Computerized system for a retail environment
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1. A computerized system for a retail environment comprising:
- a host computer;
an in store processor in electrical communication with the host computer; and
a Point Of Sale system including, a primary point of sale server in electrical communication with the in store processor, and a POS terminal, in electrical communication with the primary point of sale server, for use by a cashier to interact with a customer at a point of sale, the POS terminal including, a central processing unit, a cashier display for use by the cashier at the point of sale, and a customer display for use by the customer at the point of sale, wherein the cashier display and the customer display are directly controlled by the central processing unit such that they are interactive with each other.
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Abstract
A computerized system for a retail environment including a host computer, an in store processor in electrical communication with the host computer, and a Point Of Sale system. The Point Of Sale system includes a primary point of sale server in electrical communication with the in store processor, and a POS terminal in electrical communication with the primary point of sale server. The POS terminal includes a central processing unit, a cashier display, and a customer display. The cashier display and the customer display are directly controlled by the central processing unit such that they are interactive with each other.
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23 Claims
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1. A computerized system for a retail environment comprising:
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a host computer;
an in store processor in electrical communication with the host computer; and
a Point Of Sale system including, a primary point of sale server in electrical communication with the in store processor, and a POS terminal, in electrical communication with the primary point of sale server, for use by a cashier to interact with a customer at a point of sale, the POS terminal including, a central processing unit, a cashier display for use by the cashier at the point of sale, and a customer display for use by the customer at the point of sale, wherein the cashier display and the customer display are directly controlled by the central processing unit such that they are interactive with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computerized system for a retail environment comprising:
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a host computer;
an in store processor in electrical communication with the host computer; and
a Point Of Sale system including, a primary point of sale server in electrical communication with the in store processor, a secondary point of sale server in electrical communication with the primary point of sale server, and wherein the primary point of sale server has sufficient memory to include a plurality of relational databases which receive and store date from the Point Of Sale system, and wherein the primary and secondary point of sale servers are interactive such that the plurality of relational databases are updated on a substantially real time basis. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computerized system for a retail environment comprising:
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a host computer;
an in store processor in electrical communication with the host computer, the in store processor including an inventory management system;
a primary point of sale server in electrical communication with the in store processor, the primary point of sale server having sufficient memory to include a plurality of relational databases which receive and store date;
an electronic shelf labeling terminal in electrical communication with the in store processor; and
a hand held unit in wireless communication with the electronic shelf labeling terminal, the hand held unit being designed to read bar codes of stock items, and is integrated with the inventory management system and the relational databases of the primary point of sale server to provide an output based on the bar code of each item read of at least one of;
a current price per item, a quantity of items currently in stock, and an amount of items sold per time of day, and wherein the output of the hand held unit is updated on a substantially real time basis. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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