Patent ID: 9020886
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A portable data collection device arranged to be connected to a plurality of transaction terminals by a service technician, the portable data collection device comprising: a memory device internal to the portable data collection device storing a database containing parameter data relating to operation of the plurality of transaction terminals; a processor communicating with the memory device; and a connection interface for connecting the portable data collection device to each of the plurality of transaction terminals, wherein the processor is utilized by the service technician to update the database containing parameter data relating to operation of the plurality of transaction terminals in the portable data collection device, and communicates with a controller of one of the transaction terminals where parameter data relating to operation of one from said one transaction terminal is directly pushed from the controller upon connection of the portable data collection device to said one transaction terminal and being further arranged to update the database with the parameter data relating to the operation of said one transaction terminal, and wherein the parameter data is anonymized with identification data included in a header portion of the parameter data stripped out.