Systems and methods for managing throughput of point of sale devices

US7455220B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FIRST DATA CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Cheryl Phillips · Yuma, US
• David W. Smith · Saginaw, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 10, 2006
• Grant date: Nov 25, 2008
• Expiry date: Sep 20, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07G5/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for electronically processing accounts receivable (AR) check transactions via a location-base device associated with a merchant. The location-base device, such as a point-of-sale (POS) device, can be configured to perform various functions that facilitate processing of AR checks. Such functions may include improved user interface, an ability to handle a repetitive input parameter, an ability to handle multiple merchant identifiers, an ability to generate multiple receipt types, an ability to edit check transactions, an ability to manage throughput of the device, and an ability to allow scanning of different types of checks so as to allow subsequent processing of the scanned checks to be different based on the type of the check. The location-base device configured in one or more of the foregoing manner facilitates a check authorization process performed by a check processing service.