System and method to purchase applications by a point of sale terminal
US7810723B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/20
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method to allow users to purchase software applications for point of sale (POS) terminals from an application server via a network (e.g., the Internet) utilizing the POS terminal itself. One or more menus providing portals to available applications and their respective demonstration applications are provided to users on POS terminals. The demonstration applications may be directly downloaded from the application server onto the POS terminals. In addition, the user is able to purchase the application via the POS terminal either before or after the user has viewed/downloaded the demonstration application. After purchase, the application may be downloaded directly from the application server onto the POS terminal.
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