Point-of-sale terminal for transaction handoff and completion employing indirect token

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for handoff of a transaction for completion, the method comprising:

• via a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, facilitating the handoff of the transaction, the facilitating comprising:
• receiving an indirect payment authorization token displayed on a guest device, wherein the indirect payment authorization token has been previously registered and associated with corresponding payment instrument data on a server, wherein the server has stored a payment token that associates the indirect payment authorization token with the payment instrument in a payment token database record along with a push notification device identifier that corresponds to a guest device;
• transmitting the indirect payment authorization token to the server via an Internet connection using the Internet;
• upon acceptance of a push notification by the guest device, receiving communications from the server that cause the POS terminal to simultaneously display details for the transaction in synchronization with the guest device, including transaction completion data entered via the guest device;
• and
• receiving a notification from the server that the transaction is complete.

A point-of-sale (POS) terminal for facilitating handoff of a transaction for completion, the system comprising:

• input/output circuits, configured to:
• receive an indirect payment authorization token presented by a guest, wherein the indirect payment authorization token has been previously registered and associated with corresponding payment instrument data on a server, wherein the server has stored a payment token that associates the indirect payment authorization token with the payment instrument in a payment token database record along with a push notification device identifier that corresponds to a guest device;
• and
• a communication circuit, configured to:
• transmit the indirect payment authorization token via an Internet connection using the Internet to the server;
• upon acceptance of a push notification by the guest device, receive communications from the server that cause the POS terminal to simultaneously display details for the transaction in synchronization with the guest device, including transaction completion data entered via the guest device;
• and
• receive a notification from the server that the transaction is complete.