Display panels of point of sale systems
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorKing-Yan Lau
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Abstract
In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include determining a transactional state of a point of sale (POS) system and, upon determining the transactional state, when the POS system is not in transactional use, automatically switching a display panel of the POS system from a first position to a second position. As an example, while in the second position, the POS system displays an advertisement on the display panel.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- determining, by a processor of a point of sale (POS) system, a transactional state of the POS system;
- activating, by the processor, a motor to move a display panel of the POS system from a first position to a second position in response to the determining the transactional state of the POS system determining that the POS is not in transactional use;
- and
- causing, by the processor, an advertisement to be displayed on the display panel while the display panel is in the second position.
A point of sale (POS) system comprising:
- a display panel;
- a motor to switch the display panel between a first position and a second position;
- and
- a processor to:
- determine a transactional state of the POS system;
- activate the motor to switch the display panel from the first position to the second position in response to determining that the transactional state of the POS system is not in transactional use;
- and
- while in the second position, display an advertisement on the display panel.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising program instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- determine a transactional state of a point of sale (POS) system;
- upon determining the transactional state, when the POS system is not in transactional use, automatically switch a display panel of the POS system from a first position to a second position;
- while in the second position, display an advertisement on the display panel;
- while in the second position, evaluate sound levels surrounding the POS system;
- and
- if the sound levels are below a threshold value, automatically switch the display panel from the second position to the first position and reduce a brightness of the display panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.