Patent ID: 7600673

Claim:
A point-of-sale device comprising: a base unit adapted for use by a merchant at a point-of-sale to process transaction payment information, wherein the base unit includes: a base unit housing that is sized and shaped so as to be capable of sitting on a merchant's counter; a processor disposed within the base unit housing and configured to process two or more of a check acceptance transaction, a credit card transaction, a money transfer transaction, and a stored value transaction; a document slot formed in the base unit housing and adapted for receiving a document; a printer disposed within the base unit housing and operable to print on a document within the document slot; and a peripheral unit housed independently from and in communication with the base unit, the peripheral unit including a peripheral unit housing that is sized and shaped so as to sit on a merchant's counter, and being adapted for use by a customer and configured to receive transaction payment information at the point-of-sale, the peripheral unit including an interface configured to receive account information associated with customers via transponders.