发明名称 |
Portable transaction terminal system |
摘要 |
Portable transaction terminal apparatus adapted for use in eating and drinking establishments. A terminal housing has a generally rectangular shape and a size slightly larger in length and width to corresponding dimensions of a restaurant guest check. A folio-type cover is mounted to a left side portion of the terminal housing by a hinge arrangement and thereby adapted to swing between open and closed cover positions, the cover corresponding in length and width to the terminal housing so as to completely cover a top face of the terminal housing in the closed cover position and to lie flat against a surface in the open cover position. A data entry keypad and an alphanumeric display are carried on the top face of the terminal housing. A card reader module is mounted in the terminal housing for accepting and reading a transaction data card selected for use by a guest of the establishment for payment of the amount of the guest check. A microcomputer system is carried within the terminal housing and being pre-programmed with operating system and application software for management of data entry, message display, card reading and transaction message formatting and storing functions associated with a preselected data entry sequence and data message format. The microcomputer system communicates a transaction data message to an external transaction terminal system for completion of transaction processing steps. A docking station is provided for communication with a transaction terminal. Recharging stations with intelligent charge controllers are provided for recharging the batteries of the portable transaction terminal.
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申请公布号 |
US5933812(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.08.03 |
申请号 |
US19950419676 |
申请日期 |
1995.04.12 |
申请人 |
VERIFONE INC. |
发明人 |
MEYER, LEE;FULLER, JAMES D.;HANLEY, DAVID C.;FONG, WILLIE YUEN;SPECHT, GARY L.;FISCHER, MICHAEL;SEROTTA, PAUL A.;COLE, WILLIAM B. |
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G07F7/02;G07G1/00;H02J7/00;(IPC1-7):G06K19/10 |
主分类号 |
G07F7/02 |
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