US 12,439,261 B2
Pairing a payment object reader with a point-of-sale terminal
Koun Han, San Francisco, CA (US); Robert Harrison Gilliam, San Francisco, CA (US); and Michael Wells White, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US)
Filed by Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/518,434.
Application 18/518,434 is a continuation of application No. 15/199,388, filed on Jun. 30, 2016, granted, now 11,871,237.
Prior Publication US 2024/0163676 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 12/50 (2021.01); G06K 7/08 (2006.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01); G07G 1/12 (2006.01); H04B 7/26 (2006.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 12/55 (2021.01); H04W 92/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/50 (2021.01) [G06Q 20/202 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3224 (2013.01); G06Q 20/327 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/022 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 12/55 (2021.01); H04W 92/10 (2013.01); G06K 7/084 (2013.01); G06Q 20/204 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G06Q 20/341 (2013.01); G06Q 20/347 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0253 (2013.01); G07G 1/0036 (2013.01); G07G 1/009 (2013.01); G07G 1/12 (2013.01); H04B 7/26 (2013.01); H04M 2250/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, at a first time via a wireless transceiver of a point-of-sale (POS) device while in a pairing mode, first signal strengths of wireless signals emitted by wireless transceivers of a plurality of payment object readers, wherein each of the plurality of payment object readers is configurable to be paired wirelessly with the POS device, and wherein each of the first signal strengths indicates a location of the respective payment object reader relative to the POS device at the first time;
causing presentation of, on a user interface of the POS device, and in near real-time to determining the first signal strengths, a list of the plurality of payment object readers, wherein the list is ordered by respective first signal strengths of each of the plurality of payment object readers;
determining, at a second time via the wireless transceiver, second signal strengths of the wireless signals emitted by the wireless transceivers, wherein each of the second signal strengths indicates a location of the respective payment object reader relative to the POS device at the second time;
causing presentation of, on the user interface, and in near real-time to determining the second signal strengths, an updated list of the plurality of payment object readers, wherein the updated list is ordered by respective second signal strengths of each of the plurality of payment object readers; and
based at least in part on (1) a particular second signal strength of a particular payment object reader of the plurality of payment object readers satisfying a threshold value and (2) a difference in a first signal strength and the particular second signal strength of the particular payment object reader indicating movement by the particular payment object reader toward the POS device, establishing a wireless communication channel between the particular payment object reader and the POS device, wherein establishing the wireless communication channel is further in response to selection of a selection mechanism displayed via the user interface.