Merchant/customer pos interaction system

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing merchant/customer interaction include determining that a tablet computer is in a merchant orientation, retrieving merchant product information according to a received instruction and merchant orientation information, and displaying a merchant screen on the tablet computer that includes the merchant product information according to the merchant orientation information. A change in the orientation of the tablet computer enclosure/stand is then detected from the merchant orientation to a customer orientation. In response, the merchant screen is transitioned on the tablet computer display to a customer screen as the tablet computer enclosure/stand changes orientations by moving the merchant screen and the customer screen linearly while in a stacked orientation. The customer screen includes the merchant product information displayed according to customer orientation information such that the merchant product information is displayed differently on the customer screen relative to the merchant screen.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tablet computer orienting system, comprising:
 a tablet computer chassis base, comprising:
 a first wall configured to engage a support surface when the tablet computer chassis base is in a first orientation; 
 a second wall extending from the first wall and configured to engage the support surface when the tablet computer chassis base is in a second orientation that is rotated relative to the first orientation; and 
 a tablet computer housing extending between the first wall and the second wall, and configured to house a tablet computer; and 
   at least one data input subsystem on the tablet computer chassis base and configured to cooperate with the tablet computer when the tablet computer is housed in the tablet computer housing in order to allow for the input of data to the tablet computer.