I think the question is whether you're developing it as a production service (such as cube) or as something for internal use just for your organization. If this is the case, unfortunately there's already been quite a lot of work in the area, but if you just need it for internal use it might not be so bad...
kris On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 4:45 PM, JackN <[email protected]> wrote: > It is simple enough. The hardest part is getting the reader to be > recognized (if it is USB). > > For some, these solutions (Intuit, Square and VeriFone) are a no go > because of high rates and/or they don't tie into existing > infrastructures. > > There is nothing overly complex or challenging about a project like > this other than the hardware being connected to the device. > > On Jan 12, 7:54 am, Todd Grigsby <[email protected]> wrote: >> have you googled JPOS or UPOS? >> On Jan 11, 2012 1:39 PM, "JC" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Hello Everyone, >> >> > I have a task to create and Android application that reads the Credit >> > Card information from a CC swiper and process the payment through a >> > web service in our existing website. The reason for that is so that >> > our sales people can simply select the product, swipe the card, and >> > the system does the rest: Charge card, create account, send welcome e- >> > mail, and return a confirmation or error back to the device as a >> > response. >> >> > My issue is that I have not been able to find a swiper (hardware) that >> > exposes and API that I can use to build my own application. All the >> > swipers I find are tied to a service or gateway. Any suggestions will >> > be appreciated. >> >> > Thank you, >> >> > JC >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "Android Developers" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > For more options, visit this group at >> >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
