Containerized point-of-sale (POS) system and technique for operating
US11604657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/208
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Point-Of-Sale (POS) processing environment is encapsulated within a container running on a first Operating System (OS) of a transaction terminal. Peripheral drivers for connected peripherals run on a second and different OS of the transaction terminal. A platform processing environment runs the peripheral drivers on the second and different OS of the terminal. A socket interface is provided for communication between transaction applications of the POS processing environment with the peripheral drivers of the platform processing environment for purposes of allowing the transaction applications to control and access the connected peripherals during transactions performed at the transaction terminal via the socket interface.
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