Point-of-sale systems

US9846870B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PAYPAL, INC. · US

Inventors

• Satish Govindarajan · Los Altos, US
• Michael Voege · Sunnyvale, US
• Murthy Bobba · Los Altos, US
• Khiem Pham · Pleasanton, US
• Gunabalan Babu · Fremont, US
• Uris Dacosta · San Jose, US
• Richard Tilghman · San Jose, US
• Daniel J. Potter · Stillwater, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 9, 2016
• Grant date: Dec 19, 2017
• Expiry date: May 9, 2036

Classification

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

Abstract

A point-of-sale (POS) system is provided. The POS system may include an adjustable housing configured to receive a computing device. The POS system housing may be adjustable so that a screen of the computing device can be viewed by a merchant and a customer. The computing device may be removable from the housing for use as a mobile POS system. The POS system may also include electronics for accepting various forms of payment and for connecting the computing device to a network.