Mastercard Incorporated
METHODS, POINT-OF-SALE TERMINALS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK AT POINT-OF-SALE TERMINALS

Abstract:

The invention provides methods, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, and computer program products for delivering feedback through a POS terminal during a payment transaction involving a payment card. The invention comprises (i) detecting at the POS terminal an interface event comprising the payment card communicatively interfacing with the POS terminal, (ii) detecting at the POS terminal, a payment application stored within a memory of the payment card, (iii) identifying an audio file associated with the detected payment application, and (iv) initiating playback of the identified audio file through an audio playback device controlled by the POS terminal, wherein playback of the audio file is implemented between a playback commencement event detected by the POS terminal and a playback termination event detected by the POS terminal.