Web-based point of sale builder

• US 9,715,371 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2016
• Issued: 07/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cloudofchange, LLC
• Original Assignee: Cloudofchange, LLC
• Inventors: Olson, Quentin, Baratta, Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Masud, Rokib
• Application Number:
  US15/198,117
• Publication Number:
  US 20160306610A1
• Time in Patent Office: 390 Days
• Field of Search: 705 21
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• 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 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

This invention provides a system and a method for online, web-based point of sale (POS) building and configuration, which can assist non-expert business operators in building, editing and testing a point of sale system to manage their businesses. The business operations range from a single branch to a large chain of stores or branches. The key advantages of the Web-based POS builder are that it is completely built on the foundation of the Web. The POS builder is accessible anywhere in the world. It can be used by a person of any skill level. The POS builder builds, edits, and tests new POS terminals in real time.

Claims

1. A web-based point of sale (POS) builder system comprising:

a web server having installed thereon POS builder software,

one or more POS terminals, that display POS screens and are in network communication with said web server via a network connection,

a POS builder interface, and

one or more cameras associated with said one or more POS terminals, said one or more cameras for capturing video of POS transactions at said one or more POS terminals,

wherein said POS builder interface is utilized to access said POS builder software for programmatically creating or modifying said POS terminals in real time over the network, wherein access to said web server is provided as a subscription service, wherein said POS builder software interacts with said one or more POS terminals over said network in order for the system to perform functions in accordance with instructions sent from the POS builder interface,

wherein the network comprises the internet,

wherein said captured video is correlated with POS transaction data for corresponding transactions occurring at said POS terminals, and

wherein said captured video and correlated transaction data from said one or more POS terminals are transmitted to said web server via said network connection.

2. The web-based point of sale (POS) builder system of claim 1 wherein said captured video is remotely viewable.

3. The web-based point of sale (POS) builder system of claim 1 wherein the POS builder interface is accessible on local workstations.

4. The web-based point of sale (POS) builder system of claim 1 wherein the POS builder interface is accessible on remote workstations.

5. The web-based point of sale (POS) builder system of claim 1 wherein communication via the network connection to the web server is not necessary for continued operation of a given POS terminal.

6. The web-based point of sale (POS) builder system of claim 5 wherein continued operation includes capturing video and correlating captured video and transaction data.