Point of sale modular processor system
AssigneeCyberData Corporation
InventorPhil Lembo
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Abstract
A system and method are described for a point of sale (POS) processor system comprising a computing device, a power supply unit, and a USB hub that includes multiple USB ports that conform to the PoweredUSB standard. The power supply unit is coupled to the USB hub and includes an internal or external power supply to distribute power to the poweredUSB ports and the computing device. The USB hub includes multiple poweredUSB ports that are configured to deliver power and data connectivity to peripheral devices. The USB hub provides a connection to facilitate the transfer of data between the computing device coupled to and powered by the USB hub and any peripheral devices connected to the poweredUSB ports.
Claims14
A point of sale processor system comprising:
- a computing device comprising a processing unit and a first power interface, the first power interface coupled to the processing unit to receive power from a power supply unit;
- the power supply unit coupled to the USB hub to supply power to the USB hub and computing device;
- the USB hub comprising:
- a distribution unit comprising multiple poweredUSB connections operating at individual voltage levels, a second power interface coupled to the power supply unit to provide power to the distribution unit and the computing device;
- wherein the USB hub is configured to:
- receive, from the computing device, data associated with a particular peripheral device that is connected to the USB hub through a particular poweredUSB connection of the multiple poweredUSB connections;
- transmit the data to the particular peripheral device through the particular poweredUSB connection of the multiple poweredUSB connections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.