POINT OF SALE SYSTEM
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1. A point of sale electronic system for conducting a commercial transaction comprising:
- a mobile data processing system configured to mediate a commercial transaction, the mobile data processing system including a first data port, the first data port configured to communicate in accordance with a first data protocol;
a first controller module configured to convert data between the first data protocol and an intermediate data protocol, and a second controller module configured to convert data between the intermediate protocol and a second data protocol; and
a peripheral device configured to facilitate the commercial transaction, the peripheral device including a second data port, the second data port configured to communicate in accordance with the second data protocol.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for facilitating point of sale transactions and payment transactions.
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1. A point of sale electronic system for conducting a commercial transaction comprising:
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a mobile data processing system configured to mediate a commercial transaction, the mobile data processing system including a first data port, the first data port configured to communicate in accordance with a first data protocol; a first controller module configured to convert data between the first data protocol and an intermediate data protocol, and a second controller module configured to convert data between the intermediate protocol and a second data protocol; and a peripheral device configured to facilitate the commercial transaction, the peripheral device including a second data port, the second data port configured to communicate in accordance with the second data protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for conducting a commercial transaction utilizing a point of sale electronic system, the method comprising:
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mediating the commercial transaction using the mobile data processing system and a peripheral device, wherein the mobile data processing system uses a first data protocol and the peripheral device uses a second data protocol; and communicating data relating to the commercial transaction between the mobile data processing system and the peripheral device through a first controller module and through a second controller module, wherein the first controller module converts data between the first data protocol and an intermediate data protocol, and wherein the second controller module converts data between the intermediate data protocol and the second data protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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