SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE COMMERCE AND SALES

• US 20140207590A1
• Filed: 03/24/2014
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Laurent Michel-Etienne, Patrick Bouaziz
• Original Assignee: Laurent Michel-Etienne, Patrick Bouaziz
• Inventors: BOUAZIZ, Patrick, MICHEL-ETIENNE, Laurent
• Application Number:
  US14/223,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20140207590A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/18
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/326 Payment applications installed on the mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0886 the card reader being portable for interacting with a POS or ECR in realizing a payment transaction
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/02 Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure

Abstract

A system and method for conducting commerce and sales operations is disclosed. A sales representative identifies a customer, chooses a product, and completes a sales transaction using a front-end POS software application. The sales data is transferred to a central storage server, where a master database is created with the data from the front-end POS software application. The central storage server transmits and receives data from back-end corporate servers and databases and creates a master database containing data from corporate applications. The front-end POS software devices uses a holster that includes a docking station, sliding cradle for a mobile device, a card reader, and an infrared scanner to identify products and complete payment.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. A system for conducting commerce and sales operations comprising:

a first location comprising at least one mobile device, the at least one mobile device being removably and communicatively coupled to a mobile holster and implementing a front-end point-of-sale software application;

a second location comprising at least one mobile device, the at least one mobile device being removably and communicatively coupled to a mobile holster and implementing a front-end point-of-sale software application, and at least one local server, the at least one local server being communicatively coupled to the at least one mobile device via a first LAN and communicatively coupled to a payment processor, the payment processor implementing a central software application and an in-memory analytic application,

wherein the first location and the second location are communicatively coupled to a central server that implements both a central software application and an in-memory analytic software application.

11-16. -16. (canceled)