Method of enhancing point-of-sale systems

A method of operating a point-of-sale (POS) system, the POS system comprising a POS terminal having a software module for enabling a retailer to process transactions within a transaction environment, and peripheral devices in communication with the POS terminal, the POS system further comprising a driver software module, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the driver software module, data sent between the software module and a first peripheral device in communication with the POS terminal, the received data comprising transaction data;
• communicating with a further device in dependence on the data received at the driver software module and sending the transaction data to the further device, the transaction data to be used by the further device to generate modified data;
• receiving, at the driver software module, the modified data from the further device;
• and
• outputting the modified data received at the driver software module to at least one of the software module and a second peripheral device.