Systems and methods for performing transactions at a point-of-sale

US7600673B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• FIRST DATA CORPORATION · US
• The Western Union Company · US

Inventors

• Earney E. Stoutenburg · Parker, US
• Cassandra Mollett · Houston, US
• James Price · Euless, US
• Charles A. Fillinger · Boca Raton, US
• Eric M. Nelson · San Clemente, US
• Dean Seifert · Parker, US
• Jeffrey Singleton · Lake Ronkonkoma, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 3, 2002
• Grant date: Oct 13, 2009
• Expiry date: Feb 2, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07G1/14
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A point-of-sale device useful in relation to a variety of circumstances and/or utilization methods. Various implementations of such point-of-sale devices are disclosed. For example, one particular point-of-sale device includes a base unit adapted for performing merchant functions and a peripheral unit adapted to perform customer functions. The base unit can include a base unit housing with a processor disposed therein and capable of supporting a variety of transaction types.