Method and system for providing multiple services via a point-of-sale portal architecture
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- coordinating, by a services syndication hub, transactions between a plurality of subscribers'"'"' in-store appliance servers and affiliated service providers, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a first subscriber, a second subscriber, a third subscriber, and a fourth subscriber, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth subscribers are merchants, wherein the plurality of subscribers'"'"' in-store appliance servers communicate with POS devices at each of the plurality of subscribers;
enforcing service agreements, operating policies, rules, and regulations among the plurality of subscribers and the affiliated service providers, by the services syndication hub;
providing, by the services syndication hub, different combinations of services to the first and second subscribers'"'"' POS devices pursuant to the first and second subscribers'"'"' customization requirements; and
providing, by the services syndication hub, a service to each of the first, second, third, and fourth subscribers, wherein the service is presented differently at the POS devices at first, second, third, and fourth subscribers,wherein the services syndication hub is programmed to coordinate the transactions, enforce the service agreements, the operating policies, the rules and the regulations, and provide the different combination of services.
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Abstract
A secure point-of-sale (POS) portal architecture for delivering multiple services is provided. According to one exemplary aspect of the architecture, a number of services offered by various parties are integrated for delivery to merchants. The parties offering the services include, for example, payment processors and merchant acquirers and other external value-added service providers. The integrated services, in turn, are offered to merchants and/or their respective customers via one or more POS devices and its supporting system infrastructure at the merchant locations. The integrated services include, for example, acceptance of multiple payment instruments, payment processing, user dialog management, sales promotion and customer support, loyalty programs, back office processing, receipt capture, employee training, risk management, dispute resolution, system security, system administration etc. Moreover, these integrated services may be customized based on a merchant'"'"'s particular requirements to provide a specific environment for delivering these services.
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14 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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coordinating, by a services syndication hub, transactions between a plurality of subscribers'"'"' in-store appliance servers and affiliated service providers, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a first subscriber, a second subscriber, a third subscriber, and a fourth subscriber, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth subscribers are merchants, wherein the plurality of subscribers'"'"' in-store appliance servers communicate with POS devices at each of the plurality of subscribers; enforcing service agreements, operating policies, rules, and regulations among the plurality of subscribers and the affiliated service providers, by the services syndication hub; providing, by the services syndication hub, different combinations of services to the first and second subscribers'"'"' POS devices pursuant to the first and second subscribers'"'"' customization requirements; and providing, by the services syndication hub, a service to each of the first, second, third, and fourth subscribers, wherein the service is presented differently at the POS devices at first, second, third, and fourth subscribers, wherein the services syndication hub is programmed to coordinate the transactions, enforce the service agreements, the operating policies, the rules and the regulations, and provide the different combination of services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code, executable by the processor to implement a method comprising coordinating transactions between a plurality of subscribers'"'"' in-store appliance servers and affiliated service providers, wherein the plurality of subscribers comprise a first subscriber, a second subscriber, a third subscriber, and a fourth subscriber, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth subscribers are merchants, wherein the plurality of subscribers'"'"' in-store appliance servers communicate with POS devices at each of the plurality of subscribers; enforcing service agreements, operating policies, rules, and regulations among the plurality of subscribers and the affiliated service providers, by the services syndication hub; providing different combinations of services to the first and second subscribers'"'"' POS devices pursuant to the first and second subscribers'"'"' customization requirements, providing a service to each of the first, second, third, and fourth subscribers, wherein the service is presented differently at the POS devices at first, second, third, and fourth subscribers, wherein the services syndication hub is programmed to coordinate the transactions, enforce the service agreements, the operating policies, the rules and the regulations, and provide the different combination of services.
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