Block, Inc.
Cloud-based point-of-sale transaction processing

Abstract:

Techniques for processing a transaction using one or more service computing devices of a payment service that processes transactions for multiple merchants including a merchant are described. A first point-of-sale device operable by the merchant is configured to (i) receive, from a first point-of-sale (POS) device operable by the merchant, transaction data indicating an amount to charge a customer for at least one item ordered by the customer from the merchant in a transaction, and (ii) send the transaction data to a second POS device operable by the merchant, and the second POS device is configured to (i) receive the transaction data, (ii) generate payment data via a card reader associated with the second POS device, and (iii) transmit the payment data to a payment gateway for processing payment for the transaction.