central processing unit, for configuring the terminal on according to the location data storable in the central processing unit. The invention also relates to a method for making available, then if appropriate reallocating, electronic payment terminals such as the above.

Claims

1. Electronic payment terminal, comprising:

receiving means for receiving location data;

a central processing unit provided for storing location data which may be received by the receiving means; and

a program, stored in the central processing unit, for configuring the terminal on the basis of the location data which may be stored in the central processing unit.

2. The payment terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a communications module, preferably GSM/GPRS, comprising the receiving means, these receiving means being designed for accepting a SIM card comprising the location data.

3. The payment terminal according to claim 1, in which the receiving means are means for radio linking with an external device designed for transmitting the location data.

4. The payment terminal according to claim 3, in which the external device is a satellite global positioning device.

5. The payment terminal according to claim 3, in which the external device is a mobile phone.

6. The payment terminal according to claim 1, wherein the program is designed for configuring the terminal by adjusting it according to the location data in respect of:

the telephony settings;

at least one tax rate; and

a language setting.

7. The payment terminal according to claim 1, wherein the program is designed for preventing the normal operation of the terminal in the case of non-correspondence of the location data which may be stored in the central processing unit with the reference location data.

8. The payment terminal according to claim 7, wherein the program is designed for requesting input of an authenticator corresponding to the reference location data if it detects a change in the data which may be received by the receiving means.

9. Use of the payment terminal according to claim 1, for renting out the terminal to a third party.

10. Method of making electronic payment terminals available, comprising the steps of:

storing electronic payment terminals, each according to claim 1;

supplying these terminals in different geographical regions; and

configuring the terminals via execution of their respective configuration program.

11. Method according to claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

reallocating at least one part of the terminals; and

reconfiguring the terminals of said element via execution of their respective configuration program.