System and method to purchase applications by a point of sale terminal

US9135609B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HYPERCOM CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Gregory Allen Boardman · Lemon Grove, US
• Robert Martin · Menomonee Falls, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 17, 2010
• Grant date: Sep 15, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 17, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/20
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical 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. Further, information associated with the demonstration applications downloaded to each POS terminal may be reported to a manufacturer of each demonstration application.