Commerce and inventory control system and a method for conducting commerce

• US 20130054388A1
• Filed: 08/23/2011
• Published: 02/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Own Point of Sale Corporation
• Original Assignee: Own Point of Sale Corporation
• Inventors: Ergun, Verdi Erel, Ahmed, Erol Zafer
• Application Number:
  US13/199,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20130054388A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A system 10 having a cloud computing assembly 16 and at least one portable computing device 12 which is in communication with the assembly 16 and which cooperates with the assembly 16 to take orders, manage inventory, and allow a user to manage the overall business.

Claims

1. ) A system having a processor portion;

a communication portion which is coupled to said processor portion; and

a display portion which is coupled to said processor portion and wherein said processor portion contains first information which represents a respective quantity of items which are resident within a business establishment and which causes said first information to be selectively communicated to and displayed upon said display portion, and wherein said processor portion further contains second information which represents a plurality of items which are for sale along with a respective price for each of said plurality of items, and wherein said processor causes said second information to be selectively communicated to and displayed upon said display portion, and wherein said display portion allows an order to be selectively created by allowing for at least one of said plurality of items to be selected and which further communicates said order to said processor portion which creates a bill and saves the order information.

2. ) A system comprising a first portion which receives and stores inventory information, menu item information, the identity of a plurality of customers, and the respective menu items purchased by each of said respective plurality of customers over a certain period of time;

a display portion which is coupled to said first portion and which selectively displays aid inventory information, said menu item information, said identity of said plurality of customers, and the respective menu items purchased by each of said respective plurality of customers, wherein said display portion allows an order to be created by the selection of at least one of said displayed menu items;

a third portion which is coupled to said first portion and to said display portion and which generates an invoice associated with said order and which electronically mails said invoice to one of said plurality of customers; and

a cash register portion which is coupled to said first portion and which selectively opens and closes and which receives money associated with said invoice.

3. ) The system of claim 2 further comprising a fourth portion which allows employers to communicate with others.

4. ) The system of claim 2 further comprising a fourth portion which allows employees to communicate with others.

5. ) A method for managing inventory and selling items comprising the steps of obtaining inventory information;

storing said obtained inventory information;

updating said inventory information;

replacing said stored inventory information with said updated inventory information;

displaying said updated inventory information on a computing device;

creating a menu which comprises a list of items and the respective purchase prices respectively associated with each of said items;

storing said menu;

displaying said menu upon said computing device;

creating an order comprising certain items which are selected by use of said displayed menu;

creating a bill by use of said computing device;

electronically mailing said created bill to a customer;

receiving payment for said order; and

delivering said order.