Retail information collection
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1. An apparatus for retail information collection, comprising:
- a card reader; and
a Y-cable having an input port and two output ports;
the input port being connected to a barcode scanner, one output port being connected to the card reader, and the other output port being connected to an electronic cash register;
the Y-cable being adapted to route a barcode data from the barcode scanner simultaneously to the card reader and to the electronic cash register;
the card reader having loaded onto it a software comprising a retail information collection application;
the application being adapted to process received retail information data relating to a customer transaction, including one or more barcode data and one or more financial data, and transmit sanitized retail information data over a network;
wherein the retail information data is based on the barcode data; and
wherein the application comprises;
a product list compiler process for compiling a product list indicative of the received retail information data relating to the customer transaction;
an sanitization process for removing selected one or more financial data of the received retail information data to provide a sanitized retail information data that is transmittable over the network; and
a timer process for identifying completion of a retail transaction and automated deployment of the sanitized retail information data after the completion of a retail transaction.
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Abstract
An apparatus for collecting and transmitting a retail data comprising a barcode data of the products purchased over each transaction. The apparatus comprises a terminal device that has loaded onto it a retail information collection application that receives, stores, processes, and transmits the retail data. Financial data such as credit card numbers and personal identification numbers are removed from the retail data before it is encrypted and transmitted over a network to a retail database. Clients including but not limited to goods suppliers and goods manufacturers may view retail data, including sales history and sales performance, on one or more products.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for retail information collection, comprising:
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a card reader; and a Y-cable having an input port and two output ports; the input port being connected to a barcode scanner, one output port being connected to the card reader, and the other output port being connected to an electronic cash register; the Y-cable being adapted to route a barcode data from the barcode scanner simultaneously to the card reader and to the electronic cash register; the card reader having loaded onto it a software comprising a retail information collection application; the application being adapted to process received retail information data relating to a customer transaction, including one or more barcode data and one or more financial data, and transmit sanitized retail information data over a network; wherein the retail information data is based on the barcode data; and wherein the application comprises; a product list compiler process for compiling a product list indicative of the received retail information data relating to the customer transaction; an sanitization process for removing selected one or more financial data of the received retail information data to provide a sanitized retail information data that is transmittable over the network; and a timer process for identifying completion of a retail transaction and automated deployment of the sanitized retail information data after the completion of a retail transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for retail information collection, comprising:
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a terminal device that is adapted to receive a retail information data, the retail information data being based on at least one barcode data and at least one financial data relating to a customer transaction; the terminal device having loaded onto it a retail information collection application; the application processing the retail information data; the application being adapted to transmit sanitized retail information data over a communications network; wherein the application comprises; a product list compiler process for compiling a product list indicative of the received retail information data relating to the customer transaction; an sanitization process for removing selected one or more financial data of the received retail information data to provide a sanitized retail information data that is transmittable over the network; and a timer process for identifying completion of a retail transaction and automated deployment of the sanitized retail information data after the completion of a retail transaction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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