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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1999
Jackson Lum, Roslyn, NY (US);
Logic Controls, Inc., New Hyde Park, NY (US);
Abstract
A point-of-sale system is disclosed which is freely configurable with a plurality of peripheral input devices. The system includes a general purpose computer having a communications port for receiving and/or transmitting data. An electronic interface is coupled to the communications port and readily connectable to the plurality of peripheral input devices for communicating data between the plurality of input devices and the computer. The plurality of peripheral input devices can be selectively connected and disconnected from the electronic interface, the electronic interface maintaining a continuous dialogue with the computer during the connection and disconnection of the input devices.