# US 2019/0172034 A1 · Point-of-sale system that enables or disables processing based on proper placement of devices thereof

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- Number: US 2019/0172034 A1
- Document ID: US20190172034A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/265,928
- Filed: 2019-02-01
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-01-30
- Assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Sadatoshi OISHI; Sunao TSUCHIDA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190172034A1

## CPC

- G06Q 20/202: {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}
- G06Q 20/20: Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
- G06Q 20/3224: {Transactions dependent on location of M-devices}
- G06Q 20/3276: {using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device}
- H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A point-of-sale terminal includes a communication module configured to receive status data from a device that is chargeable using a charger, the status data representing whether or not the device is at a designated location where the device can be charged by the charger, and a processor configured to disable a selection of a specific processing by the point-of-sale apparatus if the status data indicating that the device is at the designated location is not received from the device, and to enable the selection of the specific processing if the status data indicating that the device is at the designated location is received from the device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A point-of-sale terminal comprising:
a communication module configured to receive from a device that is chargeable using a charger, one of a first code relating to a commodity to be purchased and a second code relating to a location of the device; and
a processor configured to disable a specific processing based on the first code if the second code is not received after the first code is received and to enable the specific processing based on the first code if the second code is received after the first code is received.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The point-of-sale terminal according to claim 1, wherein
the device includes a code reader, the first code being obtained by reading a code displayed on a commodity using the code reader, and the second code being obtained by reading a code that is displayed near or on the charger.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The point-of-sale terminal according to claim 2, further comprising:
a display, wherein
the processor is further configured to control the display to display a message to return the device to a chargeable position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The point-of-sale terminal according to claim 3, wherein
the device, when placed at the chargeable position, reads the code that is displayed near or on the charger.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The point-of-sale terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:
a display, wherein
the processor controls the display to display a message to return the device to a chargeable position if the second code is not received within a predefined period of time after the first code is received.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The point-of-sale terminal according to claim 1, wherein
the specific processing is processing to settle a transaction based on the first code.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The point-of-sale terminal according to claim 1, wherein
the processor is configured to generate a user interface (UI) that includes a UI element by which the specific processing is selected, the UI element being disabled for selection if the second code is not received after the first code is received and enabled for selection if the second barcode information is received after the first code is received.