System and method for programming point of sale devices

摘要

A system for programming point of sale devices is provided. The system includes a terminal programming system that can program point of sale devices provided by different manufacturers and having different proprietary operating systems. A communications interface is connected to the terminal programming system that receives update requests from the plurality of point of sale devices, such as when the point of sale devices call in to the system or when the point of sale devices respond to a poll.

主权项

1. A method for downloading an application to a card terminal from a remote network connection, comprising:
receiving from the remote network connection a request to download an application to the card terminal using a processing arrangement; monitoring the card terminal using the processing arrangement to detect at least one activity of a financial transaction performed at the card terminal; detecting the at least one activity performed at the card terminal; and based on the detected activity, electronically transmitting to the card terminal information related to the request for use in downloading the application to the card terminal; wherein the receiving step includes receiving the request via a web page; wherein the transmitting step includes transmitting the information upon detecting a command corresponding to closing of a batch of data associated with a plurality of financial transactions at a credit card reader terminal.