POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM
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1. A point of sale device comprising:
- a frame;
a touchscreen display secured to the frame;
a chip card reader embedded along a chip card reading portion of the frame, wherein the chip card reader is configured to retrieve transaction information from a chip of a chip card at the chip card reading portion and to send the transaction information to one or more host processors;
a magnetic stripe card reader embedded along a magnetic stripe reading portion of the frame, wherein the magnetic stripe reader is configured to retrieve the transaction information from a magnetic stripe of a magnetic stripe card at the magnetic stripe card reading portion and to send the transaction information to the one or more host processors;
a wireless Wi-Fi transceiver within the frame, wherein the wireless Wi-Fi transceiver is configured to communicate over a network via a Wi-Fi connection;
the one or more host processors within the frame, the one or more host processors configured to receive the transaction information and to convey the transaction information to an application processor;
the application processor within the frame, the application processor to execute merchant software instructions corresponding to a merchant software application, thereby conducting a transaction between a customer and a merchant by sending the transaction information to a payment processing server over the network, the application processor to also execute operating system instructions corresponding to an operating system, thereby operating the merchant software application;
a printer that is coupled to the application processor;
a power port to receive power; and
power circuitry within the frame, the power circuitry configured to convey the power from the power port to at least the one or more host processors, the application processor, the touchscreen display, and the printer.
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Abstract
A point-of-sale system includes a stand that supports a tablet computer. The tablet computer can run a merchant application to provide the typical functionality for a point-of-sale system. The stand can be rotatable to face either the merchant or the customer. The stand can incorporate a card reader. The tablet computer can be connected through a hub to other peripheral components, such as a controllable cash drawer, a printer and/or a bar code reader. The cash drawer can include a slidable drawer having sliding rails that are hidden from a top view of the drawer.
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20 Claims
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1. A point of sale device comprising:
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a frame; a touchscreen display secured to the frame; a chip card reader embedded along a chip card reading portion of the frame, wherein the chip card reader is configured to retrieve transaction information from a chip of a chip card at the chip card reading portion and to send the transaction information to one or more host processors; a magnetic stripe card reader embedded along a magnetic stripe reading portion of the frame, wherein the magnetic stripe reader is configured to retrieve the transaction information from a magnetic stripe of a magnetic stripe card at the magnetic stripe card reading portion and to send the transaction information to the one or more host processors; a wireless Wi-Fi transceiver within the frame, wherein the wireless Wi-Fi transceiver is configured to communicate over a network via a Wi-Fi connection; the one or more host processors within the frame, the one or more host processors configured to receive the transaction information and to convey the transaction information to an application processor; the application processor within the frame, the application processor to execute merchant software instructions corresponding to a merchant software application, thereby conducting a transaction between a customer and a merchant by sending the transaction information to a payment processing server over the network, the application processor to also execute operating system instructions corresponding to an operating system, thereby operating the merchant software application; a printer that is coupled to the application processor; a power port to receive power; and power circuitry within the frame, the power circuitry configured to convey the power from the power port to at least the one or more host processors, the application processor, the touchscreen display, and the printer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A point of sale device comprising:
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a frame; a touchscreen display secured to the frame; a transaction medium reader embedded along a reading portion of the frame, wherein the transaction medium reader is configured to retrieve transaction information from a transaction medium at the reading portion and to send the transaction information to one or more host processors; a network transceiver within the frame, wherein the network transceiver is configured to communicate over a communication network; the one or more host processors within the frame, the one or more host processors configured to receive the transaction information from the transaction medium reader and to convey the transaction information to an application processor; the application processor within the frame, the application processor to execute merchant software instructions corresponding to a merchant software application, thereby conducting a transaction between a customer and a merchant by sending the transaction information to a payment processing server over the communication network; a printer connector within the frame, the printer connector configured to couple the application processor to a printer; a power port to receive power; and power circuitry within the frame, the power circuitry configured to convey the power from the power port to at least the payment medium reader, the one or more host processors, the application processor, and the touchscreen display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for point of sale operations, the method comprising:
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reading transaction information from a transaction medium using a transaction medium reader of a point of sale device; sending the transaction information from the transaction medium reader to one or more host processors of the point of sale device; encrypting the transaction information; sending the transaction information from the one or more host processors to an application processor of the point of sale device in response to encrypting the transaction information; detecting, in response to receipt of the transaction information at the application processor, an approval touch-based input via a touchscreen display of the point of sale device while the touchscreen display displays a transaction user interface, wherein the touchscreen display is coupled to the application processor, and wherein the application processor executes instructions that cause the application processor to generate the transaction user interface and receive the approval touch-based input; sending, in response to receipt of the approval touch-based input at the application processor, the transaction information from the application processor to a payment processing server to conduct a transaction between a customer and a merchant. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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