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US 7,841,534 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for POS processing
AssigneeQuickVault, Inc.
InventorSteven V. Bacastow
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for configuring, altering, controlling, securing, and extending the processing capability and functionality of PCs and POS devices using a non-volatile memory device using software and data carried within the apparatus.
Claims8
An apparatus for extending the capabilities of a POS device comprising:
- a. a portable housing;
- b. a nonvolatile memory within the housing;
- c. an interface on the housing for communication between the non-volatile memory and the POS device;
- d. a software application in the non-volatile memory operable to process financial transactions without the processing occurring via a network, wherein the software application is executed directly from the nonvolatile memory;
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- e. a database in the non-volatile memory to store data to support the software application.
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An apparatus for extending the capabilities of a PC, including to function as a POS device, comprising:
- a. a portable housing;
- b. a nonvolatile memory within the housing;
- c. an interface on the housing for communication between the nonvolatile memory and the PC;
- d. a software application in the nonvolatile memory operable to process financial transactions without the processing occurring via a network, wherein the software application is executed directly from the nonvolatile memory;
- and
- e. a database in the non-volatile memory to store data to support the software application.
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