Patent ID: 9727085
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: E05B,G06F

Claim:
1. A system for use with a tablet computer, the system comprising: a plurality of peripheral devices; a host electronic board configured to connect the tablet computer to the plurality of peripheral devices; an enclosure configured to enclose the host electronic board and the tablet computer in an interior space of the enclosure, wherein the enclosure comprises a first part and a second part, the first and second parts being moveable relative to one another between an open position for adding and removing the tablet computer from the enclosure and a closed position, the enclosure being configured so the interior space of the enclosure is substantially inaccessible from outside the enclosure in the closed position; and a lock on the enclosure, the lock being configured to selectively convert from an unlocked configuration in which the first and second parts of the enclosure can be moved to the open position and a locked configuration in which the first and second parts of the enclosure cannot be non-destructively moved from the closed position to the open position, wherein the plurality of peripheral devices comprise one or more peripheral devices selected from the group consisting of a magnetic card reader, a barcode reader, barcode scanner, RF ID reader, fingerprint reader, EMV reader, EMV contactless reader, PCI contactless reader, EMV contact reader, PCI contact reader, passport reader, NFC reader, Pin reader, keypad, EMV keypad, PCI keypad, printer, and keyboard, and wherein the enclosure has a plurality of openings formed by at least one of the first and second parts of the enclosure, the enclosure further comprising peripheral casings substantially enclosing the peripheral devices, the peripheral casings extending through the openings and blocking access to the interior space of the enclosure through the openings.