Multi-device point-of-sale system having multiple merchant-facing devices

US11514452B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Block, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Sara Sanchez-Llorens · San Francisco, US
• Todor Ristov · San Bruno, US
• Elise Hurwitz · Berkeley, US
• Arnaud Ponchon · Tiburon, US
• Evan Doyle · San Francisco, US
• Isreal Blagdan · Oakland, US
• Christine Lin · San Francisco, US
• Imran Khan · San Anselmo, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 2018
• Grant date: Nov 29, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07G1/14
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Techniques for conducting transaction(s) between a merchant and customer(s) via a multi-device point-of-sale (POS) system is described. The multi-device POS system can include a customer-facing device having a first processor for processing first instructions for presenting a customer user interface (UI) on a display of the customer-facing device. The customer-facing device can include a payment reader that is accessible by the one or more customers. Further, the multi-device POS system can include a first merchant-facing device having a second processor for processing second instructions for presenting a first merchant UI, which can enable the merchant to perform a first action associated with a first transaction of the one or more transactions. The first merchant-facing device can be coupled to the customer-facing device. The multi-device POS system can further include an application, which can be stored on the customer-facing device, a second merchant-facing device, or a personal device, for presenting a second merchant UI enabling the merchant to perform a second action.