COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT
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1. A computerized system for a retail environment comprising:
- a host computer;
an in store processor in electrical communication with the host computer, the in store processor including an inventory management system; and
a Point of Sale System including, a point of sale server in electrical communication with the in store processor, a POS terminal, in electrical communication with the point of sale server, for use by a cashier to interact with a customer at a point of sale, the POS terminal including, a central processing unit, a cashier display for use by the cashier exclusive of said customer at the point of sale, and a customer display for use by the customer exclusive of said cashier at the point of sale, wherein the cashier display and the customer display are directly controlled by the central processing unit such that they are interactive with each other and present different sets of information simultaneously, means for acquiring customer information related to each of a plurality of customers of a retail store, said customer information including demographic information and customer preferences related to goods and services associated with said retail environment, each of said goods and services having a respective plurality of attributes, means for generating data corresponding to each of said attributes for each of said goods and services, means for generating inventory data corresponding to available levels of said goods and services for the retail store, means for generating transaction data corresponding to purchases of goods or services by each of said customers during interaction of each said customer with said point-of-sale system, means for storing said customer information and said transaction data for each said customer, means for analyzing said customer information and said transaction data to establish a first correlation between said customer information and said transaction data with at least one of said attributes of at least one of said goods and services, and means for generating a promotion for said customers including a customer incentive for purchasing at least one of said goods and services based on said first correlation and said inventory data.
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Abstract
A computerized system for a retail environment including a host computer, an in store processor in electrical communication with the host computer, and a Point Of Sale system. The Point Of Sale system includes a primary point of sale server in electrical communication with the in store processor, and a POS terminal in electrical communication with the primary point of sale server. The POS terminal includes a central processing unit, a cashier display, and a customer display. The cashier display and the customer display are directly controlled by the central processing unit such that they are interactive with each other.
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1. A computerized system for a retail environment comprising:
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a host computer;
an in store processor in electrical communication with the host computer, the in store processor including an inventory management system; and
a Point of Sale System including, a point of sale server in electrical communication with the in store processor, a POS terminal, in electrical communication with the point of sale server, for use by a cashier to interact with a customer at a point of sale, the POS terminal including, a central processing unit, a cashier display for use by the cashier exclusive of said customer at the point of sale, and a customer display for use by the customer exclusive of said cashier at the point of sale, wherein the cashier display and the customer display are directly controlled by the central processing unit such that they are interactive with each other and present different sets of information simultaneously, means for acquiring customer information related to each of a plurality of customers of a retail store, said customer information including demographic information and customer preferences related to goods and services associated with said retail environment, each of said goods and services having a respective plurality of attributes, means for generating data corresponding to each of said attributes for each of said goods and services, means for generating inventory data corresponding to available levels of said goods and services for the retail store, means for generating transaction data corresponding to purchases of goods or services by each of said customers during interaction of each said customer with said point-of-sale system, means for storing said customer information and said transaction data for each said customer, means for analyzing said customer information and said transaction data to establish a first correlation between said customer information and said transaction data with at least one of said attributes of at least one of said goods and services, and means for generating a promotion for said customers including a customer incentive for purchasing at least one of said goods and services based on said first correlation and said inventory data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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