Point of sale device for mobile computing device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12008871
APP PUB NO 20230121126A1
SERIAL NO

17968604

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Point of sale (POS) systems and methods are described. A POS device includes a housing with a payment instrument reader. The payment instrument reader reads payment instrument information from a payment instrument in response to receipt of the payment instrument at a read area of the housing. The POS device includes a first second fastening mechanism that secures the housing to a mount that is coupled to a surface of the environment. The POS device includes a cradle of the housing that receives a mobile computing device. The POS device includes a first fastening mechanism that secures the mobile computing device within the cradle. The POS device includes a connector coupled to the payment instrument reader and extending into the cradle. The connector is configured to couple to the mobile computing device in the cradle, to convey the payment instrument information from the payment instrument reader to the mobile computing device.

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Patent Owner(s)

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BLOCK INC1455 MARKET STREET SUITE 600 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andler, Brett San Francisco, US 17 92
Balaoro, Marvin San Francisco, US 6 10
Burrows, Nicholas Brooklyn, US 20 137
Chen, Yenliang San Francisco, US 25 236
Fernandez, Jade San Francisco, US 3 5
MacLennan, Michael Alan Oakland, US 2 3
Razaghi, Mani San Francisco, US 21 116
Schultz, Rowan San Francisco, US 8 27
Torab, Nika San Francisco, US 2 3

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Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
3.5 Year Payment $1600.00 $800.00 $400.00 Dec 11, 2027
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Dec 11, 2031
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Dec 11, 2035
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 3.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00