POS system and control method of a POS system
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorKazuhiro Takasu
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Abstract
A POS system SY has a card reader 4 that reads data; a printer 2 connected to the card reader 4 and receiving data input from the card reader 4; and a tablet terminal 1 connected to the printer 2. The tablet terminal 1 has a POS application 52 for executing a transaction process, a payment application 53 for executing a payment process based on data input to the printer 2, and a control unit 110 that controls the POS application 52 and payment application 53.
Claims14
A POS system comprising:
- a device configured to read data from electronic payment media;
- a control device that connects to the device and is configured to receive the data and inputted by the device;
- an electronic payment server that connects to the control device through a network:
- and
- a terminal that connects to the control device and connects to the electronic payment server via the control device, the terminal including a payment application for processing electronic payments based on data input from the control device and a controller that controls the payment application,
- wherein the control device sends electronic payment information generated by the payment application and the data input from the device to the electronic payment server and sends a payment result acquired from the electronic payment server to the terminal.
A control method of a POS system, comprising:
- reading data from electronic payment media by a device;
- inputting data read by the device to a control device;
- connecting an electronic payment server to the control device through a network:
- connecting by a terminal to the control device and connecting by the terminal to the electronic payment server via the control device;
- executing, on the terminal, an electronic payment process by the a payment application on the terminal based on data input to the control device;
- sending electronic payment information generated by the payment application and the data input from the device to the electronic payment server;
- and
- sending a payment result acquired from the electronic payment server to the terminal.
A printer that connects to a device, a terminal, and an electronic payment server, the printer comprising:
- a print mechanism configured to print based on print data received from the terminal;
- an acquiring component configured to acquire data that the device reads from electronic payment media;
- a first communicator configured to:
- connect to the terminal and the electronic payment server such that the terminal connects to the electronic payment server via the first communicator, and
- send to the electronic payment server electronic payment information received from the terminal and data input from the device;
- and
- a second communicator configured to send a payment result received from the electronic payment server to the terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.