Secure Payment Terminal
First Claim
1. A payment terminal comprising:
- a first interface, the first interface being configured to receive transaction information from an existing interface associated with a sales device without modification to the sales device, the first interface being configured to transmit first authorization information to the existing interface associated with the sales device without requiring modification to the sales device, thereby enabling the payment terminal to monitor and authorize a transaction associated with the sales device; and
a second interface, the second interface being configured to transmit authorization request information associated with the transaction to a payment authorization system, the authorization request information representing the payment information associated with a customer, the second interface being configured to receive authorization response information associated with the transaction from the payment authorization system, the first authorization information being based on the authorization response information, the first authorization information not comprising the payment information.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments include a payment terminal, with corresponding methods, and computer-readable media, which includes a first interface and a second interface. The first interface receives transaction information from an existing interface of a sales device without modification to the sales device. The first interface also transmits first authorization information to the existing interface without requiring modification to the sales device, thereby enabling the sales device to monitor and authorize a transaction associated with the sales device. The second interface transmits authorization request information associated with the transaction to a payment authorization system. The authorization request information represents the payment information. The second interface receives authorization response information associated with the transaction from the payment authorization system. The first authorization information is based on the authorization response information, and the first authorization information does not include the payment information.
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33 Claims
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1. A payment terminal comprising:
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a first interface, the first interface being configured to receive transaction information from an existing interface associated with a sales device without modification to the sales device, the first interface being configured to transmit first authorization information to the existing interface associated with the sales device without requiring modification to the sales device, thereby enabling the payment terminal to monitor and authorize a transaction associated with the sales device; and a second interface, the second interface being configured to transmit authorization request information associated with the transaction to a payment authorization system, the authorization request information representing the payment information associated with a customer, the second interface being configured to receive authorization response information associated with the transaction from the payment authorization system, the first authorization information being based on the authorization response information, the first authorization information not comprising the payment information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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