Patent ID: 7172114
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07G

Abstract:
1. A point of sale transaction terminal that includes: a terminal housing having an upper surface; a signature capture pad having electrical lead lines extending about the capture pad's periphery, the capture pad being mounted within a platen in the upper surface of the terminal housing; a screen protector for mounting over the capture pad; registration means for registering the screen protector over the capture pad; a bezel for mounting upon said platen, said bezel having an open center section and an outer frame that surrounds the outer periphery of the screen protector; and a substantially tamperproof latch mechanism including a latching means mounted within the terminal housing beneath said bezel for releasably securing said bezel against the upper surface; and an access port for providing restricted access to said latching means for unlatching said bezel.