Online store management system
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1. A point-of-sale online store management system comprising:
- a home office;
a store including a processing device having communications software for conducting a point-of-sale transaction;
a virtual private network connecting the home office and the store; and
a digital form sent from the home office through the virtual private network to the processing device, wherein the digital form includes a data entry field to solicit data used to conduct the point-of-sale transaction and the digital form is processed by the home office to complete the point-of-sale transaction.
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Abstract
An online POS store management system permits a home office to supervise a number of stores. The home office and stores are connected by a virtual private network. Each store has a number of processing devices that provide user interfaces for store personnel. Each processing device includes communications software to exchange data with the home office.
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22 Claims
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1. A point-of-sale online store management system comprising:
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a home office;
a store including a processing device having communications software for conducting a point-of-sale transaction;
a virtual private network connecting the home office and the store; and
a digital form sent from the home office through the virtual private network to the processing device, wherein the digital form includes a data entry field to solicit data used to conduct the point-of-sale transaction and the digital form is processed by the home office to complete the point-of-sale transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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15. A method for conducting a point-of-sale transaction between a home office and store comprising:
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providing a virtual private network between the home office and the store;
transmitting a first interactive digital form from the home office to the store for display in the store;
displaying the first form in the store;
displaying a data entry field in the first form;
entering data in said data entry field;
sending the entered data to the home office;
processing the entered data;
transmitting a second interactive digital form from the home office to the store for display in the store in response to the entered data; and
completing a point-of-sales transaction at the store based on the second interactive digital form.
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20. A system for managing a store from a remote location comprising:
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an application server located at the remote location;
a database connected to the application server;
a processing device located at the store; and
a virtual private network connecting the application server and the processing device, wherein data stored in the database is processed by the application server to generate digital forms that are sent to the processing device to conduct point-of-sale transactions at the stores.
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21. A point-of-sale online store management system including a home office and a store connected by the Internet comprising:
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an application server located at the home office;
a processing device located at the store for conducting a point-of-sale transaction;
a virtual private network connecting the application server and the processing device;
a browser running on the processing device; and
a digital form sent from the application server over the virtual private network for interpretation and display by the browser, wherein the digital form includes a data entry field to solicit data used to conduct the point-of-sale transaction and the solicited data is processed by the application server to complete the point-of-sale transaction. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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