Systems and Methods for Providing a Point of Sale Platform

• US 20160034876A1
• Filed: 06/25/2015
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: First Data Corporation (Fiserv Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: First Data Corporation (Fiserv Incorporated)
• Inventors: Speiser, Leonard, Beatty, John, Haywood, Arvin C., Quinlan, Michael, Grove, Jacques
• Application Number:
  US14/750,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20160034876A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/223 based on the use of peer-to-peer networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/384 using social networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and computer-readable media related to providing a point of sale platform. In some embodiment, a point of sale (POS) device may receive information associated with an order and payment information associated with the order. The POS device may generate a first object based at least in part on the information associated with the order and a second object based at least in part on the payment information. The POS device may store the first object and the second object in a queue. The POS device may transmit the first object and the second object to a remote server.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a point of sale (POS) device comprising one or more processors, information associated with an order and payment information associated with the order;

generating, by the POS device, a first object based at least in part on the information associated with the order and a second object based at least in part on the payment information;

storing, by the POS device, the first object and the second object in a queue; and

transmitting, by the POS device, the first object and the second object to a remote server.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the first object and the second object to the remote server further comprises:

determining, by the one or more processors, if a connection to the remote server is available.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

in response to determining the connection to the remote server is available, transmitting, by the POS device, the first object and the second object to the remote server.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

in response to determining the connection to the remote server is not available, establishing, by the POS device, a peer-to-peer connection with at least a second POS device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the POS device from the remote server, a notification indicating the remote server has modified remotely stored data and that the POS device needs to be synchronized with the remotely stored data.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining, by the POS device, a POS application from a POS application marketplace.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the order is stored in a data object and the data object may be stored to the local queue.

8. A point of sale (POS) device, comprising:

at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to access the at least one memory and to execute the computer-executable instructions to;

receive information associated with an order and payment information associated with the order;

generate a first object based at least in part on the information associated with the order and a second object based at least in part on the payment information;

store the first object and the second object in a queue; and

transmit the first object and the second object to a remote server.

9. The POS device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

determine if a connection to the remote server is available.

10. The POS device of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

in response to a determination that the connection to the remote server is available, transmit the first object and the second object to the remote server.

11. The POS device of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

in response to a determination that the connection to the remote server is not available, establishing, by the POS device, a peer-to-peer connection with at least a second POS device.

12. The POS device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

receive, from the remote server, a notification indicating the remote server has modified remotely stored data and that the POS device needs to be synchronized with the remotely stored data.

13. The POS device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

obtain a POS application from a POS application marketplace.

14. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving information associated with an order and payment information associated with the order;

generating a first object based at least in part on the information associated with the order and a second object based at least in part on the payment information;

storing the first object and the second object in a queue; and

transmitting the first object and the second object to a remote server.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein transmitting the first object and the second object to the remote server further comprises:

determining if a connection to the remote server is available.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining the connection to the remote server is available, transmitting the first object and the second object to the remote server.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to determining the connection to the remote server is not available, establishing a peer-to-peer connection with at least a second POS device.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the remote server, a notification indicating the remote server has modified remotely stored data and that the POS device needs to be synchronized with the remotely stored data.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

obtaining a POS application from a POS application marketplace.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the order is stored in a data object and the data object may be stored to the local queue