Value added services polling

US11373168B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ahmer A. Khan · Milpitas, US
• Brian J. Tucker · Sunnyvale, US
• Ho Cheung Chung · Sunnyvale, US
• Joakim Linde · Palo Alto, US
• Zachary A. Rosen · Cupertino, US
• Gordon Y. Scott · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 28, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0226
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for transmitting, as part of a polling loop, a value added services (VAS) command that includes capability data corresponding to a payment terminal. For example, the payment terminal can transmit a VAS command that advertises the payment terminal's capabilities as part of a polling loop. The payment terminal can listen for a response to the VAS command and, after receiving a response, the payment terminal may initiate a VAS protocol. The VAS command can also specify a mode in which the payment terminal is operating, such as a payment-only mode, a VAS mode, a payment-plus-VAS mode, etc.