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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Tsutomu Nobutani, Toronto, CA;
Tsutomu Nobutani, Toronto, CA;
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A POS system and method having a POS terminal, at least one input device for providing input data such as product sale information to said POS terminal, a POS server to enable the POS terminal to complete a POS transaction based upon such product sale information, a display device and a printing device further including an input/output control apparatusand at least one function adding serverto enable the POS system to perform at least one new functional application without requiring any change in the POS system terminal or server. At least one of connection portstoof an input/output control apparatusis connected to at least one the connection portstoof an existing POS terminalhaving at least a POS printer, a input device, or a displayconnected thereto. The input devicestoconventionally connected to the portstoof the POS terminalare connected to the corresponding ports of the I/O control apparatus. A function-adding serveris also connected to the I/O control apparatus. The I/O control apparatusperforms an identification operation to determine if input information from the input devices meet specific conditions (identification criteria) and if so additional data is provided by the function-adding serverfor performing additional functionality.