Patent ID: 11871237
Assignee: BLOCK, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. A point-of-sale (POS) wireless device configured for pairing with a wireless payment object reader, the POS wireless device comprising one or more components storing one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor of the POS wireless device, cause the POS wireless device to:
determine, by a POS wireless transceiver of the POS wireless device, a first value of signal strength of a wireless signal of the wireless payment object reader, wherein the first value is associated with a first location of the wireless payment object reader proximate to the POS wireless device, and wherein the POS wireless transceiver is configured to communicate with the wireless payment object reader on a wireless communication protocol;
cause, by the processor, one or more visual cues to be output via a graphical user interface of the POS wireless device, the one or more visual cues including instructions for a user to physically move the wireless payment object reader in at least one direction to arrive at a second location, the second location being proximate to one or more of (i) the POS wireless device or (ii) at least one other wireless payment object reader;
determine, by the POS wireless transceiver, a second value of signal strength of the wireless signal of the wireless payment object reader wherein the second value is associated with the second location of the wireless payment object reader;
determine, by the processor, a variation in signal strength between the first value and the second value;
identify, by the processor, the wireless payment object reader as an intended candidate for pairing with the POS wireless device based on determining that the variation in signal strength from the first value of signal strength to the second value of signal strength indicates the wireless payment object reader has moved in the at least one direction indicated by the instructions in the one or more visual cues; and
establish, by the processor, a wireless communication channel between the POS wireless device and the wireless payment object reader for exchange of information, wherein:
the wireless communication channel enables the POS wireless device to receive data read off a payment object through the wireless payment object reader and transfer the data read off the payment object to a payment processing system.