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

Claim 0:
1. An assembly for use in a point-of-sale transaction between a merchant and a consumer, the assembly comprising:
a first terminal having a base and 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, the first computing device being supported by the base such that the first touchscreen display faces a first direction;
a second terminal having a second computing device and a payment device reader, 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 terminal being detachably mated to the base of the first terminal such that 1) at least a portion of the second terminal contacts the base when the second terminal is mated to the base and 2) the second terminal is independent of the first terminal when the second terminal is detached from the base, the second touchscreen display faces a second direction different from the first direction when the second terminal is mated to the base; and
the second terminal having a first surface including the second touchscreen display and wherein the payment device reader includes a first slot on the first surface to receive a payment card, the second terminal includes a projection located on the second terminal opposite the first surface, the projection contacts the base of the first terminal when the second terminal is mated to the base and is configured to support to the second terminal and angle the second touchscreen display for viewing by the consumer when the second terminal is detached from the base, and wherein the second computing device is configured to receive payment information from payment cards irrespective of the second terminal being mated to or detached from the base.