Patent ID: 7086584
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: G06Q,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A method for implementing a scalable value transfer system, the method comprising: providing a point-of-sale device, wherein the point-of-sale device includes a processor, a memory, and a communication interface; communicably coupling the point-of-sale device to a communication network via the communication interface, wherein a transaction system is accessible by the point-of-sale device via the communication network, the transaction system configured to process transactions between a merchant and customers; receiving, with the communications interface, a set of instructions executable by the point-of-sale device to reconfigure the point-of-sale device to enable access to the transaction system; and reconfiguring the point-of-sale device to enable access to the transaction system, the reconfiguring including loading the set of instructions to the memory.