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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Binh T Truong, Houston, TX (US);
Nam Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Larry W Kunkel, Spring, TX (US);
Gregory P Ziarnik, Houston, TX (US);
Michael R Durham, Tomball, TX (US);
Binh T Truong, Houston, TX (US);
Nam Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Larry W Kunkel, Spring, TX (US);
Gregory P Ziarnik, Houston, TX (US);
Michael R Durham, Tomball, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system is disclosed that includes memory resources and one or more processing components coupled to the one or more memory resources. At least one of the memory resources stores a basic input/output system (BIOS). The one or more processing components are coupled to the memory resources to run a program for operating a point-of-sale (POS) terminal. The program enables a user to provide an input to open a cash drawer. A controller circuit receives a signal from the BIOS when the user provides the input and generates a pulse signal having a predetermined duration to cause a voltage signal to be transmitted to a solenoid of the cash drawer. The voltage signal causes the solenoid to change states in order to open the cash drawer.