公开(公告)号：US20240290183A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18655815

申请日：2024-05-06

Applicant: Block, Inc.

Inventor： Brett Andler ,  Jade Fernandez ,  Mani Razaghi ,  Marvin Balaoro ,  Rowan Schultz ,  Nika Torab ,  Yenliang Chen ,  Nicholas Burrows ,  Michael Alan MacLennan

IPC: G07G1/00 ,  G07G1/01 ,  H04B1/3877

CPC classification number: G07G1/0018 ,  G07G1/009 ,  G07G1/01 ,  H04B1/3877

Abstract: Point of sale (POS) systems and methods are described. A POS device includes a housing with a payment instrument reader. The payment instrument reader reads payment instrument information from a payment instrument in response to receipt of the payment instrument at a read area of the housing. The POS device includes a first fastening mechanism that secures the housing to a mount that is coupled to a surface of the environment. The POS device includes a cradle of the housing that receives a mobile computing device. The POS device includes a second fastening mechanism that secures the mobile computing device within the cradle. The POS device includes a connector coupled to the payment instrument reader and extending into the cradle. The connector is configured to couple to the mobile computing device in the cradle, to convey the payment instrument information from the payment instrument reader to the mobile computing device.

公开(公告)号：US12008871B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17968604

申请日：2022-10-18

Applicant: Block, Inc.

Inventor： Brett Andler ,  Jade Fernandez ,  Mani Razaghi ,  Marvin Balaoro ,  Rowan Schultz ,  Nika Torab ,  Yenliang Chen ,  Nicholas Burrows ,  Michael Alan MacLennan

IPC: G07G1/00 ,  G07G1/01 ,  H04B1/3877

CPC classification number: G07G1/0018 ,  G07G1/009 ,  G07G1/01 ,  H04B1/3877

Abstract: Point of sale (POS) systems and methods are described. A POS device includes a housing with a payment instrument reader. The payment instrument reader reads payment instrument information from a payment instrument in response to receipt of the payment instrument at a read area of the housing. The POS device includes a first second fastening mechanism that secures the housing to a mount that is coupled to a surface of the environment. The POS device includes a cradle of the housing that receives a mobile computing device. The POS device includes a first fastening mechanism that secures the mobile computing device within the cradle. The POS device includes a connector coupled to the payment instrument reader and extending into the cradle. The connector is configured to couple to the mobile computing device in the cradle, to convey the payment instrument information from the payment instrument reader to the mobile computing device.

公开(公告)号：US20230121126A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17968604

申请日：2022-10-18

Applicant: Block, Inc.

Inventor： Brett Andler ,  Jade Fernandez ,  Mani Razaghi ,  Marvin Balaoro ,  Rowan Schultz ,  Nika Torab ,  Yenliang Chen ,  Nicholas Burrows ,  Michael Alan MacLennan

IPC: G07G1/00 ,  G07G1/01 ,  H04B1/3877

Abstract: Point of sale (POS) systems and methods are described. A POS device includes a housing with a payment instrument reader. The payment instrument reader reads payment instrument information from a payment instrument in response to receipt of the payment instrument at a read area of the housing. The POS device includes a first fastening mechanism that secures the housing to a mount that is coupled to a surface of the environment. The POS device includes a cradle of the housing that receives a mobile computing device. The POS device includes a second fastening mechanism that secures the mobile computing device within the cradle. The POS device includes a connector coupled to the payment instrument reader and extending into the cradle. The connector is configured to couple to the mobile computing device in the cradle, to convey the payment instrument information from the payment instrument reader to the mobile computing device.