Easy Contactless Tipping
Tiptree gives choice back to the customer. No more awkward moments with staff members and no need to carry cash. Simply choose the amount you want to tip and tap your contactless card or smartphone on the panel. Its as simple as that!
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Three simple steps
Choose
Select how much you want to tip by reviewing each face of the Tiptree. Or scan the QR face for more information.
Pay
Tap your card or smartphone on the face with the tip value you have selected. As your card approaches, the other two tipping faces will automatically switch off.
Confirm
To confirm a successful transaction, the underside of Tiptree will illuminate green.
Features
Details of the product’s functionality and usability
RFID Modules
Three RFID modules can be found inside the pyramid, with all modules facing towards a designated side. These facilitate the contactless payment of the value shown on their corresponding 7-segment display.
PCB
The custom PCB wirelessly receives the custom tip values from the app, sets each of the three payment component sets (infrared sensor, 7-segment display and RFID module) to the three values.
Infrared Sensors
For ultimate payment security and integrity, infrared sensors are utilised within the design. These sensors determine which face the user is placing their phone or card towards, and in turn, disables the two other RFID modules so only the desired payment is taken.
RFID Blocking
For further payment security, the internal structure of the pyramid is made from materials with electromagnetic shielding properties.
7-Segments
The three tipping options are shown on three two-digit 7-segment displays. The 7-segments allow for dual-digit tips to be shown to the customers, allowing ranges from 10 pence to £99 to be displayed.
Rotation
The top section of the pyramid can be rotated to view the tipping values on each face, as well as the QR code on the 4th face. A slip ring facilitates the continuous rotation of the product, while limiting cable torsion issues. A ball spring plunger helps the user to rotate the top section at 90 degree intervals, by clicking into place when the section is in position.
Decals
Various decals on the three payment faces of the pyramid create an intuitive guide for the users to understand the tip value and where to pay. The fourth face has a QR code which can be scanned to view instructions on the Tiptree usage.
Securing
Two metal nuts, located in the base, allow the user to screw the product into a bar, reception or table from below. If not used, rubber plugs are inserted into the screw holes for waterproofing and stability improvements.
Charging
Magnetic charging terminals can be found on two opposite sides of the product, at the widest point. This allows for seamless charging of multiple TipTree products at the same time in a line, through the alignment of the charging pins.
LEDs
LEDs in the base illuminate different colours to confirm successful or unsuccessful payments (green for successful and red for unsuccessful). A selection of transparent blocks in the base act as light buffers to spread the light softly onto the surface below.
Assembly
The device has been designed with assembly in mind, ensuring that the electronics can be accessed and installed despite the pyramid’s shape.
Components
Details of the components incorporated
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App Interface
Tiptree is designed to integrate with standard Point of Sale software platforms. Each machine has a unique number so that it can be associated with a member of staff or a location. The value of each tipping plate can be adjusted – either for each machine or all of them.
The App provides analysis of tipping plate performance – giving useful feedback for determining the optimum mix of tipping values. Provision is also made for the application of a central administration fee if required.
Variations
An alternative variation of the product utilises percentage values for tipping, directed at users in locations where percentage based tipping is more prevalent, specifically, the US.
The product utilises one RFID module for accepting contactless payments, and the rotation of the top section to choose the specific percentage value.When the pyramid face with the contactless icon is aligned with the desired percentage below it, the PCB sets the RFID module to the correct monetary value, and the user has this amount added to their final bill.
