Payment terminal operation method and system therefor

US10783511B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Poynt LLC · CA

Inventors

• Osama Bedier · Palo Alto, US
• Ray Tanaka · Palo Alto, US
• Praveen Alavill · Palo Alto, US
• Syed Fayez Asar · Palo Alto, US
• Victor Chau · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 23, 2016
• Grant date: Sep 22, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F3/1423
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method of payment terminal operation, including: receiving a payment collection request for a payment from an application, generating a payment initiation request for the payment, sending the payment initiation request to a secure processing system, switching the secure processing system from operation in an unsecured mode to operation in a secured mode in response to receipt of the payment initiation request, facilitating payment information entry, and receiving a payment response notification, generated based on the payment information, at the main processor.