Systems and methods for testing point-of-sale devices
AssigneeAhold Delhaize Licensing Sarl
InventorsDeep Saran MASANAM, Karl GICZKOWSKI, Raphael OBU, John NEWTON
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Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, a system for testing a point-of-sale (POS) device including a card stack mechanism having a plurality of card stacks configured to hold a plurality of cards, a card insert-pay mechanism configured to insert one of the plurality of cards into the POS device to be tested, a card swipe mechanism configured to swipe one of the plurality of cards into the POS device to be tested, and a card screen pin-pad mechanism configured to select a key on a keypad or an operation displayed on a display of the POS device associated with one of the card insert-pay mechanism or the card swipe mechanism.
Claims20
A system for testing a point-of-sale (POS) device, comprising:
- a stack mechanism configured to hold a plurality of cards;
- an insert-pay mechanism configured to insert one of the plurality of cards into the POS device to be tested;
- a swipe-pay mechanism configured to swipe one of the plurality of cards into the POS device to be tested;
- and
- a screen pin-pad mechanism configured to select a key on a keypad or an operation displayed on a display of the POS device associated with one of the insert-pay mechanism or the swipe-pay mechanism.
A system for testing a point-of-sale (POS) device, comprising:
- a plurality of card stacks configured to hold a plurality of cards;
- a first arm configured to retrieve a card from the plurality of card stacks;
- a second arm, cooperatively interfacing with the first arm, configured to carry the retrieved card to the POS device;
- a third arm, cooperatively interfacing with the first arm, configured to carry the retrieved card to the POS device;
- an input device configured to interface with a screen or a pin-pad of the POS device to select an operation of transaction;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to each of the first arm, the second arm, the third arm, and the input device, wherein the controller is configured to:
- insert, via the second arm, the retrieved card into the POS device for testing;
- swipe, via the third arm, the retrieved card into the POS device for testing;
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- select, via the input device, a press button or a touch screen on the POS device to perform the transaction.
A method of testing a point-of-sale (POS) device, the method comprising:
- selecting a card from a plurality of cards, the card including a first transaction type and a second transaction type;
- determining a transaction mode for the selected card, wherein the transaction mode is one of an insert-pay mechanism or a card swipe-pay mechanism;
- determining a failure of either the insert-pay mechanism or the card swipe-pay mechanism;
- switching to the insert-pay mechanism or the card swipe-pay mechanism that is operational when the failure occurs;
- and
- selecting an operation on the POS device to complete a transaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.