Systems and methods for performing transactions at a point-of-sale
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1. A point-of-sale device comprising:
- a base unit adapted for use by a merchant at a point-of-sale to process transaction payment information, wherein the base unit includes;
a base unit housing that is sized and shaped so as to be capable of sitting on a merchant'"'"'s counter;
a processor disposed within the base unit housing and configured to process two or more of a check acceptance transaction, a credit card transaction, a money transfer transaction, and a stored value transaction;
a document slot formed in the base unit housing and adapted for receiving a document;
a printer disposed within the base unit housing and operable to print on a document within the document slot; and
a peripheral unit housed independently from and in communication with the base unit, the peripheral unit including a peripheral unit housing that is sized and shaped so as to sit on a merchant'"'"'s counter, and being adapted for use by a customer and configured to receive transaction payment information at the point-of-sale, the peripheral unit including an interface configured to receive account information associated with customers via transponders.
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Abstract
A point-of-sale device useful in relation to a variety of circumstances and/or utilization methods. Various implementations of such point-of-sale devices are disclosed. For example, one particular point-of-sale device includes a base unit adapted for performing merchant functions and a peripheral unit adapted to perform customer functions. The base unit can include a base unit housing with a processor disposed therein and capable of supporting a variety of transaction types.
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1. A point-of-sale device comprising:
a base unit adapted for use by a merchant at a point-of-sale to process transaction payment information, wherein the base unit includes; a base unit housing that is sized and shaped so as to be capable of sitting on a merchant'"'"'s counter; a processor disposed within the base unit housing and configured to process two or more of a check acceptance transaction, a credit card transaction, a money transfer transaction, and a stored value transaction; a document slot formed in the base unit housing and adapted for receiving a document; a printer disposed within the base unit housing and operable to print on a document within the document slot; and a peripheral unit housed independently from and in communication with the base unit, the peripheral unit including a peripheral unit housing that is sized and shaped so as to sit on a merchant'"'"'s counter, and being adapted for use by a customer and configured to receive transaction payment information at the point-of-sale, the peripheral unit including an interface configured to receive account information associated with customers via transponders. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A point-of-sale device comprising:
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a base unit adapted for use by a merchant at a point-of-sale to process transaction payment information, wherein the base unit includes; a base unit housing having a document slot adapted for receiving a document, wherein the base unit housing is sized and shaped so as to be capable of sitting on a merchant'"'"'s counter; a processor disposed within the base unit housing and configured to process two or more of a check acceptance transaction, a credit card transaction, a money transfer transaction, and a stored value transaction; a printer disposed within the base unit housing and operable to print on the document within the document slot; a magnetic-ink character recognition device positioned with respect to the document slot and adapted to read a string of magnetic-ink characters on the document when the document is inserted within the document slot; and a docking station integral with the base unit housing; and a peripheral unit housed independently from and in communication with the base unit and adapted for docking with the base unit, the peripheral unit including; a peripheral unit housing; and a display on the peripheral unit housing. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A point-of-sale device comprising:
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means for use by a merchant at a point-of-sale to process transaction payment information, such means including; housing means, wherein said housing means is configured so as to be capable of sitting on a merchant'"'"'s counter; and processor means disposed within the first housing means for processing a plurality of payment types that includes check processing and at least one other payment type; and means for performing customer functions at the point-of-sale configured so as to be capable of sitting on a merchant'"'"'s counter and so as to be remotely located from said means for use by a merchant, wherein the means for use by a merchant and the means for performing customer functions are in communication and wherein the means for performing customer functions includes an audio means for inputting and outputting audio data coupled with a converter means for converting inputted audio data to digital data manipulable by the processor means. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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