System and method for sales and inventory reconciliation
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8. A system for in-flight sales transactions and inventory control comprising:
- a back-office subsystem including at least one server and a database for storing a plurality of flight profiles and completed flight information, an administrative user interface in communication with the back-office subsystem for inputting and maintaining the profiles;
an end-user interface in communication with the back-office subsystem for inputting the completed flight information; and
an in-flight terminal device for completing sales transactions and tracking onboard inventory items.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for transacting credit card payments, and reconciling inventory and cash transactions on moving vehicles, such as, in one embodiment, a passenger aircraft in-flight. The system employs a portable device for completing remote point of sale (POS) transactions. In one embodiment, the portable device is a personal digital assistant (PDA). The system includes an Internet portal in communication with a database for entering and storing pre-sale and post-sale transaction and inventory information, which may be used for reconciliation purposes, among other things.
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8. A system for in-flight sales transactions and inventory control comprising:
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a back-office subsystem including at least one server and a database for storing a plurality of flight profiles and completed flight information, an administrative user interface in communication with the back-office subsystem for inputting and maintaining the profiles;
an end-user interface in communication with the back-office subsystem for inputting the completed flight information; and
an in-flight terminal device for completing sales transactions and tracking onboard inventory items. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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13-1. The system of claim 10 wherein the completed flight information comprises sales transaction information and inventory information.
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14. A method for completing sales transactions on moving vehicles and for tracking sales inventory, the method comprising:
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linking, at the vehicle origination location, a portable device to a terminal having an operating system for pre-sale configuration;
loading, at the vehicle origination location, base criteria from the terminal into the portable device;
completing, onboard the vehicle, sales transactions and inventory tracking with the portable device;
linking, at the vehicle destination location, the portable device to a terminal having an operating system for post-sale synchronization;
loading, at the vehicle destination location, sales transaction data from the portable device into the terminal; and
routing sales transaction data from the terminal to a database for creation of sales and inventory reports. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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