Patent ID: 11915220
Assignee: TOAST, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A method for dynamic credit card reader mode management, the method comprising:
providing a point-of sale (POS) terminal that is configured to accept employee login credentials via a magnetic stripe card, to display menu items for selection, to add selected menu items to an order, and to accept payment for the order, wherein the payment may be obtained via swipe, dip, or tap;
via a first card reader disposed as part of the POS terminal, first reading first provided cards when fully powered and enabled; and
via a second card reader disposed as part of the POS terminal, second reading second provided cards when fully powered and enabled; and
via a dual reader controller that is coupled to the first and second card readers, determining one or more workflow states of the POS terminal, and dynamically controlling modes of the first and second card readers according to the one or more workflow states;
determining a type and capabilities of the first credit card reader upon power up of the first credit card reader;
receiving instructions indicating the type and the capabilities and communicating with the first credit card reader according to the type and the capabilities responsive to a common set of commands employed by the POS terminal, and formatting data received from the first credit card reader into a common data format.