US 11,935,051 B2
Device and method for providing external access to multi-drop bus peripheral devices
Paresh K. Patel, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to PayRange, Inc., Portland, OR (US)
Filed by PAYRANGE INC., Portland, OR (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/443,802.
Application 17/443,802 is a continuation of application No. 16/934,933, filed on Jul. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,074,580.
Application 16/934,933 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/029,483, filed on Jul. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,963,905, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Application 16/029,483 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/893,514, filed on Feb. 9, 2018.
Application 15/893,514 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2017/015676, filed on Jan. 30, 2017.
Application 16/934,933 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/406,492, filed on Jan. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,719,833, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Application 15/893,514 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/641,236, filed on Mar. 6, 2015, abandoned.
Application 16/029,483 is a continuation of application No. 14/611,065, filed on Jan. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,019,724, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Application 14/335,762 is a continuation of application No. 14/214,644, filed on Mar. 14, 2014, granted, now 8,856,045, issued on Oct. 7, 2014.
Application 14/320,534 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/214,644, filed on Mar. 14, 2014, granted, now 8,856,045, issued on Oct. 7, 2014.
Application 14/214,644 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/477,025, filed on Dec. 18, 2013, granted, now D755183, issued on May 3, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/289,158, filed on Jan. 29, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/081,492, filed on Nov. 18, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/917,936, filed on Dec. 18, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0357932 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/36 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2023.01); G07F 9/00 (2006.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 20/40 (2013.01) [G06F 13/00 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 20/32 (2013.01); G06Q 20/322 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3226 (2013.01); G06Q 20/327 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G06Q 20/36 (2013.01); G06Q 20/38 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3821 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3823 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3829 (2013.01); G06Q 20/401 (2013.01); G06Q 20/405 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); G07F 9/002 (2020.05); G07F 9/023 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. An electronic device for retrofitting a machine to provide external access to one or more electronic peripheral devices of the machine, the electronic device comprising:
a slave interface configured to couple the electronic device to a machine controller of the machine via a multi-drop bus (MDB);
a host interface configured to couple the electronic device to a first peripheral device of the one or more electronic peripheral devices of the machine, wherein the first peripheral device is configured to communicate via MDB protocol and is decoupled from the MDB of the machine;
a wireless transceiver;
one or more processors; and
non-transitory memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
registering the electronic device as a slave to the machine controller;
registering the first peripheral device as a slave to the electronic device;
receiving, from a mobile device via the wireless transceiver, a request to access signals generated by the first peripheral device;
validating the request, wherein validation of the request indicates that the mobile device is authorized, by a remote server, to access the signals generated by the first peripheral device; and
sending a first reset command to the first peripheral device via the host interface, wherein the first reset command includes a directive to update a signal destination address of the first peripheral device from a controller address of the machine controller to a device address of the electronic device.