G06Q 20/202
Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ecr] or to host
Official title: {Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR}
G06Q20/202 (Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ecr] or to host) appears on 3,532 US grants and 4,912 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06Q- Granted patents
- 3,532
- Published applications
- 4,912
- Assignees
- 1,211
- Inventors
- 6,910
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 22 |
| 2002 | 28 | 65 |
| 2003 | 23 | 53 |
| 2004 | 25 | 49 |
| 2005 | 33 | 72 |
| 2006 | 35 | 39 |
| 2007 | 32 | 84 |
| 2008 | 44 | 92 |
| 2009 | 68 | 144 |
| 2010 | 65 | 130 |
| 2011 | 63 | 120 |
| 2012 | 94 | 114 |
| 2013 | 92 | 188 |
| 2014 | 130 | 249 |
| 2015 | 135 | 270 |
| 2016 | 107 | 306 |
| 2017 | 168 | 274 |
| 2018 | 198 | 282 |
| 2019 | 250 | 312 |
| 2020 | 283 | 307 |
| 2021 | 298 | 490 |
| 2022 | 304 | 373 |
| 2023 | 304 | 305 |
| 2024 | 246 | 232 |
| 2025 | 232 | 197 |
| 2026 | 116 | 143 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System, method, and computer program product for transaction data compression6 Oct 2026US 12,755,262 B2Visa International Service Association
- Business support system and business support method6 Oct 2026US 12,755,595 B2Glory Ltd.
- Centralized restaurant management29 Sep 2026US 12,749,055 B2Block, Inc.
- Systems and methods for payment authorization utilizing a universal token22 Sep 2026US 12,743,701 B2VeriFone, Inc.
- Point of sale system transaction processing15 Sep 2026US 12,737,570 B2Block, Inc.
- Tokenizing a primary account number prior to transmission to a terminal8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311167 A1Capital One Services, LLC
- Sales system using a mobile robot and an operating method thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300914 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Information processing system, information processing method, information processing device, and program1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300948 A1JINS HOLDINGS Inc.
- Augmented reality checkout assistance1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301547 A1Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.
- Networked Utility Services and Vehicle Charging Stations24 Sep 2026US 2026/0289693 A1Itron, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Third party credit card802US 6,044,360 A2000
- System and method for offering targeted discounts to customers752US 5,857,175 AMicro Enhancement International · 1999
- Method and apparatus for selective distribution of discount coupons based on prior customer behavior714US 5,832,457 ACatalina Marketing International, Inc. · 1998
- Method and system for generating incentives based on substantially real-time product purchase information658US 6,292,786 B1Incentech, Inc. · 2001
- In-store universal control system627US 5,256,863 AComark Technologies, Inc. · 1993