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Abstract

Described herein are apparatus and methods for collecting and manipulating transaction data. For example, presented herein is an apparatus including: a first I/O port configured for connection to a point of sale device; a second I/O port configured for connection to a transaction recording device, wherein, as identified to the point of sale device, the apparatus is a proxy for the transaction recording device, and as identified to the transaction recording device, the apparatus is a proxy for the point of sale device, in at least a first operating mode; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to, upon connection of the first I/O port to the point of sale device and connection of the second I/O port to the transaction recording device: intercept information passed from the point of sale device connected to the first I/O port; identify, from the intercepted information, a particular type of data stream; after identifying the particular type of data stream, collect, from the intercepted data, data associated with the identified data stream; identify, from the data associated with the identified data stream, transaction data; and provide (e.g., to an external computing device) the transaction data.

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First Claim