Apparatus and method for POS processing
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a portable housing;
a non-volatile memory within the housing; and
an interface on the portable housing for communication between the non-volatile memory and a point-of-sale device;
wherein the non-volatile memory includes instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising;
supporting the point-of-sale device in processing a transaction;
downloading a merchant-specific configuration from the point-of-sale device; and
restoring the merchant-specific configuration onto another point-of-sale device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for configuring, altering, controlling, securing, and extending the processing capability and functionality of PCs and POS devices using a non-volatile memory device using software and data carried within the apparatus.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a portable housing; a non-volatile memory within the housing; and an interface on the portable housing for communication between the non-volatile memory and a point-of-sale device; wherein the non-volatile memory includes instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising; supporting the point-of-sale device in processing a transaction; downloading a merchant-specific configuration from the point-of-sale device; and restoring the merchant-specific configuration onto another point-of-sale device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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electronically coupling a portable memory device to a point-of-sale device, wherein responsive to the coupling the point-of-sale device operates as a host to the portable memory device and the portable memory device operates as a peripheral of the host; and responsive to the coupling, supporting the point-of-sale device in processing a transaction; wherein supporting the point-of-sale device in processing the transaction further comprises; receiving, at the portable memory device from the point-of-sale device, a request for an account identifier, the request associated with the transaction; retrieving, by the portable memory device, the account identifier for use with the transaction from a non-volatile memory of the portable memory device; transmitting, by the portable memory device to the point-of-sale device, the account identifier for use with the transaction; and receiving, at the portable memory device, a confirmation that the transaction has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for persistently storing data; means for removably attaching a data interface of the persistent storage means to a data interface of a point-of-sale device, wherein the data interface of the persistent storage means comprises a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface; means for determining whether the point-of-sale device is processing a transaction; and means for supporting the point-of-sale device in processing the transaction using communications transmitted over the data interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a portable housing; an electronic device comprising a non-volatile memory within the portable housing; and an interface on the portable housing for communication between the non-volatile memory and a point-of-sale device; wherein the non-volatile memory includes instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising; electronically coupling the interface to the point-of-sale device, wherein responsive to the coupling the point-of-sale device operates as a host to the electronic device and the electronic device operates as a peripheral of the host; and responsive to the coupling, supporting the point-of-sale device in processing a transaction. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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