Patent ID: 7506809

Claim:
A method for effectuating a value transfer from one or more point-of-sale devices, the steps comprising: providing a plurality of point-of-sale devices each comprising a processor, a data store, and a communication interface; associating the plurality of point-of-sale devices with a point-of-sale control system, wherein at least one of the plurality of point-of-sale devices is associated with a stored value card system and a remote transaction system, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of point-of-sale devices is operable to be remotely configured by at least one of the point-of-sale control system, the stored value card system, or the remote transaction system; transmitting a request associated with a transaction from the at least one of the plurality of point-of-sale devices to the point-of-sale control system, wherein the at least one of the plurality of point-of-sale devices is not fully operable to complete the transaction without being reconfigured; receiving instructions to reconfigure the at least one of the plurality of point-of-sale devices from at least one of the point-of-sale control system, the stored value card system, or the remote transaction system; reconfiguring the at least one of the plurality of point-of-sale devices as a function of the instructions; receiving a response from the point-of-sale control system at the at least one of the plurality of point-of-sale devices; and completing the transaction as determined by the response using the at least one of the plurality of point-of-sale devices.