Patent ID: 11966805
Assignee: BLOCK, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A system for use in a point-of-sale transaction between a merchant and a consumer, the system comprising:
a first terminal, the first terminal comprising:
a first computing device, the first computing device having a first touchscreen display configured to display a merchant graphical user interface to guide a merchant through a point-of-sale transaction; and
a base, the base having a substantially flat portion configured to contact a surface that supports the first terminal and an upright portion that supports the first computing device such that the first touchscreen display faces a first direction; and

a second terminal having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the second terminal comprising:
a second computing device, the second computing device having a second touchscreen display configured to display a consumer graphical user interface to guide a consumer through the point-of-sale transaction, the second touchscreen display being located on a first surface of the second terminal at the first end of the second terminal;
a projection located on the second terminal opposite the first surface;
a payment device reader, the payment device reader includes a first slot to receive a payment card on the first surface of the second terminal at the second end of the second terminal; and
the second terminal being detachably mated to the base of the first terminal such that 1) the projection contacts the base when the second terminal is mated to the base, 2) the projection supports the second terminal and angles the second touchscreen display for viewing by the consumer when the second terminal is detached from the base, and 3) the second terminal is independent of the first terminal when the second terminal is detached from the base, and wherein the second computing device is configured to receive payment information from a payment card via the payment device reader irrespective of the second terminal being mated to or detached from the base.