Patent ID: 8561884

Claim:
A multi-communications assisted portable point of sale (POS) terminal configured to carry out POS operations by a user with physical disabilities comprising: a case, wherein the case includes a lower face, the lower face comprising a pair of end parts, each end part secured by screws to the lower face of the case, the end parts comprising an elongated slot in each of the end parts, the pair of end parts further comprising rubber reinforcements positioned to protect the terminal from impacts; an external tape fixed to and extending between each of the elongated slots, the external tape used to secure the POS terminal to the user; a microprocessor, a power supply, a communication module, a keypad, a screen, a printer, a banking card reader, a joystick, contextual operation keys, a built-in antenna, connectors for a USB port, an external antenna, a wireless local area network (WIFI), a global position system (GPS), an Ethernet port, a Bluetooth transceiver, an image scanner of 1.3 MPx, an audio circuit, a microphone, and a speaker, all housed by the case, wherein: the screen is a touch screen, the keypad is a numerical keyboard with Braille reliefs, the keypad being separate from the screen, the joystick is configured for navigation and located below the screen and above the keypad, the contextual operation keys are located above the keypad and to each lateral side of the joystick, the banking card reader integrates each of i) a magnetic stripe card reader, ii) a chip card reader to read smart cards, and iii) a near field communication (NFC, RFID) card reader, the banking card reader being Europay, MasterCard and Visa standard (EMV) and payment card industry security standard (PCI) compliant, the communication module supports Quadband Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), the microprocessor is configured to convert the POS operations into voice messages emitted through the speaker to the user, and the microphone is coupled to the processor for converting the user's voice into POS transaction operations.