Point-of-sale system
AssigneeSquare, Inc.
InventorsTroy Edwards, Lukas Skoog, Amish Babu, Jesse Dorogusker
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Abstract
A point-of-sale system includes a stand that supports a tablet computer. The tablet computer can run a merchant application to provide the typical functionality for a point-of-sale system. The stand can be rotatable to face either the merchant or the customer. The stand can incorporate a card reader. The tablet computer can be connected through a hub to other peripheral components, such as a controllable cash drawer, a printer and/or a bar code reader. The cash drawer can include a slidable drawer having sliding rails that are hidden from a top view of the drawer.
Claims20
A point of sale device comprising:
- a bottom portion that extends horizontally;
- a first upright portion that extends upwards from the bottom portion;
- a cradle that supports a computing device having a first processor, wherein the cradle is connected to the first upright portion that extends upwards from the bottom portion;
- a second upright portion that extends upwards from the bottom portion;
- a payment device reader, wherein the payment device reader is connected to the second upright portion that extends upwards from the bottom portion;
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- a second processor embedded within the point of sale device;
- wherein the payment device reader is configured to send payment data to the second processor.
A system comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- a bottom portion that extends horizontally,
- an upright portion that extends vertically from the bottom portion, and
- a protruding portion that extends from the bottom portion and is distinct from the upright portion;
- a cradle that supports a first processor, wherein the cradle is connected to the upright portion of the frame that extends vertically from the bottom portion of the frame;
- a second processor embedded within the frame;
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- a payment device reader that is connected to the protruding portion of the frame that extends from the bottom portion of the frame, the payment device reader configured to send payment data to the second processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.