Granted Patent B2

US 10,216,281 · App. 14/926,363 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

Claims (62)

1. A point of sale (POS) device comprising:

a memory storing data and computer-executable instructions;

a display configured to present a user interface, the user interface comprising a first interface and a second interface; and

a sensor configured to detect an adjustment in a physical position of the POS device from a first position and from a second position;

wherein the first interface is presented in the first position and the second interface is presented in the second position; and

wherein the first interface has a first set of functionalities that is prevented from being accessible in the second interface.

2. The POS device of claim 1 , wherein the first interface is a merchant-associated interface and the second interface is a customer-associated interface, the first set of functionalities being accessible only by a merchant.

3. The POS device of claim 2 , wherein:

the first interface is configured to facilitate a creation of one or more line items by the merchant, the one or more line items being associated with one or more items to be purchased by a customer; and

the second interface is configured to facilitate customer payment of the one or more items.

4. The POS device of claim 2 , wherein in the first position the display faces the merchant, and in the second position the display faces a customer.

5. The POS device of claim 1 , wherein the first interface is a merchant interface and the second interface is a locked down version of the first interface.

6. The POS device of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment in the physical position is a change in orientation selected from a group consisting of: turning, rotating, flipping, or moving.

7. The POS device of claim 6 , wherein:

the adjustment in the physical position is a change in orientation by turning; and

the user interface rotates, flips, moves, or is otherwise adjusted according to whether a merchant or a customer is to interact with the POS device.

8. The POS device of claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions are configured to:

receive an indication, from the sensor, of the adjustment to the physical position of the POS device; and

present either the first interface or the second interface in response to receiving the indication from the sensor.

9. The POS device of claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions are configured to:

receive an indication of a user input to the POS device; and

present either the first interface or the second interface in response to receiving the indication of the user input.

10. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a point of sale (POS) device that includes one or more processors, a first indication of interaction with a merchant;

presenting, by the POS device in response to the first indication, a first user interface associated with the merchant;

detecting, by the POS device, an adjustment to an orientation of the POS device;

determining, by the POS device, based on the adjustment to the orientation, that the POS device is to interact with a customer; and

presenting, by the POS device in response to the determination, a second user interface associated with a customer interaction;

wherein the first user interface includes a first set of functionalities, and the second user interface is configured to prevent the first set of functionalities from being accessible to the customer.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first indication of interaction with the merchant comprises a) generation of one or more line items associated with items to be purchased by the customer, b) access of the first set of functionalities that are available only to the merchant, or c) input via a button or lock key associated with the first user interface.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first set of functionalities comprises an ability to view or access private information including sales records, customer information, or merchant information.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first user interface is a merchant interface and the second user interface is a locked down version of the first user interface.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein:

the detecting is performed by a sensor of the POS device; and

the adjustment detected by the sensor is a change in the orientation to a first position.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

detecting, by the POS device, a second adjustment to the orientation of the POS device;

determining, by the POS device based on the second adjustment, that the POS device is to interact with the merchant; and

presenting, by the POS device in response to the determination based on the second adjustment, a third user interface associated with merchant interaction.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein:

the first user interface is configured to facilitate a creation of one or more line items associated with one or more items to be purchased by the customer;

the second user interface is configured to receive payment information associated with the purchase of the one or more items; and

the third user interface is configured to facilitate payment of the one or more items according to the payment information.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the adjustment to the orientation comprises turning, rotating, flipping, or moving the POS device to face the merchant or the customer.

18. A point of sale (POS) system comprising:

a display;

a sensor;

a memory storing data and computer-executable instructions; and

a processor configured to access the memory, the processor also being configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

receive a first indication of interaction with a merchant;

present, in response to the first indication, a merchant-associated interface associated with merchant interaction;

detect, using the sensor, an adjustment to a physical position of the display;

determine, based on the adjustment, that the POS system is to interact with a customer; and

present, in response to the receipt, detection, or determination, a customer-associated interface associated with customer interaction;

wherein the customer-associated interface is restricted from accessing a first set of functionalities that is in the merchant-associated interface.

19. The POS system of claim 18 , wherein the first indication of interaction with the merchant comprises a) generation of one or more line items associated with items to be purchased by the customer, b) access of the first set of functionalities that are available only to the merchant, or c) input via a button or lock key associated with the merchant-associated interface.

20. The POS system of claim 18 , wherein the merchant-associated interface is a merchant interface and the customer-associated interface is a locked down version of the customer-associated interface.

21. The POS system of claim 18 , wherein:

the adjustment to the physical position is a change in orientation selected from a group consisting of: turning, rotating, flipping, or moving; and

the adjustment includes adjusting the physical position to face the merchant or the customer.

22. The POS system of claim 18 , wherein the customer-associated interface is rotated, flipped, moved, or otherwise adjusted in response to the determination that the POS system is to interact with the customer.

23. The POS system of claim 18 , wherein the physical position comprises a) a first position in which the display faces the merchant, wherein the merchant-associated interface is presented in the first position, and b) a second position in which the display faces the customer, wherein the customer-associated interface is presented in the second position.

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