Structure for PCI-E based POS terminal
AssigneeToshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation
InventorsJohn D. Landers, Jr., David J. Steiner
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments describe a design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design for performing the functions of a PCI Express feature card remotely from a data processing system. The system is comprised of a circuit board connected to a PCI-E feature card. The PCI-E feature card is remotely located in comparison to the circuit board. Architecturally, the PCI-E feature card appears to the circuit board to be located at the circuit board.
Claims19
A non-transitory machine readable storage medium including design data for at least one of designing, manufacturing, and testing a design, wherein, when executed by a processor, the design data implements the design comprising a point-of-sale system unit, wherein the point-of-sale system unit functions as a central server, and wherein the point-of-sale system unit comprises:
- a circuit board;
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- a PCI Express interface communicatively coupled to the circuit board and configured to couple, via a PCI Express communication channel, to a PCI Express feature card, wherein the PCI Express feature card is located in a point-of-sale terminal remote from the point-of-sale system unit, and wherein the PCI Express feature card appears architecturally to the circuit board to be located at the circuit board,
- wherein one or more point-of-sale input/output devices physically coupled to the point-of-sale terminal use the PCI Express feature card to provide input data to the point-of-sale system unit.
A non-transitory machine readable storage medium including design data for at least one of designing, manufacturing, and testing a design, wherein when executed by a processor, the design data implements the design comprising a point-of-sale system unit and a PCI Express connection, wherein the point-of-sale system unit functions as a central server, and wherein the point-of-sale system unit comprises:
- a circuit board;
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- a PCI Express interface communicatively coupled to the circuit board and configured to couple, via a PCI Express connection, to a PCI Express feature card located remotely from the point-of-sale system unit and wherein the PCI Express feature card appears architecturally to the circuit board to be located at the circuit board,
- wherein the PCI Express connection comprises one of an unshielded twisted pair cable, a fiber optic cable, and a wireless connection.
A non-transitory machine readable storage medium embodying a design structure for at least one of designing, manufacturing, and testing a design, wherein when executed by a processor, the design structure implements the design comprising a point-of-sale system unit and a separate point-of-sale terminal, wherein the point-of-sale system unit functions as a central server, and wherein the point-of-sale system unit comprises:
- a circuit board;
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- a PCI Express interface communicatively coupled to the circuit board and configured to couple to a PCI Express feature card located in the point-of-sale terminal, wherein the PCI Express feature card is connected to the circuit board via a bus and the PCI Express interface, and wherein the PCI express feature card appears architecturally to the circuit board to be located at the circuit board,
- wherein one or more point-of-sale input/output devices physically coupled to the point-of-sale terminal use the PCI Express feature card to provide input data to the point-of-sale system unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.