System and method for facilitating real-time, web based point of sale (POS) transactions and operations
First Claim
1. A point of sale system, comprising:
- a central database facility storing and maintaining data relating to items to be sold at a point of sale and at least one user interface; and
an application facility coupled to said central database facility via an electronic data network and configured to access said central database facility to receive said data related to said at least one user interface, to process said at least one user interface within a browser application executing within said application facility, and to process said data relating to said items in real-time via said at least one user interface to facilitate a POS operation related to said items.
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Abstract
System and method for facilitating real-time, web based point of sale operations such as sales, reporting, etc. The system and method include and involve a central database management facility storing and managing data related to at least one user interface form operable within a browser application and to items which may be sold or otherwise processed at a point of sale. Also included and involved is a plurality of client data processing facilities which are coupled to the central database management facility via an electronic data network. Each client data processing system is located at a remote point of sale and is coupled to the central database management facility via a network connection over the electronic data network. Each client data processing facility is configured to execute the browser application, to access the central database management facility via the network connection to retrieve and process at least one user interface form within the browser application, to access the central database management facility in real time to retrieve data related to at least one of the items to facilitate a remote point of sale related operation, and to cause the central database management facility to manage the data based on the remote point of sale related operation.
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21 Claims
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1. A point of sale system, comprising:
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a central database facility storing and maintaining data relating to items to be sold at a point of sale and at least one user interface; and
an application facility coupled to said central database facility via an electronic data network and configured to access said central database facility to receive said data related to said at least one user interface, to process said at least one user interface within a browser application executing within said application facility, and to process said data relating to said items in real-time via said at least one user interface to facilitate a POS operation related to said items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for facilitating real-time web based point of sale operations, comprising:
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a central database management facility storing and managing data related to at least one user interface form operable within a browser application and to items which may be sold at a point of sale; and
a plurality of client data processing facilities coupled to said central data management facility via an electronic data network, each client data processing system of said plurality of client data processing systems located at a remote point of sale and coupled to said central data management facility via a network connection over said electronic data network, each client data processing facility configured to execute said browser application, to access said central database management facility via said network connection to retrieve and process said at least one user interface form within said browser application, to access said central database management facility in real time to retrieve data related to at least one of said items to facilitate a remote point of sale related operation, and to cause said central database management facility to manage said data about at least one of said items based oh said remote point of sale related operation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for facilitating real-time, web based point of sale operations, comprising the steps of:
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at a central database facility, storing and maintaining data relating to items to be sold at a point of sale and at least one user interface;
permitting access to said central database facility to receive said data related to said at least one user interface;
processing said at least one user interface within a browser application executing within an application facility; and
at said application facility, processing said data relating to said items in real-time via said at least one user interface to facilitate a POS operation related to said items. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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