Patent ID: 9171304
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for processing payments, the method comprising: receiving, at a retail location, a request to process a payment transaction; determining that the request is associated with one of a plurality of credit card terminals at a retail location, wherein said determined credit card terminal utilizes a single isolated port for communication with other equipment at the retail location; receiving, by the determined credit card terminal, secure payment information; encrypting, by the determined credit card terminal, secure payment information; sending, by the determined credit card terminal, the encrypted secure payment information to a remotely located server for authorization; receiving, by the determined credit card terminal, a first authorization for the requested payment transaction from a remotely located server; and receiving, by an electronic cash register at the retail location that is associated with the determined credit card terminal, a second authorization for the requested payment transaction from the determined credit card terminal which does not include secure payment information, wherein said second authorization is communicated via said isolated port.