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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Elo Touch Solutions, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Ranil Ignatius Fernando, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kenneth North, San Carlos, CA (US);
Jeffrey Haller, Redwood City, CA (US);
Chatura Chamika Dissanayake, Milpitas, CA (US);
Mohammad Fareeduddin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Susan Swei, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ragini Rajendra Prasad, Fremont, CA (US);
Elo Touch Solutions, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, methods for managing a point of sale (POS) device are provided. Inventory information may be transmitted to the POS device. The inventory information may be associated with the physical location of the merchant. An application may be pre-loaded on the POS device. The application controls a plurality of functions that are allowed to be performed at the POS device. The application may be updated to control a new function that is allowed to be performed at the POS device. A configuration right may be provided to a merchant server. The configuration right may determine an operation that the merchant is permitted to perform to control the POS device.