Add-on application for point of sale device

US11823158B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SUMUP, INC. · US

Inventors

• Matthew David Doka · Daly City, US
• Victor Shaun Ho · Daly City, US
• Patrick Lucas · Berkeley, US
• Michael Hsu · San Jose, US
• Sarah Calvillo · San Francisco, US
• Joshua Christopher Wilson · San Mateo, US
• Andre Prudhomme · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 12, 2022
• Grant date: Nov 21, 2023
• Expiry date: Sep 12, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07G1/01
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A point of sale application may initially process a transaction between a customer and a merchant. While the point of sale application processes the transaction, an add-on application may monitor a current state of a user interface of the point of sale application. Upon recognizing a triggering event associated with the current state of the user interface, the add-on application may take over the processing of the transaction from the point of sale application. Upon completion of the processing of the transaction, the add-on application may return a result of the transaction to the point of sale application by emulating user actions on the user interface of the point of sale application.