Hardened remote point of sale terminal

• US 10,854,049 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2019
• Issued: 12/01/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2019
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FCS Processing LLC, Festival Control Systems Processing LLC
• Original Assignee: Festival Control Systems Processing LLC
• Inventors: Waughtal, Jeff
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilder, A. Hunter
• Application Number:
  US16/258,704
• Publication Number:
  US 20200242899A1
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/82 Protecting input, output or interconnection devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/87 by means of encapsulation, e.g. for integrated circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/084 sensing magnetic material by relative movement detecting flux changes without altering its magnetised state
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0018 Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0036 Checkout procedures
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/14 Systems including one or more distant stations co-operating with a central processing unit data transmission in general H04L; telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station H04Q9/00

Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments for improvements in point of sale terminals and payment processing at remote event spaces. The system and apparatuses disclosed herein facilitate the transaction processing of credit cards and other payment vehicles in often remote locations where network connections may be intermittent and suffer from frequent disconnects or interruptions of service. The embodiments disclosed are hardened against the elements that occur in remote environments along with adaptations to improve functionality accordingly. The system and apparatuses are further equipped to facilitate the event environment and are adapted to execute instructions to facilitate the financial transactions.

Claims

1. A payment processing apparatus for use in remote Point of Sale (‘

POS’

) transactions, the payment processing apparatus comprising;

a dedicated mobile computing device;

wherein the dedicated mobile computing device is equipped with a hardened enclosure which prevents water and dust from entering the

wherein the hardened enclosure comprises;

a plastic resin shell;

a rubber inner seal;

an adaptable railing system;

wherein the adaptable railing system allows a display of the dedicated mobile computing device to be tilted for user viewing;

display shielding;

wherein the display shielding is a transparent layer that allows viewing of the display configured to the dedicated mobile computing device;

a magnetic strip card reader;

wherein the magnetic strip card reader is integrated in the plastic resin shell and is configured to communicate with the dedicated mobile computing device;

a chip card reader;

wherein the chip card reader is integrated in the plastic resin shell and is configured to communicate with the dedicated mobile computing device;

a radio frequency identification module (RFID);

wherein the radio frequency identification module is integrated in the plastic resin shell and is configured with the dedicated mobile computing device;

an accessory battery;

wherein the accessory battery is integrated in the plastic resin shell and is configured with the dedicated mobile computing device; and

handle grips;

wherein the handle grips are molded into the plastic resin shell of the hardened enclosure.

2. The payment processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a power module;

wherein the power module is configured to receive current from a power source, and wherein further the power module modulates the current for the requirements of the dedicated mobile computing device.

3. The payment processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a wireless access card integrated in the plastic resin shell of the hardened enclosure;

wherein the wireless access card grants access to the dedicated mobile computing device.

4. The payment processing apparatus of claim I, further comprising a networking module;

wherein the networking module is integrated in the plastic resin shell of the hardened enclosure and is configured with networking hardware equipped on the dedicated mobile computing device.