Patent ID: 11954986
Assignee: ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. An intermediate layer device for being used in a self-service apparatus having a three-layer system architecture, where the self-service apparatus further comprises an application layer device and a plurality of bottom layer peripheral devices that communicate with the intermediate layer device respectively, and the plurality of bottom layer peripheral devices do not communicate with the application layer device directly, the intermediate layer device comprising:
a terminal control module including at least a processor and a memory, wherein the processor executes a control program stored in the memory to control operations of one or more bottom layer peripheral devices based on an instruction from the application layer device; and
a second I/O interface in connection with a first I/O interface of the application layer device, for communicating with the application layer device.