Patents by Inventor Zachary Crosby

Zachary Crosby has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Point of sale device with switchable internal connection roles
    Patent number: 10579566
    Abstract: A point-of-sale (POS) device includes a processor, a universal serial bus (USB) hub, two switches, and an external connector that connects the POS device to a secondary device with its own second processor. In a primary mode, the processor is connected to a host connector of the USB hub and the secondary device is connected to a first peripheral connector of the USB hub via the external connector. In a secondary mode, the processor is connected to the first peripheral connector of the USB hub and the secondary device is connected to the host connector of the USB hub via the external connector. The processor controls the switch from the primary mode to the secondary mode, and vice versa, by transmitting control signals to control pins of the two switches, and optionally by transmitting a reset signal to a reset pin of the USB hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SQUARE, INC.
    Inventors: Cory Douthat, David Donovan, Matthew H. Maibach, John Kelley, Zachary Crosby
  • POINT OF SALE DEVICE WITH SWITCHABLE INTERNAL CONNECTION ROLES
    Publication number: 20180314661
    Abstract: A point-of-sale (POS) device includes a processor, a universal serial bus (USB) hub, two switches, and an external connector that connects the POS device to a secondary device with its own second processor. In a primary mode, the processor is connected to a host connector of the USB hub and the secondary device is connected to a first peripheral connector of the USB hub via the external connector. In a secondary mode, the processor is connected to the first peripheral connector of the USB hub and the secondary device is connected to the host connector of the USB hub via the external connector. The processor controls the switch from the primary mode to the secondary mode, and vice versa, by transmitting control signals to control pins of the two switches, and optionally by transmitting a reset signal to a reset pin of the USB hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Cory Douthat, David Donovan, Matthew H. Maibach, John Kelley, Zachary Crosby