Method and printer driver unit for performing transaction by automatically transmitting data to EDC terminal

1. A method of performing a transaction by automatically transmitting data to an Electronic Data Capture (EDC) terminal ( 206 ), the method comprising:

receiving, by a printer driver unit ( 204 ) associated with a host computing device ( 202 ), a first print request comprising first data related to a purchase, from the host computing device ( 202 ), wherein the printer driver unit ( 204 ) is initialized to act as an interface between the host computing device ( 202 ) and an Electronic Data Capture (EDC) terminal ( 206 );

extracting, by the printer driver unit ( 204 ), a final transaction amount from the first data;

determining, by the printer driver unit ( 204 ), status of the EDC terminal ( 206 ) upon extracting the final transaction amount by transmitting a status request to the EDC terminal ( 206 ), wherein the status of the EDC terminal ( 206 ) is one of a first state indicative of a print acceptance state or a second state indicative of a normal state;

generating, by the printer driver unit ( 204 ), a second print request comprising the extracted final transaction amount, when the EDC terminal ( 206 ) is determined to be in a first state; and

transmitting, by the printer driver unit ( 204 ), the generated second print request to the EDC terminal ( 206 ) to facilitate automatic insertion of the final transaction amount in the EDC terminal ( 206 ) to initiate a payment transaction.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

transmitting, by the printer driver unit ( 204 ), a third print request comprising the first data, to the EDC terminal ( 206 ) to print the first data, upon completion of the payment transaction.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first data comprises purchase data and the final transaction amount associated with the purchase data.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method, upon determining the status of the EDC terminal ( 206 ) to be in the second state, performs:

transmitting, by the printer driver unit ( 204 ), a state change command to the EDC terminal ( 206 ) to convert the EDC terminal ( 206 ) from the second state to the first state.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprises determining, by the printer driver unit ( 204 ), product type of the EDC terminal ( 206 ), prior to determination of the status of the EDC terminal ( 206 ), wherein the printer driver unit ( 204 ) communicates with the EDC terminal ( 206 ) when the product type of the EDC terminal ( 206 ) corresponds to a pre-defined product range.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein extracting the final transaction amount comprises analysing the received first data using at least one of a visual mark-up technique, a geometric learning technique, and an algebraic learning technique.

7. A printer driver unit ( 204 ) for performing a transaction by automatically transmitting data to an Electronic Data Capture (EDC) terminal ( 206 ), the printer driver unit ( 204 ) comprising:

a processor ( 210 ); and

a memory ( 214 ) communicatively coupled to the processor ( 210 ), wherein the memory ( 214 ) stores the processor ( 210 ) instructions, which on execution, causes the processor ( 210 ) to:

receive a first print request comprising first data related to a purchase, from a host computing device ( 202 ), wherein the printer driver unit ( 204 ) is initialized to act as an interface between the host computing device ( 202 ) and an Electronic Data Capture (EDC) terminal ( 206 );

extract a final transaction amount from the first data;

determine status of the EDC terminal ( 206 ) upon extracting the final transaction amount by transmitting a status request to the EDC terminal ( 206 ), wherein the status of the EDC terminal ( 206 ) is one of a first state indicative of a print acceptance state or a second state indicative of a normal state;

generate a second print request comprising the extracted final transaction amount, when the EDC terminal ( 206 ) is determined to be in a first state; and

transmit the generated second print request to the EDC terminal ( 206 ) to facilitate automatic insertion of the final transaction amount in the EDC terminal ( 206 ) to initiate a payment transaction.

8. The printer driver unit ( 204 ) as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the processor ( 210 ) is further configured to:

transmit a third print request comprising the first data, to the EDC terminal ( 206 ) to print the first data, upon completion of the payment transaction.

9. The printer driver unit ( 204 ) as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first data comprises purchase data and the final transaction amount associated with the purchase data.

10. The printer driver unit ( 204 ) as claimed in claim 7 , wherein, upon determining the status of the EDC terminal ( 206 ) to be in the second state, the processor ( 210 ) is further configured to:

transmit a state change command to the EDC terminal ( 206 ) to convert the EDC terminal ( 206 ) from the second state to the first state.

11. The printer driver unit ( 204 ) as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the processor ( 210 ) is further configured to detect, product type of the EDC terminal ( 206 ), prior to determination of the status of the EDC terminal ( 206 ), wherein the printer driver unit ( 204 ) communicates with the EDC terminal ( 206 ) when the product type of the EDC terminal ( 206 ) corresponds to a pre-defined product range.

12. The printer driver unit ( 204 ) as claimed in claim 7 , wherein, for extracting the final transaction amount, the processor ( 210 ) is configured to analyse the received first data using at least one of a visual mark-up technique, a geometric learning technique, and an algebraic learning technique.