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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);
Claudia J. Ng, San Bruno, CA (US);
Mark Funk, San Francisco, CA (US);
Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for using one point-of-sale (POS) device and application for the sale of two merchants' items are described. A first period of time of operation for the first merchant is received from the POS device via a first merchant account. A second period of time of operation for the second merchant is received via a second merchant account. A portion of the first period of time exclusive of the second period of time is determined. Access to the second merchant items via the first merchant account is provided, enabling the first merchant to offer the second merchant items for purchase during the portion of the first period of time. A request to authorize a purchase of an item from the first merchant that is one of the second merchant items is received during the portion of the first period of time. The transaction is facilitated.