Patent ID: 6427914
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A47F,G07G

Abstract:
A retail terminal, comprising:first terminal cabinet; a second terminal cabinet defining an interior cabinet chamber; an interactive customer interface terminal secured to said first terminal cabinet, said interactive customer interface terminal having an interface terminal data port associated therewith; a port expander device secured to said second terminal cabinet, said port expander device having a first expander data port, a second expander data port, and a third expander data port associated therewith; a first retail peripheral device positioned within said interior cabinet chamber, said first retail peripheral device having a first peripheral data port associated therewith; and a second retail peripheral device positioned within said interior cabinet chamber, said second retail peripheral device having a second peripheral data port associated therewith, wherein (i) said interactive customer interface terminal data port is electrically coupled to said first expander data port via a first data cable, (ii) said first peripheral data port is electrically coupled to said second expander data port via a second data cable, and (iii) said second peripheral data port is electrically coupled to said third expander data port via a third data cable, and wherein both said second data cable and said third data cable are completely contained within said interior cabinet chamber.